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News Release 13-Jul-2021

Mathematical model predicts the movement of microplastics in the ocean

Newcastle University
Research News Release

Research led by Newcastle University's Dr Hannah Kreczak is the first to identify the processes that underpin the trajectories of microplastics below the ocean surface. Publishing their findings in the journal Limnology and Oceanography the authors analysed how biofouling - the accumulation of algae on the surface of microplastics, impacts the vertical movement of buoyant particles.

Journal: Limnology and Oceanography

News Release 13-Jul-2021

USC study shows dire impacts downstream of Nile River dam

University of Southern California
Research News Release

Downstream water supply and economic losses could substantially disrupt Egypt, according to a new USC analysis that offers potential solutions to avoid conflict over the dam.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters
Funder: James H. Zumberge Research and Innovation Fund, Arid Climates and Water Research Center at the Viterbi School of Engineering.

News Release 13-Jul-2021

Farm robots are the future; let's start preparing now, researcher argues

Cell Press
Research News Release

No longer science fiction, farm robots are already here--and they have created two possible extremes for the future of agriculture and its impacts on the environment, argues agricultural economist Thomas Daum in a Science & Society article published July 13 in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

Journal: Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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