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Extreme Storms Could Help Protect Beaches from Sea Level Rise, New Study Finds

Deep sand movements stirred up by intense storms may offset some of the impacts of coastal erosion caused by sea level rise.

13 May 2022

A New Study Examines the Impact of Extreme Heat Waves on Health of Outdoor Workers

Working outdoors during phases of extreme heat can result in heat stress, discomfort, or heat illnesses—all growing issues for people who reside and work in Southwestern U.S. cities like Las Vegas, where temperatures in summer are gradually increasing each year.

12 May 2022

Researchers Explore How Restaurant Menu Design may Influence Diners' Climate-Relevant Choices

Study explores diners' choices from menus with carbon labels and climate-friendly default options.

12 May 2022

Ocean Organism Could be Key to Animal-free Meat

A fungus-like microbe taken from the pristine waters of South Australia could prove to be a vital ingredient in making everything from nutritional supplements, medicines and biofuels to animal-free meat, according to Flinders University researchers.

5 May 2022

Surrey Sound Artist Produces New Work to Shine a Light on Marine Sound Pollution

The University of Surrey’s leading sound artist, Professor Tony Myatt, has produced a new, state-of-the-art sound and light installation featuring recordings of the elusive blue whale to draw attention to the significance of sound for ocean inhabitants, and the devastating impact sound pollution can have on marine life.

5 May 2022

How Much is Too Much? Finding the Sustainable Limit to Human-caused Wildlife Mortality

An international team of researchers has devised a new conservation tool that estimates the upper limit of wildlife mortality that humans might sustainably inflict. The new tool – SAMSE – has a definin...

3 May 2022

New Approaches to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Global Computing

The voracious appetite for energy from the world's computers and communications technology presents a clear threat for the globe's warming climate.

29 Apr 2022

Study: One in Five Reptile Species Threatened with Extinction

Conservation efforts for other animals have likely helped protect many reptile species, according to a new study led by NatureServe, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Conservation International, in partnership with Monash University.

28 Apr 2022

LLNL Collaborates with City of Livermore to Build Community-Wide Resilience to Climate Change Impacts

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the City of Livermore to collaborate on advancing climate action in Livermore and build community-wide resilience to climate change impacts.

26 Apr 2022

New Research Harnesses the Power of Movement

Harvesting energy from the day-to-day movements of the human body and turning it into useful electrical energy, is the focus of a new piece of research involving a Northumbria University Professor.

26 Apr 2022