Tag: Climate Change

February 15, 2021

Study of Himalayan songbirds in museum collections is first step toward using feathers to predict the effects of climate change ...

Strange creatures accidentally discovered beneath Antarctica’s ice shelves

February 15, 2021

Credit: Dr Huw Griffiths/British Antarctic Survey Far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there's more life than expected, finds ...

Scientists awarded Fulbright scholarships to study climate and the environment

February 12, 2021

Lora Harris and Christina Goethel to begin research exchange in Finland and IcelandCredit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ...

More trees do not always create a cooler planet, Clark University geographer finds

February 12, 2021

Clark researchers discover some US forests add to global warmingCredit: n/a WORCESTER, Mass. -- New research by Christopher A. Williams, ...

Mark Torres wins Geochemical Society’s Clarke Award

February 12, 2021

Early-career honor goes to fourth Rice U. geochemist in 12 yearsCredit: Photo by Woodward Fisher HOUSTON - (Feb. 12, 2021) ...

Dartmouth engineering faculty elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors

Credit: Dartmouth Engineering Two Dartmouth Engineering professors have been named to the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) 2021 class of ...

Small mammals climb higher to flee warming temperatures in the Rockies

Credit: McCain Lab The golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) is a popular sight among tourists in the Rocky Mountains--the small ...

New study reveals biodiversity important at regional scales

Findings from long-term, landscape-level analyses can help enhance conservationCredit: © C. Patrick/VIMS. New research shows that biodiversity is important not ...

Protected areas see continued deforestation but at a reduced rate, OSU research shows

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A survey of more than 18,000 land parcels spanning 2 million square miles ...

Common pipistrelle bats attracted to wind turbines

Credit: Fiona Mathews One of the most abundant bats in Europe may be attracted to wind turbines, a new study ...

Biosensors monitor plant well-being in real time

Diurnal in vivo xylem sap glucose and sucrose monitoring using implantable organic electrochemical transistor sensorsCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping ...

International research team begins uncovering Arctic mystery

February 10, 2021

New study on submarine permafrost suggests locked greenhouse gases are emergingCredit: Artwork by Victor O. Leshyk, Center for Ecosystem Science ...

Brazil: Air conditioning equipment days of use will double without climate action

February 10, 2021

Credit: See the paper Space cooling already accounts for 14% of residential electricity demand in Brazil, and it is expected ...

RUDN University ecologist suggested a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in animal farming

Credit: RUDN University An ecologist from RUDN University suggested a method to evaluate and reduce the effect of animal farms ...

Shining a light on the true value of solar power

Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Beyond the environmental benefits and lower electric bills, it turns out installing solar panels on your ...

Researchers study how lifelong environmentalists want their remains handled after death

Credit: Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0 LAWRENCE -- Traditional burial in a graveyard has environmental costs. Graves can take ...

Commodity farming accelerating climate change in the Amazon rainforest

Credit: Eduardo Maeda Researchers report that large-scale commercial farms on deforested land in the southern Amazon result in higher temperature ...

High greenhouse gas emissions from Siberian Inland Waters

Credit: Egor Istigechev Rivers and lakes at high latitudes are considered to be major sources for greenhouse gas emissions to ...

New factor in the carbon cycle of the Southern Ocean identified

GEOMAR scientists show that besides iron, manganese can also limit the growth of photosynthesis-performing planktonCredit: Thomas Browning/GEOMAR The term plankton ...

New study finds climate change shrinks and shifts juvenile white shark range