Temperature and aridity fluctuations over the past century linked to flower color changes
Clemson researchers combined color descriptions from museum flower specimens dating back to 1895 with historic climate data to link changes ...
Tag: Climate Change
Common dolphin populations at risk
Trans-Tasman study calls for greater collaborationCredit: Dr Kerstin Bilgmann (Macquarie & Flinders University) While consumers look out for the Dolphin ...
Climate models may significantly overestimate savings from improved energy efficiency
Credit: University of Sussex The models used to produce global climate scenarios may overestimate the energy and emission savings from ...
Reclamation awards $3.6 million to improve desalination technologies
Credit: Alex Stephens/Bureau of Reclamation WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $3.6 million to 10 projects for advanced ...
Scientists use forest color to gauge permafrost depth
Credit: Veronika Döpper Scientists regularly use remote sensing drones and satellites to record how climate change affects permafrost thaw rates ...
UMD study finds the fuel efficiency of one car may be cancelled by your next car purchase
Findings have implications for carbon emissions and the design of fuel economy programs like Cash-for-ClunkersCredit: Chuttersnap, public domain In a ...
‘Canary in the mine’ warning follows new discovery of effects of pollutants on fertility
Credit: University of Portsmouth New research has found that shrimp like creatures on the South Coast of England have 70 ...
Littlest shop of horrors: Hungry green algae prefer to eat bacteria alive
New study points to potential widespread phagocytosis among green algae, suggests improved methodology in environmental microbiologyCredit: N. Bock & E. ...
USC study shows promising potential for marine biofuel
Credit: Maurice Roper For several years now, the biofuels that power cars, jet airplanes, ships and big trucks have come ...
Coffee for the birds: connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee
Credit: Virginia Tech Since 1970, bird populations in North America have declined by approximately 2.9 billion birds, a loss of ...
What’s happening to the most remote coral reefs on Earth?
Scientists from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation have published their findings on the state of coral reefs in ...
Stressed-out young oysters may grow less meat on their shells
Early exposure to heat and low oxygen makes oysters more vulnerable to same stressors later onCredit: Sarah Donelan Early exposure ...
Plant clock could be the key to producing more food for the world
Night time clock helps plants know when to growCredit: Getty A University of Melbourne led study has established how plants ...
Examining the impact of climate change on Siberia’s stores of permafrost
Northumbria University is to play a leading role in a major study to assess the long-term impact of global warming ...
TU Graz on the way to becoming Austria’s first climate-neutral university
Climate action minister delighted with ambitious climate protection measuresCredit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Achieving "climate neutrality in Austria by ...
Story tips: Quantum building blocks, high-pressure diamonds, wildfire ecology and more
Credit: Ondrej Dyck, Andrew Lupini and Jacob Swett/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Materials - Quantum building blocks Oak Ridge National ...
Global warming poses threat to food chains
Credit: University of Exeter Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger animals, ...
Identified: A mechanism that protects plant fertility from stress
Credit: University of Warwick Spikes in temperature can affect a plant's fertility, resulting in a reduction of yield and economic ...
The missing trillions
Establishing the true cost of the planet's energy and transport systemsCredit: University of Sussex The hidden social, environmental and health ...
Tundra vegetation shows similar patterns along microclimates from Arctic to sub-Antarctic
Credit: Photos: Julia Kemppinen and Peter C. le Roux. Researchers are in the search for generalisable rules and patterns in ...
