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Global Warming May Cause Severe Failures of Indian Monsoon

Global warming could cause frequent and severe failures of the Indian summer monsoon in the next two centuries, new research suggests.

6 Nov 2012

Global Warming Affected Recovery of Species after Mass Extinction

Researchers have discovered why plants and animals had a hard time recovering from the largest mass extinction in Earth's history 250 million years ago.

6 Nov 2012

Plants Themselves Degrade Fragile Dryland Ecosystems into Deserts

Research into how fragile dryland ecosystems degrade into deserts has revealed that the transition from grasslands to desert shrubs may be reinforced by the plants themselves.

3 Nov 2012

Geoscience Experts to Discuss the Impacts of Rapid Sea-Level Rise

In response to the devastation caused last week by Hurricane Sandy, organizers of the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting technical sessions on rapid sea-level rise and its impacts have created a break-out discussion panel consisting of geoscience experts.

3 Nov 2012

Study Heightens Concerns for Sustainability of Pacific Shark Populations

Research published today in the journal Conservation Biology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the status of Pacific shark populations to date.

1 Nov 2012

U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Receives Marine Stewardship Council Certification

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has certified the U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) fishery as the first sustainable east coast shark fishery. The council granted the certification to the Sustainable Fisheries Association that consists of Eastern Fisheries, Marder Trawling, Seatrade International Company and Zeus Packing.

1 Sep 2012

Toilet Reinvented

The ‘Re-Invent the Toilet Challenge' (RTTC) conducted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been won by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology and Austrian design firm EOOS.

16 Aug 2012

Study Monitors Effect of Extracting Marine Renewable Energy on Environment and Wildlife

Scientists in the UK belonging to various disciplines have joined together to study the effect of devices used for harnessing marine renewable energies on the marine wildlife and environment. The project, called as Flow and Benthic Ecology 4D (FLOWBEC), is a £1.2 million project for three years, and is being led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC).

12 Jul 2012

Ocean Enriched With CO2 Will Favor Growth of Cyanobacteria

Researchers belonging to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) and Princeton University have together conducted a study on the impact of climate change on bacteria.

11 Jul 2012

First Wind Completes 21 MW Kaheawa Wind II Project

An independent wind energy company, First Wind has completed the construction of its Kaheawa Wind II project and has commenced commercial operations. The 21 MW project includes a novel battery energy storage system designed for controlling the fluctuations that occur during output of wind energy.

6 Jul 2012