Scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” being created on the ocean seafloor by “polymetallic nodules” that potentially support life, new research in the journal Nature Geoscience shows. Andrew Sweetman, the study’s lead author and member of the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), believes the nodules create oxygen because they behave like natural batteries. “If you […]
The UK has become the first country in Europe to approve lab-grown meat. The authorization will specifically allow the use of cultivated chicken, or meat grown from the cells of an egg sample, in a new pet food made by the London-based startup Meatly. Formerly known as Good Dog Food, Meatly received regulatory approval from […]
The climate crisis is not only having an impact on temperatures, weather and environment, it’s also affecting the length of a day, according to a new study. Global heating is causing polar ice to melt, which is altering how fast Earth rotates, making each day longer. It is a shift that will accelerate as long […]
Oxygen concentrations in the waters of our planet are rapidly decreasing, threatening ecosystems, as well as the livelihoods of many. In a new study, an international team of researchers are calling for oxygen loss in bodies of water to be recognized as a planetary boundary so that it can be more effectively addressed, a press […]
According to new projections from the United Nations, the global human population will likely peak at a lower level earlier than expected, which officials have said offers hope for less pressure on the environment. The report, World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results, says the planet’s population is projected to keep growing in the next […]
A new study has found yet another source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) pollution: lithium ion batteries, an important component of clean energy tech and electronics. According to the research, published in the journal Nature Communications, lithium ion batteries contain a sub-class of PFAS that can have a lasting impact on air and water and […]
Can AI be used productively for the greater good? More specifically, can AI be used for the urgent goal of improving the Earth’s climate and reducing carbon dioxide emissions? Might AI help slow down, or even stop, some of the climate catastrophes that are already under way? EcoWatch spoke with Priya Donti, the co-founder and […]
A new study by economists from West Virginia University (WVU) has found hot spots of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “forever chemicals” in United States public water systems, including in higher-income, densely populated areas, as well as those that use groundwater. At least four PFAS contamination hot spots were identified in the eastern U.S. […]
The global average temperature for the period June 2023 to May 2024 — 12 consecutive months — was 1.63 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, making it the hottest on record, according to new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). It was also the longest stretch above the 1.5-degree threshold of the Paris […]
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