Wildlife tracking technology that adheres to fur delivers promising results from trials on wild polar bearsNewsScience
Wildlife tracking technology that adheres to fur delivers promising results from trials on wild polar bears
By York University A research team led by York University and a project involving 3M and Polar Bears International present field research deploying the first-ever…
SourceJuly 15, 2024
Full articleRomania to cull nearly 500 bears after hiker killedNews
Romania to cull nearly 500 bears after hiker killed
Bucharest, Romania (AFP) - Romania's parliament on Monday approved the culling of almost 500 bears this year in a bid to control the protected species'…
SourceJuly 15, 2024
Full articleAtomically controlled MXenes enable cost-effective green hydrogen productionScience
Atomically controlled MXenes enable cost-effective green hydrogen production
KIST researchers develop atomically controlled MXenes as water electrolysis catalyst support. Molybdenum-based MXene electrocatalyst support reduces the cost of green hydrogen production. By National Research…
SourceJuly 15, 2024
Full articleAn inclusive path to dealing with climate disasterClimate
An inclusive path to dealing with climate disaster
By Eka Permanasari and Welmince Djulete, Monash University Indonesia; Sharyn Davies, Monash University, Rafika Nurul Hamdani Ramli, Hasanuddin University | 360info Inclusive climate actions must involve…
SourceJuly 15, 2024
Full articleHow plant cold specialists can adapt to the environmentClimate
How plant cold specialists can adapt to the environment
International team of evolutionary biologists investigate genomic underpinnings for the adaptive potential of spoonworts. By Heidelberg University Plant cold specialists like the spoonworts have adapted…
SourceJuly 13, 2024
Full articleComplex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamicsScience
Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics
Huge smoke-charged vortex doubles aerosol burden in the middle stratosphere and buffers ozone depletion. By Max Planck Institute for Chemistry In a revelation highlighting the…
SourceJuly 13, 2024
Full articleStudy examines urban forests across the United StatesScience
Study examines urban forests across the United States
Researchers find trees in parks are more drought-tolerant than species near homes. By Dartmouth College In recent years, tree-planting campaigns have been underway in the…
SourceJuly 13, 2024
Full articleEncouraging cycling could involve ditching helmetsClimate
Encouraging cycling could involve ditching helmets
By Dorina Pojani, University of Queensland | 360info™ With proper planning, laws and initiatives, urban commuters can be persuaded to switch from four wheels to two. If…
SourceJuly 12, 2024
Full articleClimate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, putting more CO2 into the atmosphereClimate
Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, putting more CO2 into the atmosphere
By Beatrix Beisner, The Conversation Plankton — tiny organisms that are present in salt and freshwater — account for about half of the photosynthesis on the…
SourceJuly 12, 2024
Full articleHigh and low tide cause low and high methane fluxesClimate
High and low tide cause low and high methane fluxes
By Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Methane, a strong greenhouse gas that naturally escapes from the bottom of the North Sea, is affected by…
SourceJuly 12, 2024
Full articleUnprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystemsClimateScience
Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystems
By Institute for Basic Science Lakes, with their rich biodiversity and important ecological services, face a concerning trend: rapidly increasing temperatures. A recent study published…
SourceJuly 12, 2024
Full articleCanada designates largest marine protected zoneNews
Canada designates largest marine protected zone
Montreal, Canada (AFP) - Canada said Thursday it had designated the country's largest marine protected zone off the coast of Vancouver, as it moves to…
SourceJuly 12, 2024
Full articleTargeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide SolutionsScience
Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions
By University of New Hampshire PFAS, the potentially cancer-causing chemicals known as ‘forever chemicals’, have become an increasing concern in home drinking water. Solutions to…
SourceJuly 12, 2024
Full articlePopular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracyClimateScience
Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracy
By Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences The optimal fingerprinting method (OFM) has been used extensively to detect and attribute the effects of…
SourceJuly 12, 2024
Full articleScientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciersClimateScience
Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciers
Report finds many questions remain around technology to address glacier melting and sea-level rise. By Louise Lerner | University of Chicago A group of scientists…
SourceJuly 11, 2024
Full articleScientists release new research on planted mangroves’ ability to store carbonScience
Scientists release new research on planted mangroves’ ability to store carbon
By USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Research Station Mangrove nurseries in Maputo, Mozambique, managed by the local community with technical support from the U.S. Forest…
SourceJuly 11, 2024
Full articleFires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.ClimateScience
Fires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.
By North Carolina State University A new white paper on the many ways wildfires affect people and the planet makes clear that as fires become…
SourceJuly 11, 2024
Full articleThe Gulf Stream is wind-powered and could weaken from climate changeClimate
The Gulf Stream is wind-powered and could weaken from climate change
By University College London New evidence of changes to the Gulf Stream during the last ice age could indicate additional sensitivity to future climatic changes,…
SourceJuly 11, 2024
Full articleBangladesh charges 26 for destruction of vast mangrove forestNews
Bangladesh charges 26 for destruction of vast mangrove forest
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladeshi police have charged 26 people for destroying a swath of mangrove forest that protects the low-lying nation from storm surge…
SourceJuly 11, 2024
Full articleMozambican Woodlands could store more than double the carbon previously estimatedClimate
Mozambican Woodlands could store more than double the carbon previously estimated
By University College London The capacity of Mozambican woodlands to capture and store carbon is underestimated and potentially undervalued for their protection and restoration, finds…
SourceJuly 10, 2024
Full articleDoes air pollution affect lupus risk?Science
Does air pollution affect lupus risk?
By Wiley New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology indicates that chronic exposure to air pollutants may increase the risk of developing lupus, an autoimmune…
SourceJuly 10, 2024
Full articleCutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layerScience
Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layer
Farming methods can reduce nitrous oxide emissions without slowing down the overall recovery of the ozone layer, results from new research have shown. By University…
SourceJuly 10, 2024
Full articleDenmark to introduce world’s first livestock carbon taxNews
Denmark to introduce world’s first livestock carbon tax
By Paul CASSEDANNE | AFP Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark will introduce the world's first carbon tax on livestock, a unique measure designed to bring the…
SourceJuly 10, 2024
Full articleCanada’s government links June heat wave to climate changeClimateNews
Canada’s government links June heat wave to climate change
Montreal, Canada (AFP) - Canada's environment ministry said Tuesday that climate change made a recent east coast heat wave two to 10 times more likely,…
SourceJuly 10, 2024
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