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Scientists Working to Understand Atmospheric Pollutants to Better Predict Future of Arctic Region

In pictures, the Arctic appears pristine and timeless with its barren lands and icy landscape. In reality, the area is rapidly changing.

13 Oct 2016

Scientists Report New Ways to Understand, Integrate Stories of Sustainability Challenges

Just as there are two sides to every story, sustainability challenges have at least two stories to reach every solution. Scientists report new ways to understand and integrate those tales.

13 Oct 2016

New Study Paints More Nuanced Picture of Central Asia's Desertification

A new study chronicles how central Asia dried out over the last 23 million years into one of the most arid regions on the planet. The findings illustrate the dramatic climatic shifts wrought by the ponderous rise of new mountain ranges over geologic time.

13 Oct 2016

Scientists Relate Shrinking of Antarctic Ice Sheet to Increase in CO2 Levels

Around 23 million years ago, the Antarctic Ice Sheet started to shrink to about half of its modern size. Although computer models showed that an increase in CO2 levels could be the reason, the evidence remained elusive until now.

12 Oct 2016

Unmanned Aerial Systems Successfully Measure Atmospheric Turbulence Above Indian Ocean

It is widely known that black carbon, or soot, aerosol particles emitted from South Asia are spread across the northern Indian Ocean during the winter monsoon season.

5 Oct 2016

Bacteria and Archaea Could Help Monitor, Detect Potential Carbon Leaks

Bacteria and archaea could be used to monitor stored carbon dioxide (CO2) and convert it into useful products, such as ethanol and acetate, say researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) and the University of Oslo.

4 Oct 2016

New Legislation Helps New York City Increase Cleaner-Burning Biodiesel in Heating Oil

The recent legislation passed by the City of New York is a significant step towards minimizing the region's carbon footprint. The new legislation incrementally displaces 20% of the heating oil that is sold within the city with sustainable, cleaner-burning, biodiesel.

29 Sep 2016

New Research Points Rising Methane Levels to Wetlands and Agriculture

New research published in Global Biogeochemical Cycles, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, reveals that recent rises in the atmospheric methane levels are probably driven by biological sources, such as cow burps, rice fields, or swamp gas, rather than emissions from fossil fuels.

28 Sep 2016

Study on Soil Modeling to Arrest Climate Change

The impact of soil - a major carbon pool - on climate change is yet to be completely understood. According to a new research, however, soil carbon stocks could be modeled more accurately by considering the impacts of both soil composition and soil nutrient status.

27 Sep 2016

Study Discovers How Different Tree Species Adapt to Climate Change

Trees are considered to be one the most important renewable resources on the Earth. An international team of researchers, from six different universities, is working on understanding how trees adapt to climate changes.

23 Sep 2016