Rethinking conservation efforts for improved biodiversity
A study published online by the journal Science, looked into why the global commitment towards the expansion of protected areas ...
Tag: Climate Change
Study: How will tropical mammals react to rising temperatures?
Ecologists draw conclusions from study of 400,000 TEAM Network camera-trap recordsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University How wildlife will react to climate ...
Conservationists discover hidden diversity in ancient frog family
Research scientists led by the University of Kent have uncovered hidden diversity within a type of frog found only in ...
NASA-NOAA satellite sees Tropical Cyclone Wallace dissipating
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Tropical Cyclone Wallace was dissipating in the Southern ...
New research reveals climate change secrets hidden in the Yukon permafrost
Credit: Trevor Porter A study from U of T Mississauga uses new research techniques to reveal alarming information about climate ...
Hurricane Harvey provides lessons learned for flood resiliency plans
ASU scientists use satellite data to map the Houston-Galveston area impacted by Hurricane HarveyCredit: Megan Miller Hurricane Harvey made landfall ...
Shrinking the carbon footprint of a chemical in everyday objects
New method for synthesizing the epoxides found in plastics, textiles, and pharmaceuticals could be powered by electricity.Credit: Courtesy of the ...
Physics tip sheet: APS April Meeting
Press tips for the upcoming 2019 American Physical Society April Meeting in Denver -- a major international meeting featuring advances ...
Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farms
The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative impacts of cattle farming. The ...
Study gives new insight into how climate change is transforming Virginia’s barrier islands
Credit: VCU A new study of Virginia's barrier islands off the coast of the Eastern Shore provides a fundamental understanding ...
A Jetsons future? Assessing the role of flying cars in sustainable mobility
Credit: Dave Brenner/University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability ANN ARBOR--In the 1960s animated sitcom The Jetsons, George Jetson ...
NASA imagery shows winds tearing Tropical Cyclone Wallace
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite showed Tropical Cyclone ...
Greener, more efficient natural gas filtration
Novel membrane material removes more impurities, without the need for toxic solvents CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Natural gas and biogas have ...
New research about biodiversity reveals the importance of climate on today’s abundance of life
BIODIVERSITY Natural history museum paleontologists in Copenhagen and Helsinki have succeeded in mapping historical biodiversity in unprecedented detail. For the ...
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