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UrduGlobal warming will making farming possible in regions important for biodiversity and carbon storage
Tag: Nature
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 2070
Climate-driven farming ‘frontiers’ pose major environmental risks
Global warming will making farming possible in regions important for biodiversity and carbon storage
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 2070
Researchers: Synthetic chemicals in soils are ‘ticking time bomb’
Synthetic chemicals that were released into the environment for the first time 80 years ago have been linked to harmful health effects, and more of them are migrating slowly from the soil, according to University of Arizona research
Researchers: Synthetic chemicals in soils are ‘ticking time bomb’
Synthetic chemicals that were released into the environment for the first time 80 years ago have been linked to harmful health effects, and more of them are migrating slowly from the soil, according to University of Arizona research
Lack of transparency in urban sustainability rankings
An article by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has seen methodological weaknesses in rankings, benchmarking and indexes on urban sustainability
Lack of transparency in urban sustainability rankings
An article by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has seen methodological weaknesses in rankings, benchmarking and indexes on urban sustainability
Biodiversity yields financial returns
Many farmers associate grassland biodiversity with lower yields and financial losses. “Biodiversity is often considered unprofitable, but we show that it can, in fact, pay off,” says Nina Buchmann, Professor of Grassland Sciences at ETH Zurich. In an interdisciplinary study…
OU researchers awarded NASA grant to study emerging disease threats, including the new coronavirus
NORMAN, OKLA. – An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Oklahoma has been awarded a $730,000 grant from NASA to better understand emerging infectious disease threats in the region of Central Asia, including the 2019 novel coronavirus that…
Biodiversity yields financial returns
Many farmers associate grassland biodiversity with lower yields and financial losses. “Biodiversity is often considered unprofitable, but we show that it can, in fact, pay off,” says Nina Buchmann, Professor of Grassland Sciences at ETH Zurich. In an interdisciplinary study…
OU researchers awarded NASA grant to study emerging disease threats, including the new coronavirus
NORMAN, OKLA. – An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Oklahoma has been awarded a $730,000 grant from NASA to better understand emerging infectious disease threats in the region of Central Asia, including the 2019 novel coronavirus that…
Alaska’s national forests contribute 48 million salmon a year to state’s fishing industry
Value of these ‘forest fishes’ from Tongass, Chugach National Forests exceeds $80 million
Does animal size in zoos matter?
As a sixth mass extinction sends shock waves through whole categories of species, modern zoos and aquariums stand as leading sources of conservation funding and safe havens for populations deemed threatened in the wild.
Research sheds light on the evolutionary puzzle of coupling
A UTSA researcher has discovered that, whether in a pair or in groups, success in primate social systems may also provide insight into organization of human social life.
Research sheds light on the evolutionary puzzle of coupling
A UTSA researcher has discovered that, whether in a pair or in groups, success in primate social systems may also provide insight into organization of human social life. Assistant professor Luca Pozzi in UTSA’s Department of Anthropology in collaboration with…
Can wood construction transform cities from carbon source to carbon vault?
Building with mass timber offers opportunity for climate mitigation on a vast scale, paper finds
Can wood construction transform cities from carbon source to carbon vault?
Building with mass timber offers opportunity for climate mitigation on a vast scale, paper finds
Biological diversity as a factor of production
Relationship between the economic value of our ecosystems and biodiversity
Biological diversity as a factor of production
Relationship between the economic value of our ecosystems and biodiversity
Fungal decisions can affect climate
When we think of climate change, we tend to think about greenhouse gases, fossil fuels and pollution. Most of us don’t think about fungi. But Kathleen Treseder does. Treseder, an ecologist at the University of California, Irvine, studies how fungi…
Fungal decisions can affect climate
When we think of climate change, we tend to think about greenhouse gases, fossil fuels and pollution. Most of us don’t think about fungi. But Kathleen Treseder does. Treseder, an ecologist at the University of California, Irvine, studies how fungi…
Scientists short-circuit maturity in insects, opening new paths to disease prevention
Puberty-controlling hormone does not travel freely into the brain as previously thought
Scientists short-circuit maturity in insects, opening new paths to disease prevention
Puberty-controlling hormone does not travel freely into the brain as previously thought
‘Listen to Scientists’: Advocates of green policy awarded ‘Nobel Prize for Environment’
Gretchen C. Daily and Pavan Sukhdev recognized for ‘putting a price tag on nature’
Buildings can become a global CO2 sink if made out of wood instead of cement and steel
A material revolution replacing cement and steel in urban construction by wood can have double benefits for climate stabilization, a new study shows. First, it can avoid greenhouse gas emissions from cement and steel production. Second, it can turn buildings…
‘Listen to Scientists’: Advocates of green policy awarded ‘Nobel Prize for Environment’
Gretchen C. Daily and Pavan Sukhdev recognized for ‘putting a price tag on nature’
Buildings can become a global CO2 sink if made out of wood instead of cement and steel
A material revolution replacing cement and steel in urban construction by wood can have double benefits for climate stabilization, a new study shows. First, it can avoid greenhouse gas emissions from cement and steel production. Second, it can turn buildings…
Helping roadside soils bounce back after construction
Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads. Paved roads can’t absorb water, so that responsibility falls to the soil next to the road. Unfortunately, those soils are often damaged during construction. Water that…
Helping roadside soils bounce back after construction
Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads. Paved roads can’t absorb water, so that responsibility falls to the soil next to the road. Unfortunately, those soils are often damaged during construction. Water that…
Helping roadside soils bounce back after construction
Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads. Paved roads can’t absorb water, so that responsibility falls to the soil next to the road. Unfortunately, those soils are often damaged during construction. Water that…
Sustainable markets must be created and defended
Shaping sustainable markets — a conceptual framework illustrated by the case of biogas in Sweden
Environmentally friendly shipping helps to reduce freight costs
Improved ship utilization rates and investments in environmentally sustainable technologies for enhanced energy efficiency would significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions within navigation. A recent study carried out in the Laboratory of Industrial Management at Åbo Akademi University also indicates that…
Sustainable markets must be created and defended
Shaping sustainable markets — a conceptual framework illustrated by the case of biogas in Sweden
Environmentally friendly shipping helps to reduce freight costs
Improved ship utilization rates and investments in environmentally sustainable technologies for enhanced energy efficiency would significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions within navigation. A recent study carried out in the Laboratory of Industrial Management at Åbo Akademi University also indicates that…
Climate (not humans) shaped early forests of New England
Historical insight alters rationale for modern land management
Tipping mechanisms could spark societal change towards climate stabilization
Limiting global warming to well below 2°C requires a decarbonized world by 2050 at the latest and a corresponding global transformation of the energy and land use systems of societies across the world. To achieve this goal of net-zero carbon…
Climate (not humans) shaped early forests of New England
Historical insight alters rationale for modern land management
Tipping mechanisms could spark societal change towards climate stabilization
Limiting global warming to well below 2°C requires a decarbonized world by 2050 at the latest and a corresponding global transformation of the energy and land use systems of societies across the world. To achieve this goal of net-zero carbon…
Research shows potential for zero-deforestation pledges to protect wildlife in oil palm
New research has found that environmental efforts aimed at eliminating deforestation from oil palm production have the potential to benefit vulnerable tropical mammals. These findings, published by Conservation Letters , were drawn from an international collaboration led by Dr Nicolas…
Transformational innovation needed to reach global forest restoration goals
Global South countries will need international support that engages local communities to meet ambitious targets
Reconnecting with nature key for sustainability
People who live in more built up areas and spend less free-time in nature are also less likely to take actions that benefit the environment, such as recycling, buying eco-friendly products, and environmental volunteering. The finding of a new study…
Marine heatwave likely caused mass starvation of seabirds off US west coast
Unprecedented numbers of common murres–North Pacific seabirds–died between 2015 and 2016. A new analysis lays out the scope of this event and suggests a potential culprit: severely reduced food supplies resulting from unusually elevated sea temperatures. Dr. John Piatt of…
Reconnecting with nature key for sustainability
People who live in more built up areas and spend less free-time in nature are also less likely to take actions that benefit the environment, such as recycling, buying eco-friendly products, and environmental volunteering. The finding of a new study…
Marine heatwave likely caused mass starvation of seabirds off US west coast
Unprecedented numbers of common murres–North Pacific seabirds–died between 2015 and 2016. A new analysis lays out the scope of this event and suggests a potential culprit: severely reduced food supplies resulting from unusually elevated sea temperatures. Dr. John Piatt of…
What is the California state soil?
The San Joaquin soil contributes billions of dollars toward the state’s economy.
Egg trading between hermaphroditic fish: Why would you give when you can just take?
The sex life of hermaphroditic animals is determined by one fundamental question: Who assumes the female role and produces the costly eggs? Hamlets avoid this dilemma by engaging in reciprocal egg trading. Scientists have now used microeconomic models to analyze…
Clothes last longer and shed fewer microfibers in quicker, cooler washing cycles
First research into impact of wash cycle times shows benefits of shorter, cooler washes
Egg trading between hermaphroditic fish: Why would you give when you can just take?
The sex life of hermaphroditic animals is determined by one fundamental question: Who assumes the female role and produces the costly eggs? Hamlets avoid this dilemma by engaging in reciprocal egg trading. Scientists have now used microeconomic models to analyze…
Clothes last longer and shed fewer microfibers in quicker, cooler washing cycles
First research into impact of wash cycle times shows benefits of shorter, cooler washes