Tag: Climate Change

February 14, 2020

Credit: Eric Teitelbaum Standard comfort measurements used to design buildings' heating and cooling systems share a common flaw, according to ...

Early treatment for PTSD after a disaster has lasting effects

February 14, 2020

UCLA-led study of Armenian earthquake survivors finds that effects of psychotherapy for adolescents continued into adulthoodCredit: UCLA Health In 1988, ...

The curious case of the disappearing snakes

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - A Michigan State University- and University of Maryland-led study featured on the ...

California agricultural employers, workers approach smoke concerns differently

UC Davis examines health and safety awareness around mounting threatCredit: Hector Amezcua/UC Davis In 2018, California wildfires burned more than ...

From petroleum to wood in the chemical industry: cost-efficient and more sustainable

An interdisciplinary team of bio-engineers and economists from KU Leuven has mapped out how wood could replace petroleum in the ...

NASA finds wind shear affecting tropical cyclone Uesi

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA satellite imagery revealed that vertical wind shear appears to be affecting Tropical Cyclone Uesi in the ...

Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon

Planting fixers could benefit reforestation and climate mitigation plansCredit: Sarah Batterman (Millbrook, NY) Tropical forests are allies in the fight ...

Reconnecting with nature key for the health of people and the planet

Credit: University of Plymouth Individuals who visit natural spaces weekly, and feel psychologically connected to them, report better physical and ...

Making the internet more energy efficient through systemic optimization

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, recently completed a 5-year research project looking at how ...

NASA finds heavy rain southwest of tropical cyclone Uesi’s center

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL/JAXA The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite provided a look at the rainfall occurring within Tropical ...

Study: One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years

University of Arizona researchers studied recent extinctions from climate change to estimate the loss of plant and animal species by ...

Algae team rosters could help ID ‘super corals’

A coral's symbiotic community may predict how well it resists climate stressCredit: Paintings in graphic by Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee HOUSTON ...

How roots find their way to water

High-resolution 3D microscopy shows how plants adapt flexibly to their surroundingsCredit: Daniel von Wangenheim FRANKFURT. Plants use their roots to ...

Invasive species that threaten biodiversity on the Antarctic Peninsula are identified

Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Invasive species are non-native ones that are introduced into a new habitat and are able to ...

Polar bears in Baffin Bay skinnier, having fewer cubs due to less sea ice

Credit: Kristin Laidre/University of Washington Polar bears are spending more time on land than they did in the 1990s due ...

Biodiversity offsetting is contentious — here’s an alternative

Credit: Gerhard Körtner A new approach to compensate for the impact of development may be an effective alternative to biodiversity ...

Hot climates to see more variability in tree leafing as temperatures rise

Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team of scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory found ...

NASA finds a stronger Tropical Cyclone Uesi near New Caledonia

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite passed over the South Pacific Ocean and found a stronger Tropical Cyclone Uesi after ...

Coincidences influence the onset and ending of ice ages

Credit: Ola Joensen When we predict future climate, it is important to understand the climate of the past. We do. ...

NYUAD researchers find new method to allow corals to rapidly respond to climate change