Weekly Science Roundup: 11/2/2018

Where does your recycled plastic go? Perhaps into future highways. The Washington Post, 10/28/2018

Robots to play "stork" and plant coral larvae around the Great Barrier Reef New Atlas, 10/29/2018

A running list of action on plastic pollution National Geographic, 10/29/2018

Climate change: 'Wetlands vital to protect cities' BBC, 10/29/2018

A Rare Dumbo Octopus Has Been Filmed Swimming in The Deep Ocean Science Alert, 10/29/2018

John Kerry & David Cameron: Help us protect oceans from climate change, pollution, overfishing USA Today, 10/29/2018

Plastic waste elimination pledge by 2025 attracts more big firms BBC, 10/29/2018

We Cannot Recycle And Beach Clean Our Way Out Of A Plastics Crisis Huffington Post, 10/29/2018

Study uncovers high levels of previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, environment Phys.org, 10/30/2018

China Just Legalized Rhino Horn And Tiger Bone For Medical Use, Reversing 25-Year Ban Huffington Post, 10/30/2018

The planet’s hidden climate change Reuters Special Report, 10/30/2018

93 percent of the world’s children breathe toxic, polluted air each day USA Today, 10/30/2018

Scientists Have Found The Largest Deep-Sea Nursery, With More Than 1000 Octopuses Science Alert, 10/30/2018

Two generations of humans have killed off more than half the world’s wildlife populations, report finds Washington Post, 10/30/2018

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Just Smashed Two Records in a Single Day Gizmodo, 10/30/2018

LOS ANGELES MUST PAY BILLIONS TO ADAPT—OR SLIP INTO THE SEA Wired, 10/31/2018

Visualizing the Global Transition to Green Energy Visual Capitalist, 10/31/2018

Why Do Birds Have Colorful Eggs? Because They're Dinosaurs Gizmodo, 10/31/2018

5 recycling myths busted National Geographic, 10/31/2018

Earth’s Wildlife Populations Have Dropped By 60 Percent Since 1970 Huffington Post, 10/31/2018

Historic flooding in Italy: What role has climate change played in the destruction? USA Today, 10/31/2018

Five countries hold 70% of world's last wildernesses, map reveals The Guardian, 10/31/2018

Study: Freak summer weather and wild jet-stream patterns are on the rise because of global warming Washington Post, 10/31/2018

I tried living a zero waste life for 7 days — here's what I learned CNBC, 10/31/2018

DNA project to decode 'all complex life' on Earth BBC, 11/1/2018

Climate change: Oceans 'soaking up more heat than estimated' BBC, 11/1/2018

A supercomputer on the ISS will soon be open for science experiments The Verge, 11/1/2018

Weekly Science Roundup: 10/19/2018

UN Says Climate Genocide Is Coming. It's Actually Worse Than That. NY Magazine, 

10/10/2018

Letting nature take its course: Wolves in Yellowstone National Park Phys.org, 10/16/2018

What Happens When Humans Fall In Love With An Invasive Species FiveThirtyEight, 10/16/2018

Trump's Climate Denial Isn't Just a War on Our Coastlines. It's a War on Our Brains. NY Magazine, 10/17/2018

Trump blames wildfires on California forest policy and threatens to withhold funds from state LA Times, 10/17/2018

Great Lakes Pipeline Dispute Highlights a Broader Energy Dilemma EcoWatch, 10/17/2018

Carbon taxes are finally poised to become a reality The Hill, 10/17/2018

What happens to fish and other sea creatures underwater during a hurricane Business Insider, 10/17/2018

TRUMP: THERE ARE VERY FINE "SCIENTISTS ON BOTH SIDES" OF DEBATE OVER LOOMING ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS Vanity Fair, 10/17/2018

Everglades: climate change threatens years of work to reverse manmade damage The Guardian, 10/17/2018

Arctic greening thaws permafrost, boosts runoff Phys.org, 10/17/2018

Global warming breakthrough? New satellite will offer CLUES as UK and France team up Express UK, 10/17/2018

Photo of Ocean Cleanup at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Will Give You Hope One Green Planet, 10/17/2018

EPA quietly puts controversial 'secret science' plan on hold — for now Think Progress, 10/17/2018

We can still dodge the worst of fossil fuel-driven climate change The Hill, 10/17/2018

Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt National Geographic, 10/17/2018

Canada ban on asbestos takes effect but mining residues are exempt CBC, 10/17/2018

Wind Farms Cause More Environmental Impact Than Previously Thought SciTech Daily, 10/17/2018

Israel's SodaStream sucks up ocean plastic in Honduras cleanup World Israel News, 10/17/2018

Sebastopol is first to embrace countywide zero-waste campaign Press Democrat, 10/17/2018

Researchers use ultrasound to learn more about Ningaloo's pregnant green sea turtles ABC Australia, 10/17/2018

EPA Boasts Of Reduced Greenhouse Gases, Even As Trump Questions Climate Science NPR, 10/18/2018

The Ocean Cleanup Has Reached the Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Inertia, 10/18/2018

Plague marching west: researchers study bats to stop their demise The Guardian, 10/18/2018

Extreme Botany: The Precarious Science of Endangered Rare Plants Yale Environment 360, 10/18/2018

The science behind halting Yellowstone grizzly hunt The Hill, 10/18/2018

What Urbanites Can Do To Slow Down Climate Change Forbes, 10/18/2018

Revealed: US moves to keep endangered species discussions secret The Guardian, 10/18/2018

Pesticide could be killing Massachusetts' endangered bumblebees, study finds MassLive, 10/18/2018

Deadly Flooding in Texas Causes Dramatic Bridge Collapse EcoWatch, 10/18/2018

UK failing to protect its porpoises and must create more conservation zones, European court rules The Independent UK, 10/18/2018

Shifting to a renewable energy-friendly policy framework is a win-win The Hill, 10/18/2018

Russian town besieged by polar bears forced off melting Arctic ice The Telegraph, 10/18/2018

'Untouched' Pacific island forests could be destroyed within 20 years due to unsustainable logging The Independent UK, 10/18/2018

Two Hurricanes, Two Reactions: How Advanced Warning Can Make Some Storms More Dangerous Forbes, 10/18/2018

A new leaf: the hardy trees reforesting the Amazon The Guardian, 10/18/2018

Science Talk: Dive into Singapore's marine environment to protect it Straits Times, 10/18/2018

Philippines plastic pollution: why so much waste ends up in oceans South China Morning Post, 10/18/2018

Jurassic-era piranha is world's earliest flesh-eating fish BBC, 10/19/2018

Garbage Soil Helps Trees Grow in the Desert NY Magazine, 10/19/2018

Plastic recycling firms accused of abusing market BBC, 10/19/2018

LATEST SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS AT WETEX Gulf News, 10/19/2018

Call for new green innovations to tackle climate change Gov UK, 10/19/2018

Weekly Science Roundup: 10/12/2018

The world has just over a decade to get climate change under control, U.N. scientists say The Washington Post, 10/7/2018

Arctic Sea Ice Minimum NASA, accessed 10/12/2018

U.N. report about global warming warns of "life-or-death situation" CBS News, 10/7/2018

Wind power makes the ground warmer even as it cools the planet Ars Technica, 10/7/2018

King tides are back, flooding South Florida streets Sun Sentinel, 10/7/2018

HOW MUSHROOMS MIGHT SAVE THE BEES Newsweek, 10/7/2018

Something's broken inside Earth? Scientists explore why millennia-old process has stalled RT, 10/7/2018

Plastic pollution: Bottle washed up after decades BBC, 10/8/2018

Letter to the editor: Err on the side of the environment Peninsula Clarion, 10/8/2018

Richmond-area Virginians who mix trash and recyclables get 'oops' notice WTOP Virginia, 10/8/2018

Yellowstone volcano eruption: Can NASA stop the supervolcano from erupting? Express UK, 10/8/2018

Climate change in the Rift Valley may have helped spark human evolution, researchers find Daily Mail UK, 10/8/2018

White House announces plan to expand ethanol use linked to increased pollution The Hill, 10/8/2018

What climate change is actually expected to do The Washington Post, 10/8/2018

Huge Iceberg Poised to Break Off Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Live Science, 10/9/2018

Global warming: How you can help the environment right now CBS News, 10/9/2018

In Changing Climate, Endangered Right Whales Find New Feeding Grounds NPR, 10/9/2018

As states near deal on Colorado River shortage, California looks at water cuts of as much as 8% LA Times, 10/10/2018

How will 9 billion or 10 billion people eat without destroying the environment? The Washington Post, 10/10/2018

Beach clean-up study shows global scope of plastic pollution National Geographic, 10/10/2018

It's getting harder for Big Cola to not take responsibility for its plastic pollution Quartz, 10/10/2018

Market forces put America's recycling industry in the dumps AP News, 10/10/2018

EPA removes 22 cleaned-up sites from Superfund list The Hill, 10/10/2018

We label fridges to show their environmental impact – why not food? The Guardian, 10/10/2018

'Alarming' level of microplastics found in a major U.S. river National Geographic, 10/10/2018

Trump administration waives 28 environmental and health protections to build border wall in Texas Think Progress, 10/10/2018

'Flexitarian' diets key to feeding people in a warming world BBC, 10/11/2018

China coal city vows 'no-coal zones' in bid to curb pollution Reuters, 10/11/2018

New wind farm to help Royal Caribbean offset its CO2 emissions SeaTrade, 10/11/2018

Senate confirms climate skeptic to head DOJ environment office The Hill, 10/11/2018

Things in the middle of the Arctic are getting really strange Mashable, 10/11/2018

With Thick Ice Gone, Arctic Sea Ice Changes More Slowly NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 10/11/2018

Few countries are meeting the Paris climate goals. Here are the ones that are. Washington Post, 10/11/2018

Prince William: 'It Is Heartbreaking' to Think Wildlife Could Be Extinct When My Kids Grow Up People, 10/11/2018

America's Oil And Gas Boom Is Creating A New Global Fossil Fuel Era Newsy, 10/11/2018

10 Ways to Celebrate the First-ever International E-waste Day Waste360, 10/11/2018

Manatee's barrier islands spared Hurricane Michael's wrath Herald Tribune, 10/11/2018

Mondelez Joins P&G, Colgate-Palmolive to Make Packaging Recyclable Industry Week, 10/11/2018

Fracking to restart in UK after last-minute legal bid fails The Guardian, 10/12/2018

'We need some fire': climate change activists issue call to arms for voters The Guardian, 10/12/2018

Weekly Science Roundup: 10/5/2018

Cigarette butts are the single biggest source of ocean trash, according to a new report Business Insider UK, 9/12/2018

In China, a deadly strain of bird flu now easily infects ducks Science News, 9/27/2018

Congress Allows Fund That Supports Florida Parks And Natural Areas To Expire WLRN Miami, 10/2/2018

Dozens of endangered baby sea turtles hatched in New York City and crawled to the sea ABC News, 10/2/2018

The answer to coastal flooding is not more cement The Hill, 10/2/2018

Jelly-like bubbles of liquid could be answer to problem of plastic waste Columbus NBC News 4, 10/2/2018

Latest conservation challenge: preserving Endangered Species Act The Hill, 10/2/2018

After Hurricane Florence, state to restart its buyout program for hog farms in the flood plain NC Policy Watch, 10/2/2018

Why What You Recycle May End Up In The Trash Capital Public Radio, 10/2/2018

How "Zero Wasters" trim their trash to nearly nothing CBS News, 10/3/2018

Great Barrier Reef: forest three times size of ACT cleared in past five years The Guardian, 10/3/2018

Climate scientists are struggling to find the right words for very bad news The Washington Post, 10/3/2018

Waterkeeper Alliance manager calls Cape Fear coal ash spill 'much worse' than previous spills Spectrum News, 10/3/2018

Cameras detect ‘surprising’ predators prowling in backyards in NC and DC, study shows The Herald-Sun, 10/3/2018

Gulf Restoration Network helps kill controversial Elmer’s Island airport project Gulf Restoration Network, 10/3/2018

Flowing salt water over this super-hydrophobic surface can generate electricity 10/3/2018

State says Neuse arsenic levels safe after flooding at Duke Energy coal-ash ponds; Utility, environmental groups still at odds Charlotte Business Journal, 10/3/2018

Trump races against clock to roll back major Obama-era environment rules The Guardian, 10/3/2018

Cooling effect of preindustrial fires on climate underestimated Phys.org, 10/3/2018

Commercial fishing banned across much of the Arctic The Guardian, 10/3/2018

Japan kills endangered whales for ‘science’ and sells the meat. That’s illegal, regulator rules. Washington Post, 10/3/2018

'You Just Don't Touch That Tap Water Unless Absolutely Necessary' NPR, 10/3/2018

Recycling roadblock spurs King County re-education campaign. Are you ‘Recycling 

Right?’ Seattle Q13 Fox News, 10/3/2018

City-dwelling blue tits may lay bigger eggs because of what they eat Science Daily, 10/3/2018

Disposable nappies: What's their environmental cost? BBC, 10/3/2018

A warmer spring leads to less plant growth in summer Science Daily, 10/3/2018

The outdoor recreation economy is reaching new heights Denver Post, 10/3/2018

Coming Unstrung: Would a plan to alter the Pearl at Jackson damage the downriver Louisiana area? New Orleans Magazine, op-ed, accessed 10/4/2018

‘Terror being waged on wildlife', leaders warn The Guardian, 10/4/2018

Arctic sea ice reaches 2018 minimum EarthSky, 10/4/2018

This corrupt, illegal war on wildlife makes losers of us all The Guardian, 10/4/2018

Scientists say halting deforestation 'just as urgent' as reducing emissions The Guardian, 10/4/2018

'Crowds, congestion, no parking': should Canada limit visitors to its majestic parks? The Guardian, 10/4/2018

Fur Seals Overcome Extinction On 'Resurrection Island' – Ep. 1 | Wildlife: Resurrection Island National Geographic YouTube, 10/4/2018

Paddling through plastic: one woman’s attempt to clean up the world’s rivers The Times UK, 10/4/2018

>>> see also: Why Environmentalist Lizzie Carr Is Paddleboarding 170 Miles Down the Hudson River, Self, 9/7/2018

A MUSHROOM EXTRACT MIGHT SAVE BEES FROM A KILLER VIRUS Wired, 10/4/2018

Weekly Science Roundup: 9/28/2018

Scientists Warn Trump's Border Wall Would Be A Disaster For Wildlife Huffington Post, 7/26/2018 [Note: Old article but informative]

New Zealand's Sea Cleaners take coastal crusade to Hawaii New Zealand Herald, 9/16/2018  

As More People Than Ever Visit National Parks, Towns Are Picking Up The Tab Huffington Post, 9/19/2018

DNA from seized elephant ivory unmasks 3 big trafficking cartels in Africa ScienceNews, 9/19/2018

Eight states sue over Migratory Bird Treaty Act memo The Wildlife Society, 9/20/2018

Octopuses Get Strangely Cuddly On The Mood Drug Ecstasy NPR, 9/20/2018

Can science build a better burger? ScienceNews, 9/20/2018

Why We Must Save the Endangered Species Act from the Trump Administration Yale Environment 360, 9/20/2018

Bayou Bridge Pipeline Threatens The Riches Of Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin Huffington Post, 9/21/2018

Greed is killing Alaska's salmon habitat – but we can still save it The Guardian, 9/21/2018  

Diverse Tree Portfolio Weathers Droughts Better Scientific American, 9/21/2018

Trump administration poses new threat to birds in allowing 'incidental' killings The Guardian, 9/21/2018  

Climate Deniers Are Bullies, and Science Teachers Aren't Going to Take It Anymore NRDC, 9/21/2018

Prepare for 10 Feet of Sea Level Rise, California Commission Tells Coastal Cities Scientific American, 9/21/2018

All the plastic you can and cannot recycle, BBC 9/21/2018

Inbred Isle Royale wolves to get company, rebooting the world's longest running predator-prey experiment Science, 9/21/2018

Across the Arctic, lakes are leaking dangerous greenhouse gases. And one lake is behaving very strangely. The Washington Post, 9/22/2018

Private plane to fly endangered orange-bellied parrots for summer sojourn The Guardian, 9/22/2018

Trump's EPA Made It Easier for Coal Plants to Pollute Waterways Scientific American, 9/24/2018

Foes Rev Up For Hearings On Trump Plan To Gut Fuel Efficiency Huffington Post, 9/24/2018

NASA study untangles smoke, pollution effects on clouds NASA Climate, 9/24/2018  

Australia's native species' future remains vulnerable, law council says The Guardian, 9/24/2018

Via Truck And Helicopter, Mountain Goats Find New Home NPR, 9/24/2018

We Can Ban Plastic Straws, But America's Eating Habits Are The Real Problem Huffington Post, 9/24/2018

Bears Ears, Grand Staircase lawsuits will stay in D.C., as judge rejects Trump administration motion to move them to Utah The Salt Lake Tribune, 9/24/2018

Judge Restores Grizzly Bears' Protections As Endangered Species NPR, 9/24/2018

NASA images show Florence flooding polluting Carolina rivers flowing into ocean The News & Observer, 9/24/2018

Common weed killer—believed harmless to animals—may be harming bees worldwide Science, 9/24/2018

Tesla's massive Powerpack battery in Australia cost $66 million and already made up to ~$17 million Electrek, 9/24/2018  

Nepal's Tiger Population Doubles Thanks To Dedicated Conservation Work I Fucking Love Science, 9/24/2018

Another major retailer just announced plans to tackle plastic pollution CNBC, 9/24/2018

Is Your Local Lawmaker A 'Fossil Fool?' Sierra Club Targets Environmental Foes In Midterms Huffington Post, 9/25/2018

Remote Sensing of Ocean Plastics The Ocean Cleaup, 9/25/2018

Climate change kills Antarctica's ancient moss beds BBC, 9/25/2018

The most dangerous and invasive species in Florida Sun Sentinel, 9/25/2018

Climate change is destroying our national parks at an alarming rate, study finds The Washington Post, 9/25/2018

Google's New Tool to Fight Climate Change The Atlantica, 9/25/2018

Hurricane Florence crippled electricity and coal -- solar and wind were back the next day CBS, 9/25/2018

Retracing Antarctica's glacial past Phys.org, 9/25/2018

The Climate-Change Debate Has Shifted, Not Ended Bloomberg, 9/25/2018

NASA Captures Polluted Carolina Rivers Spilling Into the Ocean After Hurricane Florence Time, 9/26/2018

New research shows the world's ice is doing something not seen before The Guardian, 9/26/2018

Airport in a wildlife refuge? State-backed plan shocks conservationists, scientists NOLA.com, 9/26/2018

Historic Pacific Cleanup Vessel Has Been Successful With Trials at Sea And Will Soon Hit the Patch Good News Network, 9/26/2018

More persistent weather patterns in US linked to Arctic warming Phys.org, 9/26/2018

Nations commit to fight plastic pollution together during the UN General Assembly UN Environment, 9/26/2018

Back from the brink: the global effort to save coral from climate change The Guardian, 9/26/2018

Even in dry Australia, politics mean climate change gets ignored Bloomberg, 9/26/2018

Tackling the world's most urgent problem: meat UN Environment, 9/26/2018

New Story, Same Big Old Bird Gizmodo, 9/26/2018

World 'nowhere near on track' to avoid warming beyond 1.5C target The Guardian, 9/27/2018

Taller plants moving into warmer Arctic BBC, 9/27/2018

UK's first air-filtering bus launches in Southampton The Guardian, 9/27/2018

Endangered sei whales spotted in Canadian waters for first time since 1960s Global News Canada, 9/27/2018

Pollution threatens the future of killer whales BBC, 9/27/2018

Unusually warm sea water boosted 2017's catastrophic hurricane season USA Today 9/27/2018

House committee votes to relax Endangered Species Act The Hill, 9/27/2018

Weekly Science Round-up: 9/21/2018

Oyster shells used to end up in landfills. Now, they’re being turned into castles for baby oysters The New Food Economy, 9/10/2018

Forests Are the Forgotten Climate Solution, Experts Say National Geographic, 9/10/2018
In Alaska, Starving Seabirds and Empty Colonies Signal a Broken Ecosystem Audubon, 9/11/2018

Half the planet should be set aside for wildlife – to save ourselves New Scientist, 9/13/2018

House committee vote boosts Coloradans’ hopes Land and Water Conservation Fund will be renewed Denver Post, 9/13/2018

State pitches reluctant Plaquemines Parish on controversial coastal project Fox 8 News New Orleans, 9/14/2018

FlipFlopi launches first ever prototype of marine-litter boat UN Environment, 9/15/2018

Prickly cactus species 'under threat' BBC, 9/15/2018

Extreme weather: The effects of climate change are already here The Logic of Science, 9/17/2018

Gulf of Mexico oil spill much worse than thought, federal lawyers say Orlando Sentinel, 9/17/2018

Rediscovery of red wolf ghost alleles in a canid population along the American Gulf Coast bioRxIV, 9/18/2018

NASA Carbon Dioxide Update NASA, 9/18/2018

Trump administration rolls back methane pollution rule despite harmful health impacts, The Guardian, 9/18/2018

Scientists Just Built ‘Robot Jellyfish’ to Explore and Observe the Ocean Inertia, 9/18/2018

U.S. states and Canada advance 10-year salmon preservation plan Anchorage Daily News, 9/18/2018

Keeping Score on Earth's Rising Seas NASA, 9/18/2018

Environmentalists to sue Trump admin to protect giraffes The Hill, 9/18/2018

Last Straw: The Path to Reducing Plastic Pollution Stanford News, 9/18/2018

Guilt-Free on the Sea? Hakai Magazine, 9/18/2018

Plastic-eating Mosquitoes Could Threaten Animal Food Chains Newsweek, 9/19/2018

---See also: Up and away: ontogenic transference as a pathway for aerial dispersal of microplastics Biology Letters, 9/19/2018

Why do we hate wasps and love bees? BBC, 9/19/2018

---See also, Why we love bees and hate wasps Ecological Entomology, 9/19/2018

Thawing permafrost may release more CO2 than previously thought, study suggests Phys.org, 9/19/2018

Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour might have been found in US BBC, 9/19/2018

25 cool volunteer opportunities for National Public Lands Day September 22, 2018 USA Today, 9/19/2018

Scientists have uncovered a secret “White Shark Cafe” in the middle of the Pacific Ocean Quartz, 9/19/2018

In Greenland, a glacier's collapse shows climate impact Reuters, 9/19/2018

RemoveDebris: UK satellite nets 'space junk' BBC, 9/19/2018

Saving the Planet Doesn’t Mean Killing Economic Growth Bloomberg, 9/19/2018

Chris Packham launches People's Manifesto for Wildlife, The Guardian, 9/19/2018

More than ever, our clothes are made of plastic. Just washing them can pollute the oceans. Vox, 9/19/2018

Mars aims to tackle "broken" cocoa model with new sustainability scheme Reuters, 9/19/2018

Here’s A Radical New Plan To Tax Carbon And Give Everyone In America $2,237 Huffington Post, 9/19/2018

Resiliency in the face of hurricanes makes the case for renewables even stronger Quartz, 9/19/2018

Unprecedented ice loss in Russian ice cap Phys.org, 9/19/2018

Marsh restoration project shows signs of life Houston Chronicle, 9/19/2018

Are Plastic Six-Pack Rings Still Ensnaring Wildlife? National Geographic, 9/19/2018

Fragmented Protections Fail Top Predators Hakai Magazine, 9/20/2018

Giant pandas can tell a mate from their calls BBC, 9/20/2018

Map Shows Why Critically Endangered Rhinos Struggle to Survive National Geographic, 9/20/2018

 

Cane toad DNA breakthrough 'may help stop' toxic pest BBC, 9/20/2018