Cranfield and LIPTON Teas and Infusions begin advanced climate change mitigation and resilience field trialsClimate
SourceJuly 6, 2024
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Cranfield and LIPTON Teas and Infusions begin advanced climate change mitigation and resilience field trials
By Cranfield University The project, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and UK Tea & Infusions Association (UKTIA), aims to improve…

Offshore windfarms – A threat for electro-sensitive sharks?Climate
SourceJuly 5, 2024
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Offshore windfarms – A threat for electro-sensitive sharks?
By Society for Experimental Biology An ongoing research project into the impact of offshore windfarm electromagnetic fields on shark development reveals that the alternating electric…

Norway can lead the fight against plastic pollutionScience
SourceJuly 5, 2024
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Norway can lead the fight against plastic pollution
Norway's long, rugged coastline – more than 28,953 kilometers long, including the fjords – suffers from plastic pollution even though it is so remote. It's…

Mexico girds for hit from Hurricane BerylNews
SourceJuly 5, 2024
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Mexico girds for hit from Hurricane Beryl
Cancún, Mexico - Tourist resorts in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula girded Thursday for a hit from Hurricane Beryl, which is still packing ferocious winds after slamming…

Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heatClimate
SourceJuly 5, 2024
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Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heat
By University College London Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered…

Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parentsClimateScience
SourceJuly 4, 2024
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Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parents
The temperature of your childhood home, among other factors, may help predict your thermostat settings. By PLOS Childhood home temperature and community connectedness can help…

Compact cities have lower carbon emissions, but poorer air quality, less green space and higher mortality ratesScience
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Compact cities have lower carbon emissions, but poorer air quality, less green space and higher mortality rates
A study by ISGlobal analyses 919 European cities and their environmental quality, CO2 emissions and impact on human health. By Barcelona Institute for Global Health…

Retreating glaciers: fungi enhance carbon storage in young Arctic soilsScience
SourceJuly 4, 2024
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Retreating glaciers: fungi enhance carbon storage in young Arctic soils
By Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Melting Arctic glaciers are in rapid recession, and microscopic pioneers colonize the new exposed landscapes. LMU researchers have revealed that yeasts play…

Music festivals seek greener footprintNews
SourceJuly 4, 2024
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Music festivals seek greener footprint
By Philippe GRELARD | AFP Paris, France - Three planes, 270 tonnes of equipment, 800 square metres of stage: the figures from Madonna's massive free…

Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenarioScience
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenario
By Society for Experimental Biology New experimental research shows that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification could lead to a catastrophic decrease in…

Early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versaClimate
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa
By Masahiro Shiozaki | Kyushu University The phenomenon known as El Niño can cause abnormal and extreme climate around the world due to it dramatically…

How to avoid wasting huge amounts of energyScience
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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How to avoid wasting huge amounts of energy
Waste heat from industry can actually heat every house in Norway. A smart solution can harness this energy, while also providing us with clean drinking…

Walking our way towards more sustainable citiesScience
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Walking our way towards more sustainable cities
By Susilawati, Monash University Malaysia in Petaling Jaya | 360info By making walkability a central component of how we design our cities, we can create vibrant, inclusive…

NARO developed a novel method to analyze ‘forever chemicals’ in the soilScience
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NARO developed a novel method to analyze ‘forever chemicals’ in the soil
By National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan Concern about the effects of PFAS are of increasing globally. Also there is no accurate method…

EVs alone won’t save us from climate catastropheClimate
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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EVs alone won’t save us from climate catastrophe
By Lily Rau, Climateworks Centre, Melbourne | 360info Zero-emissions vehicles would need to hit 73 percent of new light vehicle sales by 2030 to keep transport…

Australian bushfire ash is deadly for aquatic lifeClimate
SourceJuly 2, 2024
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Australian bushfire ash is deadly for aquatic life
By Society for Experimental Biology While the impact of wildfires on terrestrial life has been well studied, only recently has research started to examine the…

Dampening the “seeds” of hurricanesClimate
SourceJuly 2, 2024
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Dampening the “seeds” of hurricanes
By Audrey Merket, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Increased atmospheric moisture may alter critical weather patterns over…

Brazil’s Amazon saw worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 yrs: officialNews
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Brazil’s Amazon saw worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 yrs: official
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year in the Amazon, the worst figure in 20…

Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listenClimate
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listen
By Derek Mitchell, University of Leeds | The Conversation When people think of honey bees, they often think of classic wooden hives, in which beekeepers…

NYUAD researchers identify unique survival strategies adopted by fish in the world’s warmest watersScience
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NYUAD researchers identify unique survival strategies adopted by fish in the world’s warmest waters
Some fish species in the Arabian Gulf’s coral reefs are more resilient to climate change than previously thought, challenging key assumptions of the “shrinking fishes…

Novel spectroscopy technique sheds light on NOx reductionScience
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Novel spectroscopy technique sheds light on NOx reduction
By Lehigh University When power plants burn fossil fuels at high temperatures, nitrogen and oxygen molecules break apart and then recombine to form a class…

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Grenada island of Carriacou: US trackerNews
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Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Grenada island of Carriacou: US tracker
Bridgetown, Barbados (AFP) - Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, slammed into the Caribbean island of Carriacou, which is part of Grenada,…

Extreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years – here’s the scienceClimate
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Extreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years – here’s the science
By Víctor Fernández García and Cristina Santín, The Conversation It feels like we are getting used to the Earth being on fire. Recently, more than 70 wildfires burned…

Choose where to plant energy crops wisely to minimise loss of biodiversity, says new studyScience
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Choose where to plant energy crops wisely to minimise loss of biodiversity, says new study
By University of Surrey In the fight to protect biodiversity and limit climate change, the world will reap what it sows, say researchers from the…
