National Academy of Sciences honors 18 for major contributions to science
The National Academy of Sciences will honor 18 individuals with awards in recognition of their extraordinary scientific achievements in a ...
Tag: Atmospheric Science
Not only do Gulf of Aqaba corals survive climate change but their offspring may too
Credit: N. Isendahl While coral reefs worldwide are suffering severe damage due to global warming and ocean acidification, there is ...
Trout, salamander populations quickly bounce back from severe drought conditions
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Populations of coastal cutthroat trout and coastal giant salamanders in the Pacific Northwest show the ability to ...
£20 million to tackle nitrogen pollution
Experts in UK and South Asia link up for government-backed research projectCredit: Mark Sutton The UK Government today (January 22) ...
Study predicts how air pollutants from US forest soils will increase with climate change
Tree changes in the Midwest and Eastern US will lead to more atmospheric chemicals that cause air pollution and respiratory ...
BFU physicists developed a method of determining the composition of microplastic in water
Physicists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University developed and applied a method of identifying microplastic collected in sea waters.Credit: Courtesy ...
In China, a link between happiness and air quality
Moods expressed on social media tend to decline when air pollution gets worse, study finds For many years, China has ...
New study reveals local drivers of amplified Arctic warming
Credit: UNIST The Artic experienced an extreme heat wave during the February 2018. The temperature at the North Pole has ...
Orchards in natural habitats draw bee diversity, improve apple production
ITHACA, N.Y. - Apple orchards surrounded by agricultural lands are visited by a less diverse collection of bee species than ...
Green innovation to revolutionize construction industry
Credit: UNIST A new, greener, stronger, and more durable construction binder made primarily of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fired ...
Climate change: How could artificial photosynthesis contribute to limiting global warming?
Scientists calculate areas needed for forestation and artificial photosynthesisCredit: M. May/HZB After several years during which global emissions at least ...
U develops first dark sky studies minor in the US
Keck Foundation awards $250,000 to fund the transdisciplinary programCredit: Lisa Potter/University of Utah The W. M. Keck Foundation has awarded ...
Record-breaking ocean temperatures point to trends of global warming
2018 continues record global ocean warmingCredit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences An international team, released the 2018 ocean heat content observations ...
UMass Amherst geoscientists reconstruct 'eye-opening' 900-year Northeast climate record
Geoscientists at UMass Amherst have reconstructed the longest and highest-resolution climate record for the northeastern United StatesCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, ...
Flu vaccines, food waste, astronaut team-building, indoor air pollution, the 2020 census, and more at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
PRESS REGISTRATION: Credentialed reporters and public information officers may register online: https://www.eurekalert.org/aaasnewsroom/2019/registration WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Progress toward a universal flu vaccine, ...
NREL details great potential for floating PV systems
Technology already in widespread use overseas, especially in Japan National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers estimate that installing floating solar ...
Future of planet-cooling tech: Study creates roadmap for geoengineering research
ITHACA, N.Y. - Simply reducing greenhouse gas emissions probably is not going to be sufficient for the planet to escape ...
Climate model uncertainties ripe to be squeezed
The latest climate models and observations offer unprecedented opportunities to reduce the remaining uncertainties in future climate change, according to ...
Plant hedges to combat near-road pollution exposure
Urban planners should plant hedges, or a combination of trees with hedges - rather than just relying on roadside trees ...
Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds
Credit: Jakub D Zarsky Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds The Greenland Ice Sheet ...