Tag: Climate Change

Climate and weather data will be used to predict threats facing African elephantsCredit: Vicky Boult Wildlife conservationists will use detailed ...

Aquaculture turns biodiversity into uniformity along the coast of China

Credit: He-Bo Peng (NIOZ/RUG) Fishery and aquaculture have given rise to an enormous uniformity in the diversity of bivalves along ...

Warm ice may fracture differently than cold ice

New study suggests old rules on how ice breaks may not always hold upCredit: Iman El Gharamti/Aalto University Researchers at ...

Conserving and monitoring genetic diversity will benefit nature and society

The loss of genetic diversity is a crisis tied to mass species extinctions and climate change; it could be just ...

Newly discovered enzymes are not heavy metal fans

May 25, 2021

Researchers at Tsukuba University discover a new group of carbonic anhydrase enzymes that do not require any metal ions for ...

Innovation pioneers score world first for sustainable construction with graphene concrete

May 25, 2021

First commercial pour of engineered graphene concrete takes place in UK using Manchester technologyCredit: The University of Manchester/Nationwide Engineering Manchester ...

Rubisco proton production can enhance CO2 acquisition

Credit: Ben Long || The Australian National University Rubisco is arguably the most abundant--and most important--protein on Earth. This enzyme ...

Evacuating under dire wildfire scenarios

Credit: The White House via Wikicommons In 2018, the Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise, California at an ...

Microscopic fossils record ancient climate conditions

Credit: Courtney Wagner/University of Utah Fifty-six million years ago, as the Earth's climate warmed by five to eight degrees C, ...

Study: Fluorescent light clarifies relationship between heat stress and crop yield

Credit: Graphic courtesy Hyungsuk Kimm CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists report that it is possible to detect and predict heat damage ...

Researchers identify the causes of the extreme drought that affected the Pantanal

The study shows that the 2019-20 drought resulted from a natural meteorological phenomenon similar to the one that caused the ...

Exhibit at Venice Architecture Biennale features work of UTA students, faculty

CAPPA work on display at international architecture exhibitionCredit: UT Arlington An exhibit about watershed urbanism, featuring work by faculty and ...

New study shows never before seen nutrient exchanges between algae and bacteria

Research co-led by Newcastle University has shed new light on important microscopic scale interactions between algae and bacteria predicated on ...

Innovative Food Systems Solutions portal launch: Healthy diets for all on a healthy planet

Explore and contribute to the IFSS portal and connect to the global community working to ensure sustainable and resilient food ...

UK invests over £30 million in large-scale greenhouse gas removal

Research teams across the UK will investigate the viability of five innovative methods of large-scale greenhouse gas removal to counter ...

University of Montana students lead prescribed wildfire burn on university ranch

University of Montana leads prescribed wildfire burnCredit: University of Montana MISSOULA - In mid-April on the University of Montana-owned Bandy ...

Railway infrastructure susceptible to greater damages from climate change

$2.06 billion/year can be saved by keeping warming to 1.5 °C instead of 3 °C for Chinese railwayCredit: Kai Liu ...

Indigenous peoples and local communities, key to achieving biodiversity goals

An international study led by the ICTA-UAB states that recognizing indigenous peoples' and local communities' rights and agency is critical ...

Biodiversity devastation: Human-driven decline requires millions of years of recovery

Credit: C. Albrecht (JLU) A new study shows that the current rate of biodiversity decline in freshwater ecosystems outcompetes that ...

What makes some oysters more resilient than others?