A new report on supply chain sustainability includes the results of a survey of some 2,400 supply chain professionals. More than 80 percent of respondents claimed the pandemic had no impact or increased their firms’ commitments to supply chain sustainability. Credit: Andrew Coop/Unsplash Most of the efforts to make businesses sustainable focuses on their supply...
Marine bacteria in the icy waters of the Canadian Arctic are capable of biodegrading oil and also diesel fuel, according to a brand-new study released in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Genomic sequencing exposed the unexpected potential for hydrocarbon bioremediation in lineages of bacteria including Paraperlucidibaca, Cycloclasticus, and...
Perfect Bush-crow and Swallow habitat in Ethiopia. Credit: Andrew Bladon The White-tailed Swallow, Hirundo megaensis, and Ethiopian Bush-crow, Zavattariornis Stresemann, live in 'climatic lifeboats' with their small ranges restricted on all sides by temperature level as well as rains patterns. Also, under moderate climate warming, simulations predict a severe loss of ideal environment for these...
A Naupactus cervinus weevil, a common, yet invasive species in many parts of the world, is seen eating a leaf. Credit: Courtesy of Analia Lanteri/Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata, Argentina Research from Wellesley University reveals that despite being a clonal insect variety, weevils utilize genetics policy to adjust to brand-new food...
Credit: Lead Image © Mulderphoto / Adobe Stock In grade school, Charles DeLisi had his first indication of changes in the environment. He lived in a very wooded area, with trees filling his neighborhood, which was very fortunate since he loved to play in the forest. However, one of the saddest events of his...
The Mediterranean heatwave has led to the spread of wildfires across southern Italy. Credit: REUTERS The Italian island of Sicily may have registered the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe - 48.8C (119.8F) Regional authorities reported the reading, which the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) needs to verify, near Syracuse on Wednesday. According to the WMO, the present...
(DrPixel/Getty Images) As the myth goes, lemmings sometimes follow each other off cliffs to their doom. Imagine joining your fellow lemmings on a sunny mountain hike, enjoying the day—until suddenly, you plunge into the air, and everything goes black. The cliff's edge represents what scientists refer to as a "critical point," where a system's behavior (like...
Credit: Pixabay Recently, over 70 wildfires burned simultaneously in Greece. In early 2024, Chile experienced its worst wildfire season ever, resulting in over 130 fatalities. Last year, Canada endured record-breaking wildfires from March to November, and in August, flames ravaged Maui in Hawaii. And the list continues. Watching the news, it seems like catastrophic wildfires are...
Credit: BETH ZAIKEN Four thousand years ago, the last woolly mammoth on an island off the coast of modern-day Siberia died. This isolation could have led to fatal inbreeding and population declines, contributing to the species' extinction. However, a new study reveals that while the Wrangel Island mammoths were indeed inbred, this alone did not...
According to the team, the oldest known fossil skin samples resemble the skin of modern crocodiles. Depositphotos Scientists have found the oldest skin fossils, which are from a time long before dinosaurs existed. These samples, discovered in a cave in Oklahoma, show that reptile scales have barely changed in 286 million years. Most fossils in museums...
