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UrduResearchers develop a way to measure economic health that accounts for nature
Tag: Nature
Accounting for nature in economies
Researchers develop a way to measure economic health that accounts for nature
Giving GDP a needed ecological companion
To have a more sustainable world, people need to put a dollar value on nature’s contributions. In this week’s interdisciplinary journal – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , an international group of scholars show that gross domestic product…
Giving GDP a needed ecological companion
To have a more sustainable world, people need to put a dollar value on nature’s contributions. In this week’s interdisciplinary journal – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , an international group of scholars show that gross domestic product…
A new strategy for the optimal electroreduction of Co2 to high-value products
Researchers suggest that modulation of local CO2 concentration improves the selectivity, conversion rate, and electrode stability, and shed a new light on the electrochemical CO2 reduction technology for controlling emissions at a low cost. A KAIST research team presented three…
A new strategy for the optimal electroreduction of Co2 to high-value products
Researchers suggest that modulation of local CO2 concentration improves the selectivity, conversion rate, and electrode stability, and shed a new light on the electrochemical CO2 reduction technology for controlling emissions at a low cost. A KAIST research team presented three…
Making sense of climate scenarios: Toolkit for decision-makers launched
To make climate scenarios work for decision-makers, an international team of researchers developed a comprehensive interactive online platform. It is the first of its kind to provide the tools to use those scenarios – from climate impacts to mitigation and…
Study: Integrating satellite and socioeconomic data to improve climate change policy
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Bangladesh is on track to lose all of its forestland in the next 35-40 years, leading to a rise in CO2 emissions and subsequent climate change, researchers said. However, that is just one of the significant land-use…
Exchange of arms between chromosomes using molecular scissors
CRISPR/Cas revolutionizes crop cultivation by specific combination of properties — new genome modification technology presented in Nature Plants
Warming climate is changing where birds breed
Migratory behavior and winter geography drive differential range shifts of eastern birds in response to recent climate change
Exchange of arms between chromosomes using molecular scissors
CRISPR/Cas revolutionizes crop cultivation by specific combination of properties — new genome modification technology presented in Nature Plants
Warming climate is changing where birds breed
Migratory behavior and winter geography drive differential range shifts of eastern birds in response to recent climate change
Total revamp needed to secure the future of Aussie tourism
A complete reset of Australia’s tourism industry is necessary to ensure its future success, according to global tourism expert, Professor Marianna Sigala at the University of South Australia. As debates continue about how and when to open Australia’s state and…
Indigenous collaboration and leadership key to managing sea otter population recovery
A new study highlights the need to engage Indigenous communities in managing sea otter population recovery to improve coexistence between humans and this challenging predator. The sea otters’ recovery along the northwest coast of North America presents a challenge for…
Fish feed foresight
Researchers show how fishmeal and oil alternatives can support aquaculture growth
Fish feed foresight
Researchers show how fishmeal and oil alternatives can support aquaculture growth
UIC study examines impact of Chicago River reversal on region’s aquatic environments, fauna
Prior to European settlement, wetlands, lakes and streams were the major landscape features of the Chicago region. Much of this has been altered or lost in the past 150 years, most notably by the reversal of the Chicago River in 1900 with the construction of the Sanitary and Ship Canal. Many animal species that lived in these habitats also disappeared.
Cahokia’s rise parallels onset of corn agriculture
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Corn cultivation spread from Mesoamerica to what is now the American Southwest by about 4000 B.C., but how and when the crop made it to other parts of North America is still a subject of debate. In…
Study: Multiscale crop modeling effort required to assess climate change adaptation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Crop modeling is essential for understanding how to secure the food supply as the planet adapts to climate change. Many current crop models focus on simulating crop growth and yield at the field scale, but lack genetic…
Cahokia’s rise parallels onset of corn agriculture
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Corn cultivation spread from Mesoamerica to what is now the American Southwest by about 4000 B.C., but how and when the crop made it to other parts of North America is still a subject of debate. In…
Study: Multiscale crop modeling effort required to assess climate change adaptation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Crop modeling is essential for understanding how to secure the food supply as the planet adapts to climate change. Many current crop models focus on simulating crop growth and yield at the field scale, but lack genetic…
Cornell researcher advises NY State Senate on veterans outdoor act
A Cornell University senior research associate served as a consultant to members of the New York State Senate on the Outdoor Rx Act, a bill that seeks to make it easier for veterans to access New York state’s scenic and restorative outdoor spaces.
Can’t touch this! Video shows blacktip sharks use shallow water to flee huge predators
Aerial video provides first evidence of adult sharks using shallow water to escape the great hammerhead
Roadmap for battery research in Europe
The European research initiative BATTERY 2030+ presents goals — research platform CELEST with KIT, Ulm University, and ZSW participates
Can’t touch this! Video shows blacktip sharks use shallow water to flee huge predators
Aerial video provides first evidence of adult sharks using shallow water to escape the great hammerhead
Roadmap for battery research in Europe
The European research initiative BATTERY 2030+ presents goals — research platform CELEST with KIT, Ulm University, and ZSW participates
DNA metabarcoding reveals metacommunity dynamics in a threatened boreal wetland
The ability to accurately detect changes in ecosystem biodiversity caused by human activity has long challenged environmental scientists and ecologists, but a new study, published in PNAS , has established new DNA-based methods that are effective for environmental assessment and…
DNA metabarcoding reveals metacommunity dynamics in a threatened boreal wetland
The ability to accurately detect changes in ecosystem biodiversity caused by human activity has long challenged environmental scientists and ecologists, but a new study, published in PNAS , has established new DNA-based methods that are effective for environmental assessment and…
A century of misunderstanding of a key tool in the economics of natural resources
In an article written in 1931, the American economist and mathematician Harold Hotelling published a model to describe the evolution of the prices of non-renewable resources. Following the 1973 oil crisis, the model aroused fresh interest: the growth theorist Robert…
A century of misunderstanding of a key tool in the economics of natural resources
In an article written in 1931, the American economist and mathematician Harold Hotelling published a model to describe the evolution of the prices of non-renewable resources. Following the 1973 oil crisis, the model aroused fresh interest: the growth theorist Robert…
The role of European policy for improving power plant fuel efficiency
A new study published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the largest international cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions in the world, on…
Rutgers’ Greg Moore Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Rutgers Professor Gregory W. Moore, a renowned physicist who seeks a unified understanding of the basic forces and fundamental particles in the universe, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. Moore, Board of Governors Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, joins 119 other new academy members and 26 international members this year who were recognized for their distinguished and ongoing achievements in original research.
Planting trees is no panacea for climate change, ecologist writes in Science commentary
Campaigns to plant 1 trillion trees must be undertaken with care and a commitment to long-term management
Planting trees is no panacea for climate change, ecologist writes in Science commentary
Campaigns to plant 1 trillion trees must be undertaken with care and a commitment to long-term management
Spending time in the garden linked to better health and wellbeing
Spending time in the garden is linked to similar benefits for health and wellbeing as living in wealthy areas, according to a new large-scale study. Research conducted by the University of Exeter and the Royal Horticultural Society charity, published in…
Expansion, environmental impacts of irrigation by 2050 greatly underestimated
The amount of farmland around the world that will need to be irrigated in order to feed an estimated global population of 9 billion people by 2050 could be up to several billion acres, far higher than scientists currently project, according to new research.
Expansion, environmental impacts of irrigation by 2050 greatly underestimated
The amount of farmland around the world that will need to be irrigated in order to feed an estimated global population of 9 billion people by 2050 could be up to several billion acres, far higher than scientists currently project,…
Researchers seek to find out if people outside more during pandemic
URI professor part of team trying to find out if there is greater exposure to ticks, tick-borne disease
Expansion, environmental impacts of irrigation by 2050 greatly underestimated
The amount of farmland around the world that will need to be irrigated in order to feed an estimated global population of 9 billion people by 2050 could be up to several billion acres, far higher than scientists currently project,…
Researchers seek to find out if people outside more during pandemic
URI professor part of team trying to find out if there is greater exposure to ticks, tick-borne disease
Study finds natural fires help native bees, improve food security
Native bees are increasingly important to food growers
Share the Planet: Protecting California’s Wildlife
See how the CSU is helping preserve California’s wildlife as threats to their habitats continue to grow.
New study study to look at social media’s impact on consumer behavior when red tide strikes
The University of Central Florida is one of two universities selected to study the social and economic impacts of Florida’s red tide events during 2017-19 that killed fish, stunk up the coastlines and sent tourists packing. Notwithstanding today’s global pandemic,…
New study study to look at social media’s impact on consumer behavior when red tide strikes
The University of Central Florida is one of two universities selected to study the social and economic impacts of Florida’s red tide events during 2017-19 that killed fish, stunk up the coastlines and sent tourists packing. Notwithstanding today’s global pandemic,…
What comes after COVID-19? Special issue in the journal Population and Economics
At this alarming time, when the COVID-19 pandemic is on everyone’s mind, a new special issue in the open-access peer-reviewed journal Population and Economics by Lomonosov Moscow State University ( Faculty of Economics ) provides a platform for discussion on…
Hummingbirds show up when tropical trees fall down
URBANA, Ill. – When the tree fell that October in 2015, the tropical giant didn’t go down alone. Hundreds of neighboring trees went with it, opening a massive 2.5-acre gap in the Panamanian rainforest. Treefalls happen all the time, but…
New study takes the pulse of a sleeping supervolcano
Under the volcanoes in the Andes where Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet, there is a gigantic reservoir of molten magma. For several million years, it has been there without fully solidifying or causing a supervolcanic eruption. Geologists have long wondered…
Digital agriculture paves the road to agricultural sustainability
In a study published in Nature Sustainability , an ecosystem scientist and an agricultural economist outline how to develop a more sustainable land management system through data collection and stakeholder buy-in. Bruno Basso, professor in the College of Natural Science…
‘Earth and Plastic’
Bren School professor Roland Geyer contributes a chapter to an online book reflecting on Earth Day
In it together
Social marketing is shown to help small fishing communities adopt sustainable fishing practices