NASA examines powerful Major Hurricane Laura headed for landfall
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview During the afternoon of Aug. 26, as major Hurricane Laura nears landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border, ...
Tag: Climate Change
University of Sydney commits to climate action, sustainability
Ambitious targets to help change our worldCredit: University of Sydney The University of Sydney has announced it is committing to ...
Native desert bighorn sheep in ecologically intact areas are less vulnerable to climate change
Credit: Tyler Creech CORVALLIS, Ore. - In the American Southwest, native desert bighorn sheep populations found in landscapes with minimal ...
NASA sees typhoon Bavi from one million miles away
Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA Typhoon Bavi is a large storm moving through the Yellow Sea. A NASA camera captured an image ...
NASA’s orbital views of a strengthening, dangerous major hurricane Laura
Credit: Credit: NASA/Chris Cassidy Astronauts aboard the International Space Station provided images of Hurricane Laura as it continues to strengthen ...
Atmospheric scientists study fires to resolve ice question in climate models
Credit: Gregory Schill When fossil fuel or biomass burns, soot - also known as black carbon - fills the air. ...
NTU Singapore scientists use fruit peel to turn old batteries into new
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a novel method of using fruit ...
Majority of groundwater stores resilient to climate change
New study suggests fewer resources are depleting than previously estimated, but authors urge caution in unsustainable extraction levelsCredit: Mohammed Shamshudda/Richard ...
Getting to the root of the problem
Credit: James Burridge Roots play a vital role in crop plants. They take up water and nutrients for the plant ...
Coastal development, changing climate threaten sea turtle nesting habitat
Credit: Photo by Matthew Ware / Florida State University A research team led by Florida State University found that sea ...
NASA gathers nighttime images of Laura becoming a Hurricane
Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Laura strengthened to a hurricane in the morning hours of Aug. 25, and NASA provided infrared ...
A case for botanical gardens to lead in global plant crisis
New call for funding, advocacy for botanical gardens to lead efforts to avert plant extinctionCredit: © The Morton Arboretum LISLE, ...
New tool for identifying endangered corals could aid conservation efforts
Credit: Iliana Baums, Penn State Coral conservation efforts could get a boost from a newly developed genotyping "chip"--the first of ...
Researchers introduce new theory to calculate emissions liability
Credit: Michigan Tech A comparison of the results for conventional point source pollution and bottleneck carbon emissions sources shows that ...
Importance of rainfall highlighted for tropical animals
Credit: Cristian Bonilla Poveda URBANA, Ill. - Imagine a tropical forest and you might conjure up tall trees hung with ...
UBCO researcher uses computer modelling to predict reef health
'Virtual' coral reefs become diagnostic tool to help manage the planet's reefsCredit: Jean-Philippe Maréchal. A UBC Okanagan researcher has developed ...
SciLifeLab fellows part of new Plant Biotechnology National Center
Credit: Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research The six-year-long program is part of a large-scale initiative from the SSF, aligned with ...
NASA’s terra satellite catches the demise of post-tropical cyclone Marco
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Gulf of Mexico early on Aug. 25 and found a very ...
New insights into lithium-ion battery failure mechanism
Credit: University of Cambridge Researchers have identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries - a key step ...
NASA tracking Tropical Storm Laura near Cuba
Credit: NASA Worldview As Tropical Storm Laura continues to move through the Caribbean Sea NASA satellites are providing forecasters with ...