Urban stormwater particles from tire wear were the most prevalent microplastic a new study has found. The study showed that in stormwater runoff during rain approximately 19 out of every 20 ...

Wetlands play a role in the life cycle of 75 percent of these commercially harvested species in the U.S. Globally, two-thirds of all the fish we eat spend at least part of their life in a wetland.

Urban stormwater particles from tyre wear were the most prevalent microplastic a new Griffith-led study has found. Published in Environmental Science & Technology, the study showed that in ...

Making a bad situation worse, toxic metals once safely stored in wetlands bind to these airborne particles and spread everywhere. Restoring wetlands. As with many global environmental issues, ...

Its current and projected decline from clean air policies aimed at reducing acid rain and fine particles, ... If we lift this sulphur “lid” on wetland methane production and increase CO₂, ...

A bystander watches the smoke and flames from Castroville as a fire at the Vistra battery storage plant burns in Moss Landing, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Bogs are rich in storied horror, and the wetlands of eastern England are no exception. The phantom lights of the will o’ the wisp; the devil-dog Black Shuck lurking in the mist; strange rings ...

By blowing tiny bubbles of air, he can detect the scent particles in the water. But even with his advanced arsenal, hunting often turns into an elaborate game of hide and seek. But once the shrew ...

Re-creating wetlands in the region also has a unique ecological benefit. In 2009 , the first bird census in the area yielded about eight species and fewer than 100 birds in total.

Cascadia College Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Midori Sakura looks in the surrounding trees for wildlife at the North Creek Wetlands on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in Bothell, Washington.

Half of the nation’s wetlands have disappeared since the 1780s, and urban development and agriculture in Illinois have destroyed as much as 90% of its original marshy, swampy land.Nowadays, its ...

Researchers at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories have detected microscopic particles of nickel, cobalt and manganese — which are found in the thousands of lithium-ion batteries that burned at the ...