Tag: Climate Change

The technology of miniaturization set hominins apart from other primatesCredit: Emory University Anthropologists have long made the case that tool-making ...

Autonomous vehicles could be an environmental boon or disaster, depending on public policy

Widespread use of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could either massively increase or drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions depending, in large part, ...

Unprecedented number of warm-water species moved northward during marine heatwave

Tropical species near San Francisco? New range limit records indicate future face of California coastCredit: Jackie Sones/UC Davis During the ...

Coal power stations disrupt rainfall: global study

Ultrafine particles from exhaust gas filters 'worse than road traffic'Credit: Professor Wolfgang Junkermann Modern coal-fired power stations produce more ultrafine ...

Driving innovation at 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium, April 1-2

8th annual symposium co-hosted by the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory and the Energy Institute at Colorado State University Colorado Gov. ...

Study: Messages of stewardship affect Christians’ attitudes about climate change

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Christians' attitudes toward the environment and climate change are shaped by whether they hold a view of ...

When green ‘fixes’ actually increase the carbon footprint

New research shows that when tech companies move in, they often encourage a sustainability mindset, but can lead to gentrification ...

Southern Ocean acidification puts marine organisms at risk

Credit: Kristen Krumhardt New research indicates that acidification of the Southern Ocean will cause a layer of water to form ...

NASA’s Aqua Satellite finds Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique Channel

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed the center ...

No silver bullet for helping the Great Barrier Reef

Improving water quality can help the Great Barrier Reef, but won't suffice to rescue itCredit: Tane Sinclair-Taylor Recent flooding and ...

Extraordinary president, ordinary presidency

New book evaluates the achievements of the Trump administration The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump is one of the ...

The fiddlers influencing mangrove ecosystems

Researchers discover new nitrogen source in Arctic

Credit: Kim Kenny Scientists have revealed that the partnership between an alga and bacteria is making the essential element nitrogen ...

North Texas Regional Center of Expertise gets approval from UN

March 8, 2019

New centerCredit: UT Arlington What began as a brainstorming session last year about how to unify sustainability efforts across North ...

Machine learning to the rescue

March 8, 2019

Columbia research team uses data science to eliminate the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa The tsetse fly has wreaked devastation ...

NASA finds wind shear adversely affecting Haleh

March 8, 2019

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite revealed northerly ...

Tropical Cyclone Haleh weakening in NASA-NOAA satellite imagery

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Haleh continues to weaken while being battered ...

Crucial milestone for critically endangered bird

A team led by a conservation biologist from the University of Kent has successfully relocated threatened Seychelles paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone ...

Waste materials to be tested as viable options for insulating buildings

The University of Bath is testing a number of waste materials to assess their thermal performance as potential materials for ...

Shifting away from coal is key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, PSU study finds