Tag: Climate Change

Abrupt climate change some 8,000 years ago led to a dramatic decline in early South American populations, suggests new UCL ...

Climate change is giving old trees a growth spurt

Credit: Xianliang Zhang WASHINGTON--Larch trees in the permafrost forests of northeastern China--the northernmost tree species on Earth - are growing ...

EU sustainable development policy defines entrepreneurship in three distinct ways

New study shows mixed meanings across policies, which may muddy take-aways for firms and national governmentsCredit: Roope Kiviranta/Aalto University Entrepreneurs ...

Winning projects for the 2019 Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge

Top projects awarded for innovative wastewater treatments and solutions for ecosystem balanceCredit: Jürgen Lösel Dresden, May 9, 2019 - Two ...

Low oxygen levels could temporarily blind marine invertebrates

First study to demonstrate vision in marine invertebrates is highly sensitive to the amount of oxygen in waterCredit: Lilly McCormick ...

Vietnam can reduce emissions, save $2.3 billion by 2030 in ag, forestry and land use

Through cost-saving practices for coffee, rice, corn and livestock production, Vietnam can take steps to meet Paris Agreement commitments, says ...

Why creative experts may be better at imagining the future

Credit: Chart provided by Meghan Meyer Humans use imagination a lot, whether it be thinking about what's for dinner later ...

New research shows community forest management reduces both deforestation and poverty

Giving local communities in Nepal the opportunity to manage their forests has simultaneously reduced deforestation and poverty in the region, ...

New avenues for improving modern wheat

Ancestry and genetics of bread wheat mapped in a global studyCredit: Julie Himpe/IPK Since the Agricultural Revolution about 12,000 years ...

Occurrence of back-to-back heat waves likely to accelerate with climate change

As the planet continues to warm, multi-day heat waves are projected to increase in frequency, length and intensity. The additive ...

Campus energy advances can be optimized and replicated

Over the past several years, Stanford transformed its energy infrastructure by electrifying its heating system, replacing its gas-fired power plant ...

As climate changes, small increases in rainfall may cause widespread road outages

New model incorporates topographical data for more accurate forecast of road disruption TROY, N.Y. -- As more rain falls on ...

Clean fuel cells could be cheap enough to replace gas engines in vehicles

Credit: UWaterloo Advancements in zero-emission fuel cells could make the technology cheap enough to replace traditional gasoline engines in vehicles, ...

Oxygen variation controls episodic pattern of Cambrian explosion: study