Surprising NYC ridesharing study findings have implications for policymakers
Researchers have limited access to information about how people use popular ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. But recent analysis ...
Tag: Climate Change
Climate change and deforestation together push tropical species towards extinction
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered how climate change and deforestation interact to push species towards extinction Between ...
Indian Ocean causes drought and heatwaves in South America
2013/2014 marine heatwave in South Atlantic and drought in South America caused by massive convection over Indian OceanCredit: Dr. Regina ...
Study shows potential for reduced methane from cows
Credit: University of Adelaide An international team of scientists has shown it is possible to breed cattle to reduce their ...
Thought experiment: Switzerland without fossil fuels. Can that succeed?
How do we transform our energy system sustainably? If we want to get rid of fossil fuels nationwide, there is ...
Just the tonic! How an afternoon tipple made from peas could help save the rainforest
Credit: Professor Williams, Trinity College Dublin It's the season for a cold, refreshing gin and tonic. We may question the ...
Call for green burial corridors alongside roads, railways and country footpaths
A leading public health expert is calling for a strategic initiative to develop green burial corridors alongside major transport routes ...
Scientists discover the biggest seaweed bloom in the world
Credit: Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ( July 4, 2019).--Scientists led by ...
How trees could save the climate
Credit: ETH Zurich / Crowther Lab The Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich investigates nature-based solutions to climate change. In their ...
Project to examine ‘price of birdsong’
What is the natural world worth? Can you put a price on birdsong? These are among the questions to be ...
Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output
Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit CAMBRIDGE, MA -- In any ...
NASA peers into hurricane Barbara’s heavy rainfall
Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL/NOAA The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the storm and measured the rate in ...
Old-growth forest may provide valuable biodiversity refuge in areas at risk of severe fire
Credit: USDA Forest Service photo by Damon Lesmeister New findings show that old-growth forests, a critical nesting habitat for threatened ...
Maize-centric diet may have contributed to ancient Maya collapse
The role of diet in climate change The question of how to best adapt to extreme climate is a critical ...
How to sell labriculture: Less lab, more culture
'High-tech' framing may be driving negative attitudes towards cultured meat In the near future, we will be able to mass-produce ...
Is wildfire management ‘for the birds?’
Prescribed burning and restoration thinning helped save red-cockaded woodpeckers in the nation's South; the same strategy could protect spotted owls ...
Martindale awarded NSF CAREER Grant for paleontological research and education
Credit: University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences The National Science Foundation has awarded a CAREER grant to ...
Barbara now a major hurricane on NASA satellite imagery
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites passed over the Eastern ...
Getting more heat out of sunlight
Material developed at MIT can passively capture solar heat for home heating or industrial applicationsCredit: Lin Zhao CAMBRIDGE, MA -- ...
Scientists discover processes to lower methane emissions from animals
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago scientists are part of an international research collaboration which has made an important ...
