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Research Shows Clear Evidence of Human "Fingerprint" on Climate Change

New research provides clear evidence of a human "fingerprint" on climate change and shows that specific signals from human activities have altered the temperature structure of Earth's atmosphere.

9 May 2023

UCI/NASA Team Uncovers a New Way in Which the Ice and Ocean Interact

While conducting a study of Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory uncovered a previously unseen way in which the ice and ocean interact.

9 May 2023

Understanding Viral Infections Within Complex Microbial Food Webs

Microbes perform important functions in ecosystems, and these functions are shifting as a result of global warming. Scientists now know that most microorganisms are infected with viruses, but they know very little about how these viral infections can affect how microbes respond to warming.

9 May 2023

Carbon Capture: Decarbonizing the Chemical Industry

Researchers at Northwestern University (NU) have been working in collaboration with international partners to find ways to capture carbon and produce acetic acid out of carbon monoxide.

5 May 2023

Assessing 500,000-Year-Long Variations in Climate and Vegetation

Earth scientists from Heidelberg University investigated natural climate and vegetation variations over the last 500,000 years to forecast the effects of man-made climate change on Mediterranean ecosystems. Their main focus was the impact of these changes on the forests of the Mediterranean region.

3 May 2023

High Temperature can Influence Injury Death Rates

UCI Public Health's Tim Bruckner, PhD, a professor of health, society, and behavior joined a research team to analyze death certificate data during the Pacific Northwest heat wave and discovered the association of higher injury death rates.

2 May 2023

Climate Change Exacerbates Pollen Seasons, Asthma

Reports indicate that pollen patterns, magnitude and flowering timing are changing with the earth's temperature rise

2 May 2023

How Education can Prepare Students to Thrive in a World of Accelerating Climate Crisis

Symposium asserts a role for higher education in preparing every graduate to meet global challenges with courage.

2 May 2023

Research Provides New Evidence of Antarctic Ice’s Ability to Make a Comeback

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting rapidly, raising concerns it could cross a tipping point of irreversible retreat in the next few decades if global temperatures rise 1.5 to 2.0 degrees Celsius (2.7 to 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels.

2 May 2023

Do Prosumers Affect Transmission Charge and Market Outcomes?

Using mathematical modeling, scientists from Japan and the United States shed light on the unforeseen consequences of distributed renewable energy resources.

2 May 2023