Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution.
The pioneer biotech turning seaweed into bioplastics
Sustainable biotech innovator Kelpi has secured funding to further develop its pioneering technology creating bioplastics from seaweed.
Green Technology Could Fully Extract Seaweed Compounds for Cosmetics Use
Seaweed contains bioactive compounds that have a variety of uses in the formulation of skin care products.
Why Earth’s giant kelp forests are worth $500 billion a year
Analysis estimates that kelp forests are at least three times more valuable for food and the planet than previously thought.
Kelp Farming May Help Clean Polluted Waterways and Fight Climate Change
Though too toxic to eat, the kelp in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
Massive seaweed bloom headed to Florida is a mystery to scientists
The sargassum seaweed can emit hydrogen sulfide gas when it decomposes.
Huge seaweed bloom that can be seen from space threatening beaches in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
A vast blanket of seaweed about 5,000 miles across is threatening beaches along the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
New aquaculture technology can help ease the global food crisis with ‘enriched seaweed’
Seaweed can be regarded as a natural superfood, more abundant in the necessary components of the human diet than other food sources
Oceans of opportunity: How seaweed can help fight climate change
It’s a nutritional food source, an alternative to plastic, has medicinal properties and can help limit global warming: Marine algae might just be the next weapon in the fight against climate change.
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in ‘remarkable’ Scotland rewilding project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
Barbados Completes World’s First ‘Debt-for-Climate’ Swap
Barbados has secured the world’s first “debt-for-climate” swap to finance crucial water and sewage projects that will help the island cope with the destructive impacts of climate change.
Killer whales have found new homes in the Arctic Ocean, potentially reshaping marine ecology
The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms.
Pollution in Delhi hits record high, cloaking city in smog
India’s capital, Delhi, imposes emergency measures including closing schools and offices and barring heavy vehicles.
Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest
Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant one billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage.