Tag: Climate Change

Surface-towed marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) imaging can be used to map oceanic freshwater plumes in high-resolutionCredit: University of Hawai'i The ...

Study finds microbial-plant interactions affect the microbial response to climate change

Digging into climate change's impact on microbesCredit: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Steven Allison University of California, Irvine, biologists have ...

Seagrasses turn back the clock on ocean acidification

Expansive study shows seagrass meadows can buffer ocean acidificationCredit: Melissa Ward, UC Davis Spanning six years and seven seagrass meadows ...

Leipizig University joins new DFG Priority Program on the fluvial anthroposphere

Collaboration between Leipzig University, the University of Tübingen and the Technical University of DarmstadtCredit: Christoph Zielhofer, Leipzig University Floodplains are ...

Millennials and Generation Z are more sustainability-orientated — even when it comes to money, researchers find

Credit: Hiroshima University The younger generations are willing to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to ...

Flood risk uncertainties assessed at the global scale

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - A research team from the Institute of Industrial ...

Is battery recycling environmentally friendly?

Researchers conduct life-cycle assessment to determine the actual carbon footprint of recycling electric car batteriesCredit: Photo: Valeria Azovskaya/Aalto University Helsinki, ...

Scientists show technology can save people from shark bites

The deployment of personal electronic deterrents is an effective way to prevent future deaths and injuriesCredit: Professor Corey Bradshaw, Flinders ...

Scientists discover unique Cornish ‘falgae’

Credit: Mark Milburn/Atlantic Scuba Red algae that grow in Cornwall's Fal Estuary are genetically unique, new research shows. University of ...

UMD study suggests supporting Indonesian women in conservation supports biodiversity

Researchers explore the motivations and challenges of Indonesian women in conservation sciencesCredit: Erin Poor, University of Maryland In a new ...

Groundwater discharge affects water quality in coastal waters

Credit: Isaac Santos Water quality management in the ocean often targets visible pollution sources such as sewage, rivers or ships. ...

Factors that may predict next pandemic

Climate change associated with emerging disease spreadCredit: Singh et al. Humans are creating or exacerbating the environmental conditions that could ...

‘Bottom-up’ approach needed to study freshwater blooms

A national research team urges more complete study of harmful cyanobacteriaCredit: Midge Eliassen HANOVER, N.H. - March 30, 2021 - ...

The race is on, but cooling industry needs to accelerate net zero efforts

First-ever report shows cooling industry slow to join race to net zero emissions; New tools released to support industry to ...

Probing wet fire smoke in clouds: can water intensify the earth’s warming?

One-of-a-kind instrument measures humidity's effects on smoke, filling a key data gap in predicting the scale and long-term impact of ...

Paying to clear-cut the rain forests

Credit: Hoang and Kanemoto In the last few years, as climate changes continues to become more severe, there has been ...

Coastal lupine faces specific extinction threat from climate change

Credit: Eleanor Pardini, Washington University in St. Louis Climate change is altering the world we share with all living things. ...

Narwal tusks reveal mercury exposure related to climate change

Like rings in a tree trunk, a narwal's tusk provides a window into changing conditions in the ArcticCredit: Paul Nicklen ...

Plants remember drought

Credit: (Picture: Rainer Hedrich / University of Wuerzburg) "I've been studying how plants regulate their water balance for over 35 ...

Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation