'Natural resources' are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. A natural resour...

From common toads and turtles to sea horses, cephalopods, and triggerfish, Tim Phelps's mandalas cast an artistic eye on the real and imagined micr...

From buckeye butterflies to ladybugs, milkweed, and dandelions, Tim Phelps's mandalas cast an artistic eye on the real and imagined micro-architect...

No modern technology truly emulates the science of nature. Yet today, some of the most important technological breakthroughs have been mere manifes...

Nature thrives on diversity and flexibility, gaining strength from heterogeneity, whereas the quest for homogeneity seems to motivate much of moder...

Nature thrives on diversity and flexibility, gaining strength from heterogeneity, whereas the quest for homogeneity seems to motivate much of moder...

This book focuses on technological solutions that promise sustainability in the long term including thermodynamic reversibility, negative entropy, ...

This book presents current research in the study of biodiversity conservation. Topics discussed include agricultural land-use in forest frontier ar...

This is a compilation of current research, developments and applications into the many aspects of marine biotechnology. This book includes novel an...

Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at l...

The environment is considered to be the surroundings in which an organism operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, hu...

Based on the authors' recent investigations, this book describes the application of glassy and polyphase composite materials for nuclear waste immo...

In this book, the authors discuss new developments in global warming research. Topics discussed in this compilation include the impact of climate c...

Hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Hazardous waste genera...

The environment is considered the surroundings in which an organism operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans a...

Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at l...

Hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Hazardous waste genera...

New Research on the Environment & Biotechnology

The environment is considered the surroundings in which an organism operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans a...

Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at l...

The environment is considered the surroundings in which an organism operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans a...

Atmospheric presence of nitrous oxide (N2O) is known for many years but its concentration has increased alarmingly by 46 ppbv (17%) since 1750 and ...

Nitrous oxide is a chemical compound with the formula N2O. Despite its low concentration, nitrous oxide is the fourth largest contributor to greenh...

Environmental noise is defined as the noise emitted from sources such as road, rail and air traffic, industries, construction and public works, and...

Urban and industrial noise pollution is present in virtually every country in the world. Noise pollution studies are therefore needed to find solu...

The monograph has solved an actual scientific problem, improving the efficiency of electricity networks by developing methods of compensation curre...

This volume is aimed at individuals requiring an understanding of the background concepts and issues relating to Nunavut. It follows the historical...

A newly planned road that will cross the northern sector of the Serengeti National Park has stirred both national and international protests, causi...

Nowadays, governments are more often than not confronted with crises that are so unforeseen (i.e., the 9/11 attacks), so unexpected in nature or in...

This book acts as a reference that provides readers with the broadest available single volume coverage of leading edge advances in the development ...

This book presents and reviews the current nuclear ambitions and issues of several Middle Eastern countries such as: Iran, Pakistan, United Arab Em...

The United States (US) program for siting interim storage and permanent disposal facilities for used nuclear fuel (UNF) is at a crossroads. The Mar...

The seismic design criteria applied to sitting commercial nuclear power plants operating in the U.S. received increased attention following the Mar...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) relies on its staff's professional judgement in implementing its processes for overseeing the safety of U.S...

The March 2011 accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant led to a worldwide review of nuclear power programs. NRC licenses and over...

This book is a compilation of hearings before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Nuclear Terrorism in 2008. It includes...

Congressional interest in nuclear waste is generally focused on managing commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF), the waste produced from commercial nu...

Almost 30 years ago, Congress addressed increasing concerns regarding the management of the nation's growing stockpile of nuclear waste by calling ...

The disposal of nuclear waste is becoming a major concern. Many nuclear power plants around the world are nearing the end of their operating lives....

Radioactive wastes are waste types containing radioactive chemical elements that do not have a practical purpose. They are sometimes the products o...

The Department of Energy (DOE) faces significant technical challenges in successfully constructing and operating the Waste Treatment and Immobiliza...

Nutrients are elements essential to plant and animal growth. In agricultural production, the focus generally rests on the three primary macronutrie...

Most food nutrition contains the phytochemicals for human health. Carotenoids and polyphenols, such as flavonoids and phenolic acids, might be espe...

"One could do worse than to grow up on a river." In his new collection of essays, Wayne Curtis voyages back through the tributaries of his past, th...