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Posts by
Benjamin D. Duval
Plastics in ocean harm oysters
Ground-breaking data on a negative effect on oysters from microplastics, which enter our oceans via cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes.
February 18, 2016
The politico-economics of King Corn
Scott Fausti talks with EarthSky's Ben Duval about the potential future of corn agriculture and its implications for environmental sustainability.
February 3, 2016
Extreme weather lowers global crop yield
Researchers found that extreme heat and drought between 1964 and 2007 account for about a 10% decline in global cereal crop production.
January 18, 2016
More corn for biofuels means fewer grasslands and wetlands
Using data on crop cover from USDA, researchers demonstrate that the rate of land use change to corn and soy is comparable to deforestation rates in Brazil and Indonesia in the 1980s.
March 24, 2013
Why so many (or so few) species?
Scientists assumed that, the longer time a group of organisms has to evolve, the more species there will be in that group. New research suggests this isn't necessarily so.
October 14, 2012
Emily Bernhardt on mountaintop removal mining
Bernhardt spoke of the growing body of science related to the environmental and human health consequences of this mining practice.
September 9, 2012
Few fish species in the sea explained
Here's the paradox. Fish evolved in the oceans. But freshwaters have more fish species. Why? Researchers are studying this question. Read more at EarthSky.
March 7, 2012
Spending water to produce meat
Raising animals for meat requires much more water - spending water - than growing plants of equal nutrition. Meat-eating has a larger "water footprint," scientists say.
February 28, 2012
UV from sunlight excites nanoparticles to kill phytoplankton
An experiment shows that normal levels of UV from sunlight cause titanium dioxide nanoparticles suspended in seawater to kill phytoplankton.
February 7, 2012
Deepwater Horizon oil spill made a city’s worth of air pollution
The scientists utilized a NOAA research airplane to measure trace gases and aerosols two months following the well failure in 2010.
January 19, 2012
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