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Climate is most important factor in where mammals choose to live, study finds
Climate is most important factor in where mammals choose to live, study findsScience

Climate is most important factor in where mammals choose to live, study finds

By Joey Pitchford | North Carolina State University While human activity has had a massive effect on the natural world, a new study from North…
SourceSourceJuly 27, 2024 Full article
Exploring the Win-Win Potential of Grass-Powered Energy
Exploring the Win-Win Potential of Grass-Powered EnergyScience

Exploring the Win-Win Potential of Grass-Powered Energy

By Iowa State University Strategically planting perennial grass throughout corn and soybean fields helps address the unintended environmental consequences of growing the dominant row crops,…
SourceSourceJuly 27, 2024 Full article
Scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’
Scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’Science

Scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’

By Brad Buck | University of Florida Crave that cup of coffee in the morning? Globally, consumers drink more than 2.2 billion cups daily. Someone…
SourceSourceJuly 26, 2024 Full article
How well does tree planting work in climate change fight? It depends, OSU research shows
How well does tree planting work in climate change fight? It depends, OSU research showsClimateScience

How well does tree planting work in climate change fight? It depends, OSU research shows

By Oregon State University A mixed use landscape in Brazil with potential for restoration, Credit: Jacob Bukoski | Oregon State University Using trees as a…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2024 Full article
Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics
Complex 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…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2024 Full article
Scientists release new research on planted mangroves’ ability to store carbon
Scientists 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…
SourceSourceJuly 11, 2024 Full article
UCF Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic Bacteria
UCF Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic BacteriaScience

UCF Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic Bacteria

UCF Biologist Robert Fitak recently created a refined database of magnetic bacteria and the animals they may reside in to further study how these bacteria…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2024 Full article
New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kind
New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kindScience

New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kind

By The University of Texas at Austin | The Cockrell School of Engineering A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere developed by…
SourceSourceJuly 9, 2024 Full article
Braiding community values with science is key to ecosystem restoration
Braiding community values with science is key to ecosystem restorationClimate

Braiding community values with science is key to ecosystem restoration

A research team comprising local Tibetans and academics from the UK and China demonstrate that local community members are indispensable partners in enhancing community engagement…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2024 Full article
The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheetsScience

The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets

For the first time, the recovery of unique geological samples combined with sophisticated modelling provides surprising insights into when and where today's Antarctic ice sheet…
SourceSourceJuly 5, 2024 Full article
NARO developed a novel method to analyze ‘forever chemicals’ in the soil
NARO developed a novel method to analyze ‘forever chemicals’ in the soilScience

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…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2024 Full article
Australian bushfire ash is deadly for aquatic life
Australian bushfire ash is deadly for aquatic lifeClimate

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…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2024 Full article
Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listen
Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listenClimate

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…
SourceSourceJuly 1, 2024 Full article
Investigating newly discovered hydrothermal vents at depths of 3,000 meters off Svalbard
Investigating newly discovered hydrothermal vents at depths of 3,000 meters off SvalbardClimateScience

Investigating newly discovered hydrothermal vents at depths of 3,000 meters off Svalbard

By MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen Study of the Jøtul hydrothermal field, discovered in 2022, has now been published in the…
SourceSourceJune 30, 2024 Full article
Sustainable Electrification: Managing Resource Demands for Future Electric Vehicles
Sustainable Electrification: Managing Resource Demands for Future Electric VehiclesScience

Sustainable Electrification: Managing Resource Demands for Future Electric Vehicles

By Ritsumeikan University The increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) raises concerns about escalating raw material demands, particularly for batteries. Researchers from Ritsumeikan University conducted…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2024 Full article
CO2 puts heavier stamp on temperature than thought
CO2 puts heavier stamp on temperature than thoughtClimateScience

CO2 puts heavier stamp on temperature than thought

By Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research A doubling of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere could cause an increase in the average temperature…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2024 Full article
Desert Power: Cactus Pear as a Promising Biofuel Crop
Desert Power: Cactus Pear as a Promising Biofuel CropScience

Desert Power: Cactus Pear as a Promising Biofuel Crop

By John Seelmeyer, University of Nevada, Reno As much of the world prepares for hotter and drier growing seasons as the result of climate change, a…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2024 Full article
Promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilled
Promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilledScience

Promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilled

By Radboud University Green hydrogen often, but certainly not always, leads to CO2 gains. This claim is based on research published in Nature Energy by…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2024 Full article
Planetary boundary layer revealed: satellites illuminate atmospheric mysteries
Planetary boundary layer revealed: satellites illuminate atmospheric mysteriesScience

Planetary boundary layer revealed: satellites illuminate atmospheric mysteries

By Journal of Remote Sensing Unlocking the secrets of Earth's planetary boundary layer (PBL), a pivotal zone influencing air quality and climate, a new study…
SourceSourceJune 18, 2024 Full article
Harnessing ecological theory for successful ecosystem restoration
Harnessing ecological theory for successful ecosystem restorationScience

Harnessing ecological theory for successful ecosystem restoration

By Duke Nicholas School of the Environment | Duke University Scientists have created a research framework to incorporate ecological theory – mathematical models and concepts…
SourceSourceJune 18, 2024 Full article
Understanding the Green Sahara’s collapse
Understanding the Green Sahara’s collapseClimateScience

Understanding the Green Sahara’s collapse

By Technical University of Munich (TUM) From the last ice age until around 6000 years ago, the region now known as the Sahara Desert was…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2024 Full article
Novel Method for Measuring Nano/Microplastic Concentrations in Soil Using Spectroscopy
Novel Method for Measuring Nano/Microplastic Concentrations in Soil Using SpectroscopyScience

Novel Method for Measuring Nano/Microplastic Concentrations in Soil Using Spectroscopy

By Waseda University Current techniques for measuring nano/microplastic (N/MP) concentrations in soil require the soil organic matter content to be separated and have limited resolution…
SourceSourceJune 17, 2024 Full article