Surprise findings turn up the temperature on the study of vernalization
Credit: Sam Sapin Researchers have uncovered new evidence about the agriculturally important process of vernalization in a development that could ...
Tag: Climate Change
Columbia researcher designs data visualization of carbon footprints
The visualization tool, called Carbon Catalogue, breaks down the carbon footprint of a product during its entire life cycleCredit: CoClear ...
Study on measles transmission in China have implications for controlling the epidemic worldwide
Catch-up vaccination may be efficient means for controlling epidemics in big cities with large migrant populations February 14, 2019 -- ...
AAAS session: Food and nutrition security
Scientific partnerships and opportunities Leading experts from the field of food and nutrition security will present findings from its recently ...
The smallest skeletons in the marine world observed in 3D by synchrotron techniques
Credit: NASA Coccolithophores are microscopic marine algae that use carbon dioxide to grow and release carbon dioxide when they create ...
Artificial intelligence to boost Earth system science
A study by German scientists shows that artificial intelligence can substantially improve our understanding of the climate and the Earth ...
Research forms complex picture of mercury pollution in a period of global change
Toxic metal's fate in marine food webs uncertain due to anthropogenic impacts HANOVER, N.H. - February 14, 2019 - Climate ...
Sea Grant & ASLO bring helping hands to Puerto Rico
Annual scientific meeting features community service projects SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Scientists from 52 countries will be providing hands-on ...
Half-Earth preservation with Natura 2000
In recent years, calls to preserve greater swaths of the Earth's land- and seascapes have grown. In particular, numerous conservationists ...
Carbon gas storage cavern is the best way to obtain clean energy from a fossil fuel
The Research Center for Gas Innovation is developing technology to separate CO2 and methane in oil and gas exploration and ...
Undersea gases could superheat the planet
Carbon reservoirs on the ocean bottom caused global warming before -- and could do it again, according to research by ...
Fate of meerkats tied to seasonal climate effects
Credit: UZH The effects of climate change are especially obvious in arid environments where resources are scarce and subject to ...
Climate Adaptation: WCS awards $2.5 Million to 13 US conservation projects
Credit: WCS NEW YORK (February 12, 2019) - WCS has announced 13 new grants to nonprofit organizations implementing on-the-ground, science-driven ...
Climate of North American cities will shift hundreds of miles in one generation
New web application helps visualize climate changes in 540 North American citiesCredit: Matthew Fitzpatrick/University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ...
Improving geothermal HVAC systems with mathematics
Credit: Daniel Muñoz of Sacyr Industrial. Extreme weather events, water shortages, and other consequences of climate change have challenged--and compromised--energy ...
Butterfly monitoring project will enable improvements to Europe's environment
Research on population trends will inform EU biodiversity and agricultural policiesCredit: Martin Warren A major new EU Pilot Project will ...
Virginia Tech investigates how Honduran youth respond to crime and violence
Credit: Virginia Tech Unemployment, poverty, and violence have driven many Honduran youth to the U.S. and Mexico borders in search ...
New model predicts how ground shipping will affect future human health, environment
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trucks and trains that transport goods across the United States ...
Researchers develop flags that generate energy from wind and sun
Credit: Dr. Mostafa Nabawy, The University of Manchester Scientists have created flags that can generate electrical energy using wind and ...
Many Arctic lakes give off less carbon than expected
Credit: David Butman/University of Washington The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. One consequence ...