Newly found bacteria fights climate change, soil pollutants
Credit: Allison Usavage, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria that ...
Tag: Climate Change
New studies explore how knowledge drives action in climate change decision-making
Scientists explore how scientific knowledge can become more useful for societiesCredit: Cortada Projects MIAMI--In several new studies, University of Miami ...
The climate and increased extreme weather affect our energy systems
Credit: University of Gothenburg Climate change, with more and more storms and heat waves, also has consequences for our energy ...
Cooling unit saves half-million gallons of water at supercomputing center
Eventual savings expected to reach 16 million gallons annuallyCredit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A cooling unit ...
DNA from ancient packrat nests helps unpack Earth’s past
New study uses environmental DNA sequencing technique to show ecological changes since last Ice AgeCredit: © Julio Betancourt New work ...
Coral reef authorities in Guam sign partnership agreement
University of Guam brings agencies together to restore Guam's threatened coral reefsCredit: University of Guam An agreement signed on Feb. ...
New machine learning method could supercharge battery development for electric vehicles
Credit: Cube3D Battery performance can make or break the electric vehicle experience, from driving range to charging time to the ...
Veggie-loving fish could be the new white meat
UCI discovery points to aquaculture potential of the monkeyface pricklebackCredit: NOAA/MBARI / Public domain Irvine, Calif., Feb. 19, 2020 -- ...
Stressed corals set up progeny for a better life
Credit: © 2020 Emily Howells Changes in DNA methylation patterns during a coral's lifetime can be passed down to their ...
Sweet beaks: What Galapagos finches and marine bacteria have in common
Closely related, abundant clades of marine Polaribacter avoid competition during spring algae blooms via distinct sugar dietsCredit: Max Planck Institute ...
NASA finds wind shear doing in Tropical Storm Gabekile
Credit: Credit: NASA NRL Winds outside of Tropical Storm Gabekile are ripping the storm apart. NASA's Aqua satellite provided a ...
New catalyst recycles greenhouse gases into fuel and hydrogen gas
Credit: Cafer T. Yavuz, KAIST Scientists have taken a major step toward a circular carbon economy by developing a long-lasting, ...
How countries respond to weather change
Credit: Source: IPCC AR5, 2014 A two degree Centigrade increase in global average temperature will lead to catastrophic consequences for ...
Amazon forest disturbance is changing how plants are dispersed
Credit: Adam Ronan, Rede Amazônia Sustentável The study looked at areas in the Brazilian Amazon with varying levels of disturbance ...
How learning about fish can help us save the Amazon rainforest
High fish diversity is a good indicator of forest healthCredit: Courtesy of Lesley de Souza, Field Museum. Think of the ...
NASA catches the re-birth of zombie tropical cyclone Francisco
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The low-pressure area that had once been Tropical Cyclone Francisco has been lingering in the Southern Indian ...
NASA finds ex-Tropical Cyclone Uesi’s rains affecting New Zealand
Credit: NASA/NRL Although it is now an "ex-tropical cyclone," Uesi continues to generate some moderate rainfall, especially in its southern ...
University of Guam secures grant for innovative coral restoration work
Credit: Photo courtesy of University of Guam Coral restoration efforts on Guam received a funding boost of $856,000 for the ...
The catalyst that removes CO2 and produces hydrocarbons
Credit: Daria Perevezentsev / U of T Engineering Water is split into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis, but if CO2 ...
Longstanding flaw in sensor readings could lead to heating and cooling design errors
Credit: Eric Teitelbaum Standard comfort measurements used to design buildings' heating and cooling systems share a common flaw, according to ...
