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Valio and Atria are First in Finland to Pilot Feed Additive Made by DSM - Methane Emissions from Cows can be Reduced by 30 Percent

Valio and Atria were the first in Finland early this year to test Bovaer®, a feed additive made by the Dutch company DSM. The additive has proved to reduce methane emissions produced by cows by 30 percent.

From Valio Ltd 5 Apr 2022

Crowdsourcing Helps Identify the Drivers of Deforestation to Combat Forest Loss in the Tropics

A new study under progress makes use of crowdsourcing to determine the drivers of deforestation to help fight forest loss in the tropics. The consequent dataset could be utilized to make high-resolution maps and help policymakers employ the best safety measures.

4 Apr 2022

Funding to Help Develop DRI’s Advanced Weather and Research Forecast Modeling Tool

Wildfires in the Sierra Nevada are taking place at unparalleled sizes and intensities as there is a warming in the climate, thereby posing risks to communities and resources across California and Nevada.

1 Apr 2022

Losing the Gift of Camouflage

Researchers from the University of Plymouth have revealed the extent of the impact that energy-efficient broad spectrum lighting has on the conspicuousness of prey.

28 Mar 2022

Student Scientists Work Toward Restoration of Coral Reefs

A study led by student scientists at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Manoa showed that subjecting rice coral larvae to warmer temperatures did not enhance survival once the coral grew into juveniles and had to endure heat stress.

25 Mar 2022

Glacier Retreat Results in Loss of Habitats for Cold-Dwelling Fungal Species

Scientists investigating fungal biodiversity on glaciers undergoing rapid ice loss in the Canadian High Arctic have found that such glacier retreat is causing loss of habitat for fungi on glaciers.

25 Mar 2022

The Unseen Biophysical Effects of Deforestation on Climate

Forests and their loss through deforestation have long been factored into climate calculations with regards to the amount of carbon that goes into the atmosphere when forest cover is lost.

25 Mar 2022

New Images, Footage Reveal Severe Coral Bleaching on Great Barrier Reef as UNESCO/IUCN Considers Whether to Recommend "in danger" Listing

A widespread and variable coral bleaching event driven by a marine heatwave is underway on the Great Barrier Reef as a UNESCO/IUCN monitoring mission to consider whether to recommend ‘In Danger’ listing for the Reef is in Queensland.

25 Mar 2022

Carbon Loss Doubled Over the Past two Decades Due to Excessive Forest Removal in the Tropics, Study Finds

Scientists from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) have discovered that tropical carbon loss has doubled for the last 20 years as a result of excessive forest removal in the tropics.

23 Mar 2022

Earlier Snowmelt Impacts Carbon Sequestration in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems

According to a new research from a researcher at the University of Sheffield, Arctic greening and earlier snowmelt are disturbing carbon sequestration later in the year in northern Arctic areas.

22 Mar 2022