Tag: Urbanization

Sensory danger zones: How sensory pollution impacts animal survivalCredit: David Stoner/Utah State University A new paper including research from a ...

Credit: Dien Wu/University of Utah A new NASA/university study of carbon dioxide emissions for 20 major cities around the world ...

With only minutes to respond, fire education really countsCredit: Pixabay/wal_172619 Global risk management experts are calling for fire education initiatives ...

Almost real-time flood prediction tool may boost emergency response during hurricanesCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering By incorporating the ...

New insights from novel use of travel survey dataCredit: Associate Professor Takuya Maruyama Delivery services have increased rapidly with the ...

Credit: Elizabeth Lev/University of Washington As metropolises balloon with growth and sprawl widens the footprint of cities around the world, ...

Credit: Mike Lewinski on Unsplash. The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Worldwide ...

Systems approaching viability in field tests of Duke-led Gates Foundation 'reinvent the toilet' projectCredit: Brian Hawkins, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. ...

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

Credit: Petr Kratochvil/Public Domain Cities change as they grow -- not only by adding area or population but also in ...

New design approach needed to handle impact of climate changeCredit: UBC Okanagan During a typical Canadian winter, snow accumulation and ...

Credit: Jason Steel - www.jason-steel.co.uk Worldwide declines in insect populations have sparked considerable concern among researchers and members of the ...

Smart heatCredit: Zooey Braun, Stuttgart / Empa Factory halls, airport terminals and high-rise office buildings are often equipped with automated ...

Plants benefit from more bees, especially bumble beesCredit: Henryk Niestrój /Pixabay Flowering plants are better pollinated in urban than in ...

Credit: Ryan Moriarty/UW Tacoma The waters of Puget Sound support many species, including mussels, salmon and killer whales. But researchers ...

AI shows climate change-driven sea-level rise could trigger mass migration to cities inland, including Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Denver and Las ...

Credit: Jamie Luther Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads. Paved roads can't ...

Credit: Universidad de Córdoba In 2009, 105 single-family homes in the city of Cordoba were demolished in order to expand ...

Credit: University of Zurich To date, biodiversity research primarily focused on the number of plant species present in ecosystems. "Most ...

Measures of genetic diversity of a fruit bat common in Singapore decreased 30-fold over the last 90 yearsCredit: ©2013 Simon ...