Tag: Climate Change

The deployment of a novel, low cost device to rapidly propagate coral demonstrates a 'cultural shift' in the way science ...

Ancient intervention could boost dwindling water reserves in coastal Peru

Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains, Peru's coastal region relies on surface water from the Andes for ...

Surrey researchers clear runway for tin based perovskite solar cells

Researchers at the University of Surrey believe their tin based perovskite solar cell could clear the runway for solar panel ...

More energy needed to cope with climate change

The world is dependent on energy both for human wellbeing and society's continued development. Energy use is however also one ...

UTSA uses permeable pavements and grass to cool cities and clean the water

Credit: Photo by Jonas Weckschmied (San Antonio, June 24, 2019) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College ...

New hypothesis links habitat loss and the global emergence of infectious diseases

Auburn research study presents the 'Coevolution Effect' to explain the connection between habitat fragmentation and disease spillover into human populationsCredit: ...

Be prepared: Prioritising invasive species for strategic prevention (Durban, South Africa)

Credit: Şerban Procheş While exploring the way alien species invade cities around the world, South African PhD student Ashlyn L. ...

Deaths from cardiovascular diseases attributable to heat and cold down 38% in Spain

June 21, 2019

Temperature-related mortality has been decreasing in Spain over the past four decades, according to a new study led by the ...

Do ice cores help to unravel the clouds of climate history?

International team measures ice nuclei from Arctic clouds of the past 500 years for the first timeCredit: Photo: Heike Wex, ...

Famed oceanographer Walter Munk honored with new award for students

Alfredo Giron, Ph.D., is first recipient of the award presented by the Marine Technology Society and the Walter Munk Foundation ...

Animals may have more than one means of surviving hypoxia

Credit: Allie Graham and Jason Presnell, OSU College of Science CORVALLIS, Ore. - A tidepool crustacean's ability to survive oxygen ...

Achieving a healthy ocean — Regional ocean governance beyond 2020

The Marine Regions Forum 2019 in Berlin A unique space for actors from science, politics, civil society and the private ...

Green light for CASUS, the institute for data intensive systems research

Germany's Federal Government and the Free State of Saxony invest in shaping structural change on the German-Polish borderCredit: HZDR With ...

NSF awards $4 million to the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub

The hub builds data science partnerships to address societal challenges The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub has been awarded a ...

Why climate change means a rethink of coffee and cocoa production systems

Credit: Bioversity International/K.DeSousa Global demand for coffee and cocoa is on the rise. Yet across the equatorial belt where these ...

Discovery of a ‘holy grail’ with the invention of universal computer memory

Credit: Lancaster University A new type of computer memory which could solve the digital technology energy crisis has been invented ...

New research shows importance of climate on spruce beetle flight

Credit: Karina Puikkonen/Colorado State University If the climate continues warming as predicted, spruce beetle outbreaks in the Rocky Mountains could ...

Deep submersible dives shed light on rarely explored coral reefs

Credit: Kiyomi Taguchi/University of Washington Just beyond where conventional scuba divers can go is an area of the ocean that ...

104th Annual Meeting: Preview and highlights

Bridging communities and ecosystems: Inclusion as an ecological imperativeCredit: ESA Contact: Zoe Gentes, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, [email protected]">[email protected] The ecological community ...

New international initiative stresses need for global action on air pollution