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Study Findings Provide New Insights into Microbial Ecosystem

An international team of scientists from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) have completed a first-of-its-kind microbial analysis of a biological wastewater treatment plant that has broad implications for protecting the environment, energy recovery and human health.

27 Nov 2014

Geoengineering Not a ‘Quick Fix’ for Global Warming

The deliberate, large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climate system is not a “quick fix” for global warming, according to the findings of the UK’s first publicly funded studies on geoengineering.

26 Nov 2014

Study on Impact of Waves on Sea Ice Vulnerable to Climate Change

University of Adelaide-led research will help pinpoint the impact of waves on sea ice, which is vulnerable to climate change, particularly in the Arctic where it is rapidly retreating.

26 Nov 2014

Extreme Weather Does Not Convince Skeptics of Global Warming

What will it take to convince skeptics of global warming that the phenomenon is real? Surely, many scientists believe, enough droughts, floods and heat waves will begin to change minds.

25 Nov 2014

Potential Hydrological Effects of Climate Change on Lake Michigan Basin

Climate change could lengthen the growing season, make soil drier and decrease winter snowpack in the Lake Michigan Basin by the turn of the century, among other hydrological effects.

25 Nov 2014

Ocean Acidification Affects Reef Growth and Also Enhances Reef Breakdown

Coral reefs persist in a balance between reef construction and reef breakdown. As corals grow, they construct the complex calcium carbonate framework that provides habitat for fish and other reef organisms. Simultaneously, bioeroders, such as parrotfish and boring marine worms, breakdown the reef structure into rubble and the sand that nourishes our beaches. For reefs to persist, rates of reef construction must exceed reef breakdown.

25 Nov 2014

Time-Lapse Technique Helps Study Climate Change in the Antarctic

In preparation for his upcoming fieldwork, Brown University research analyst Jay Dickson took 10,000 pictures of the inside of his freezer. He wasn’t investigating disappearing food or making sure the light went off when he closed the door. Dickson was making sure his new camera and timer would function properly for long periods in sub-freezing temperatures.

24 Nov 2014

New Way to Assess Calcification Rates of Coral Reefs and Open Sea Plankton

Due to man-made emissions, the CO2 content of the oceans has increased dramatically and is gradually acidifying the surface waters.

21 Nov 2014

WateReuse Research Foundation Awards Grant for American Water’s Test Slant Well Project

American Water has been awarded a research grant from the WateReuse Research Foundation to study the level of pathogen removal that occurs when ocean water is collected for desalination through sub-surface slant wells. The research will occur at the test slant well that is currently being constructed in Monterey County, California, by the company’s subsidiary, California American Water.

20 Nov 2014

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Also Helps Reduce Incidence of Health Problems

Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which result from the burning of fossil fuels, also reduces the incidence of health problems from particulate matter (PM) in these emissions.

20 Nov 2014