Tag: Climate Change

March 12, 2021

Wool fibre + industrial waste = green solutionCredit: Flinders University Waste cooking oil, sulfur and wool offcuts have been put ...

How India’s rice production can adapt to climate change challenges

Credit: University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. ¬- As the global population grows, the demand for food increases while arable land ...

Cheaper carbon capture is on the way

PNNL-developed solvent breaks barriers, captures carbon for less than industrial counterpartsCredit: (Animation by Michael Perkins | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) ...

Study suggests healthy ecosystems are vital in reducing risk of future deadly pandemics

Practices recommended to reduce the risk of future pandemics through 'protected and conserved area management'Credit: Pixabay CABI scientist Dr Arne ...

The narwhal’s tusk reveals its past living conditions

Credit: Photo: ©Paul Nicklen / paulnicklen.com Every year, a new growth layer is added to the narwhal's spiralled tusk. The ...

Fishers at risk in ‘perfect storm’

Credit: Laurence Hartwell Stormier weather will increasingly force fishers to choose between their safety and income, researchers say. Climate change ...

In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients

By enriching soils, they benefit forest recovery and carbon storageCredit: Credit: Sarah Batterman. A new study, published this week in ...

Air pollutant reductions could enhance global warming without greenhouse gas cuts

Modeling predicts that loss of cooling effect attributed to sulfate aerosols will increase surface air temperature if air pollution and ...

Unfavorable weather conditions were the main cause of the fog-haze events over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region during the COVID-19 lockdown

Credit: GAO Yi At the end of December 2019, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly spread throughout Hubei Province and other ...

Warming climate slows tropical birds’ population growth rates

30-year study in Tanzania shows temperature-linked population declines in species important to forestsCredit: Monte Neate-Clegg The mountain forests of Tanzania ...

Both old and young fish sustain fisheries

Credit: Phil Woodhead, Wet Image Underwater Photography. Scientists have used modern genetic techniques to prove age-old assumptions about what sizes ...

Salk Professor Wolfgang Busch named first incumbent of the Hess Chair in Plant Science

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 9, 2021) Salk Professor Wolfgang Busch has been recognized for his contributions and dedication to ...

Citizens and scientists release 28-year record of water quality in Buzzards Bay

Credit: Fish Hawk Films WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- A long-lasting, successful relationship between scientists at the MBL Ecosystems Center and ...

Adaptation, not irrigation recommended for Midwest corn farmers

Credit: Photo by Jesse Gardner on Unsplash Farmers in the Midwest may be able to bypass the warming climate not ...

Study uncovers spawning preferences of mahi-mahi

The UM Rosenstiel-led study can help better manage the valuable marine fish and understand climate change impactsCredit: Dan DiNicola MIAMI--In ...

Geological engineers create landslide atlas of Kerala, India

March 9, 2021

Credit: Sajinkumar KS Dedicated to the thousands of lives lost in landslides, the new atlas assesses landslide risk in 13 ...

Researchers develop roadside barrier design to mitigate air pollution

March 9, 2021

The curved barriers deflect pollution away from pedestrians and back onto the roadCredit: n/a A unique curved barrier has been ...

Gene discovery may help peaches tolerate climate stress