Natural Resource Today Podcast

Study finds that river flows linked to the ups and downs of imperiled Chinook salmon population – By Simon Fraser University. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2022/01/study-finds-that-river-flows-linked-to-the-ups-and-downs-of-impe.html

Study finds adaptability, rewards help increase physical activity – By Arizona State University. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://news.asu.edu/20220120-solutions-study-finds-adaptability-rewards-help-increase-physical-activity

Scientists trace the path of radioactive cesium in the ecosystem of Fukushima – By National Institute for Environmental Studies. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://www.nies.go.jp/whatsnew/20220118-2/20220118-2-e.html

Radiometric dating sheds light on tectonic debate - By American Geophysical Union. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://news.agu.org/press-releases/

Nations are overusing natural resources faster than they are meeting basic human needs - By University of Leeds. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/article/4962/nations-are-overusing-natural-resources-faster-than-they-are-meeting-basic-human-needs

Lessons of COVID-19 underscore need for better teacher support, study says - By Tulane University. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://news.tulane.edu/pr/lessons-covid-19-underscore-need-better-teacher-support-study-says

How to eat a poison butterfly - By University of California - Riverside. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/11/22/how-eat-poison-butterfly

Survival of the richest – attempts to curb illegal fishing are hurting small-scale fishers in Africa most - By University of St Andrews. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/survival-of-the-richest-attempts-to-curb-illegal-fishing-are-hurting-small-scale-fishers-in-africa-most/

Meteorological drought on global land likely to intensify in the future - By Chinese Academy of Sciences. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/research_news/earth/202111/t20211116_292380.shtml

Will the Future of the Internet Be Voice? Proposing a World Wide Voice Web - By Stanford University. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://hai.stanford.edu/news/will-future-internet-be-voice-proposing-world-wide-voice-web

Loss of tree species has cumulative impact on biodiversity - By James Hutton Institute. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://www.hutton.ac.uk/news/loss-tree-species-has-cumulative-impact-biodiversity

SPARKing the fight against deadly superbugs -  By The University of Queensland. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2021/11/sparking-fight-against-deadly-superbugs

Study digs up roles bacteria play in global carbon cycle By Cornell University. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/11/study-digs-roles-bacteria-play-global-carbon-cycle

Georgia State researchers develop rapid computer software to track pandemics as they happen By Georgia State University. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://news.gsu.edu/2021/11/16/georgia-state-researchers-develop-rapid-computer-software-to-track-pandemics-as-they-happen/

Large wild herbivores reduce the fast biodiversity decline of plants in a tropical forestry hotspot by British Ecological Society. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. To read the full story, go to https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/large-wild-herbivores-reduce-the-fast-biodiversity-decline-of-plants-in-a-tropical-forestry-hotspot/

Detector advance could lead to cheaper, easier medical scans by UC Davis. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. Researchers in the U.S. and Japan have demonstrated the first experimental cross-sectional medical image that doesn’t require tomography, a mathematical process used to reconstruct images in CT and PET scans. To read the full story, go to https://www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/detector-advance-could-lead...

KAUST scientists propose a nature-based adaptive approach to boost coral restoration by King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST). Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. Coral reefs are rapidly degrading all over the world due to climate change and human activity. This phenomenon has dire consequences on the livelihoods of almost one billion people who directly depend on the ecosystem services...

Plants offer home-grown solutions to healthcare by North-West University. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. Approximately 80% of South Africa’s population depend on medicinal plants for their healthcare needs, leading to an increased interest in the commercialisation of plant-based remedies. Research by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, a PhD candidate at the North-West University (NWU), is shedding light on the potential...

Climate crisis could double frequency of extreme regional summer droughts in Europe By Suzanna Burgelman. Read by Rendy Mulaudzi. Europe is heading towards a future with more extreme summer droughts, a new study shows. In the long-term future (from 2080 to 2099), regions like the Alps, France, the Mediterranean and the Iberian Peninsula could see an increase in extreme summer droughts by more than...

In a recent study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, an international team of researchers found that Arctic ice thinning has a significant impact on the groundwater in Greenland. The authors provide evidence to suggest that current and future thinning will affect the rates of groundwater recharge. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00813-1

Over the past 10 years, there has been a significant increase in the body of literature on oil and gas emissions, a new report has suggested. Through a literature systematic review, the authors reviewed 270 studies published from 2015 to 2020. The report reveals that there is an urgent need to tackle methane and health-damaging pollutants from the oil and gas sector. The report was publi...

A new study, published in the journal Nature, sheds light on how mercury enters the ocean. Read More: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03859-8

A recent report, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), gives insights into transboundary climate risks. The report claims that transboundary climate risks to food security are often overlooked. The analysis was based on the six key agricultural commodities (maize, rice, wheat, soy, sugar cane, and coffee). The findings show that the United States, China and Brazil are the major s...

New research reveals an increase in global light pollution for the period 1992 to 2017. In their paper published in the journal Remote Sensing, the authors have shown evidence to suggest that Africa is one of the worst-affected continents. "The global spread of artificial light is eroding the natural night-time environment," said lead author Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel. The study was led by the Un...

Framework for marine plastic pollution interventions A new study, published in the journal Conservation Biology, has presented a framework to estimate the costs and benefits of plastic pollution interventions. The authors were interested in the socioeconomic and ecological aspects of the costs and benefits. The development of their framework was informed by a net cost equation: "Net cost is equal...