UB experts can discuss Earth Day, future of the environmental movement
BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo researchers are available to discuss the history of Earth Day and the future of
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From Smoky Skies to a Green Horizon: Scientists Convert Fire-Risk Wood into Biofuel
Reliance on petroleum fuels and raging wildfires: Two separate, large-scale challenges that could be addressed by one scientific breakthrough. Researchers from two national laboratories have collaborated to develop a streamlined and efficient process for converting woody plant matter like forest overgrowth and agricultural waste – material that is currently burned either intentionally or unintentionally – into liquid biofuel.
Read moreIt Takes a Community to Fight Climate Change
How can a community and a group of volunteers encourage fellow citizens to shift to a climate-friendly diet?
Read moreDoes More Pollen Mean Worse Allergy Symptoms? Probably
Climate change has made pollen season longer and worse throughout North America – bad news for those who suffer with nasal allergies.
Read moreSatellite map of human pressure on land provides insight on sustainable development
The coronavirus pandemic has led researchers to switch gears or temporarily abandon projects due to health protocols or not being
Read moreConstruction of new low-carbon hydrogen pilot plant gets underway
Producing clean and versatile hydrogen will fulfil a vital role in meeting global decarbonisation goals.
Read moreImpacts of coronavirus lockdowns: New study collects data on pollutants in the atmosphere
One consequence of the coronavirus pandemic has been global restrictions on mobility. This, in turn, has had an effect on
Read more‘Our Changing Menu’: Warming climate serves up meal remake
How will climate change affect the world’s dinner plates?
Read moreMegafauna extinction mystery – size isn’t everything
Ancient clues, in the shape of fossils and archaeological evidence of varying quality scattered across Australia, have formed the basis
Read more‘Our Changing Menu’: Warming climate serves up meal remake
ITHACA, N.Y. – How will climate change affect the world’s dinner plates? “Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods
Read moreUS power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions
New Berkeley Lab study reviews progress towards a carbon-free power sector
Read moreAirborne laser scanning of gaps in Amazon rainforest helps explain tree mortality
The researchers concluded that water stress, soil fertility and human-induced forest degradation cause gaps in the world’s largest tropical forest
Read moreReducing ocean acidification by removing CO2: Two targets for cutting-edge research
Is it possible to simultaneously address the increase of the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in the atmosphere
Read morePoop core records 4,300 years of bat diet and environment
An inaccessible cave preserved clues to Jamaica’s climate past in the sedimentary layers of bat guano
Read moreResearch suggests SEC’s increasing focus on terrorism may limit financial oversight
When SEC asks companies about potential ties to terrorism, it catches fewer reporting errors
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Corals Carefully Organize Proteins to Form Rock-Hard Skeletons
Charles Darwin, the British naturalist who championed the theory of evolution, noted that corals form far-reaching structures, largely made of limestone, that surround tropical islands. He didn’t know how they performed this feat. Now, Rutgers scientists have shown that coral structures consist of a biomineral containing a highly organized organic mix of proteins that resembles what is in our bones. Their study, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, shows for the first time that several proteins are organized spatially – a process that’s critical to forming a rock-hard coral skeleton.
Read moreA song of ice and fiber
Sandia embarks on Arctic seafloor data project using new underwater technique
Read moreMars didn’t dry up in one go
The Perseverance rover has just landed on Mars. Meanwhile, its precursor Curiosity continues to explore the base of Mount Sharp
Read moreStudy calls for urgent climate change action to secure global food supply
New Curtin University-led research has found climate change will have a substantial impact on global food production and health if no action is taken by consumers, food industries, government, and international bodies
Read moreMountain growth influences greenhouse effect
Weathering of rocks can bind or release carbon dioxide — in active mountain ranges, carbon-dioxide release strongly dominates
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Colorado River basin due for more frequent, intense hydroclimate events
In the vast Colorado River basin, climate change is driving extreme, interconnected events among earth-system elements such as weather and water.
Read moreBreeding barley for a changing climate
Scientists uncover genetic traits to breed better barley for northern environments
Read moreRutgers Expert Available to Discuss Viral ‘Pandemics’ in Oceans
New Brunswick, N.J. (April 6, 2021) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick microbial oceanographer Kay D. Bidle is available for interviews on the persistent
Read moreMapping North Carolina’s ghost forests from 430 miles up
Rising seas and inland-surging seawater are leaving behind the debris of dying forests. Now, 35 years of satellite images capture the changes from space.
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Overfishing of Atlantic Cod Likely Did Not Cause Genetic Changes
Overfishing likely did not cause the Atlantic cod, an iconic species, to evolve genetically and mature earlier, according to a study led by Rutgers University and the University of Oslo – the first of its kind – with major implications for ocean conservation.
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Beef industry can cut emissions with land management, production efficiency
A comprehensive assessment of 12 different strategies for reducing beef production emissions worldwide found that industry can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by as much as 50% in certain regions, with the most potential in the United States and Brazil.
Read moreTo intervene or not to intervene? That is the future climate question
Nine of the hottest years in human history have occurred in the past decade. Without a major shift in this climate trajectory, the future of life on Earth is in question, which poses a new question: Should humans, whose fossil fueled society is driving climate change, use technology to put the brakes on global warming?
Michigan State University community ecologist Phoebe Zarnetske is co-lead of the Climate Intervention Biology Working Group, a team of internationally recognized experts in climate science and ecology that is bringing science to bear on the question and consequences of geoengineering a cooler Earth.
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Ozone pollution harms maize crops, study finds
Although stratospheric ozone protects us by filtering out the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, tropospheric ozone is a harmful pollutant.
Read moreReclamation releases technical reports supporting the 2021 SECURE Water Act Report
Climate change impacts assessed on water supplies in 17 western states
Read moreOzone pollution harms maize crops, study finds
Although stratospheric ozone protects us by filtering out the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, tropospheric ozone is a harmful pollutant. A new
Read moreMaibach & Sarfaty receive funding for consortium
Edward Maibach, Director, Center for Climate Change Communication; University Professor, Communication, and Mona Sarfaty, Director, Climate and Health, Center for
Read moreBeef industry can cut emissions with land management, production efficiency
Ranchers in United States, Brazil and other regions can help create a more climate-friendly beef system
Read moreA sun reflector for earth?
An international climate intervention workgroup publishes paper exploring the potential risks and benefits of a proposed high-tech climate intervention
Read moreStudy finds airborne release of toxin from algal scum
A dangerous toxin has been witnessed – for the first time – releasing into the air from pond scum, research published in the peer-reviewed journal Lake and Reservoir Management today shows.
Read moreConsumer resistance to sustainability interventions
News from the Journal of Marketing
Read moreHidden diversity of coral more important for conservation than previously thought
Researchers say that our framework for classifying coral species needs to be expanded to capture ecological diversity and protect reef environments
Read moreClimate change cut farming productivity growth 21% since 1960s
Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a Cornell University-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than it could have been without climate change. This is the equivalent of losing about seven years of farm productivity increases since the 1960s.
Read moreLandslides: New early warning systems reduce false alarms
Many slopes in the Campania region are covered with layers of volcanic soil, the result of repeated eruptions over the
Read moreTowards a better understanding of natural hazard risk and economic losses in Europe
The ” Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow “, the second of its series, has been
Read morePollen season in Switzerland earlier and more intense due to climate change
Pollen from trees, grasses and weeds are causing seasonal allergies for approximately one fifth of the Swiss population every year.
Read moreAfrican elephants’ range is just 17% of what it could be, study finds
A study reported in the journal Current Biology on April 1 has both good news and bad news for the
Read moreClimate change cut global farming productivity 21% since 1960s
ITHACA, N.Y. – Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a Cornell-led study shows
Read moreMedia invited to register for 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America
WHAT: The 106 th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) will be held as an all-virtual meeting.
Read moreUnique macro-vertebrate at risk from blood sport and climate change
The kangaskhan, Australia’s only species of endemic Pokemon in Pokemon Go, is commonly poached within its natural habitat by Pokemon
Read moreMelting ice sheets caused sea levels to rise up to 18 metres
It is well known that climate-induced sea level rise is a major threat. New research has found that previous ice
Read moreImpacts of sunscreen on coral reefs needs urgent attention, say scientists
More research is needed on the environmental impact of sunscreen on the world’s coral reefs, scientists at the University of
Read moreIs battery recycling environmentally friendly?
Researchers conduct life-cycle assessment to determine the actual carbon footprint of recycling electric car batteries
Read moreMillennials and Generation Z are more sustainability-orientated — even when it comes to money, researchers find
The younger generations are willing to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to sustainable living. In
Read moreFlood risk uncertainties assessed at the global scale
Tokyo, Japan – A research team from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo has conducted a detailed
Read moreHow many countries are ready for nuclear-powered electricity?
A study of 126 nations suggests that many lack the capacity to safely deploy nuclear power on their own
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