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Expert Offers Insights on How Plants Weather Up-and-Down Temperatures

A West Virginia University expert is offering insights on the effects lingering winter weather and fluctuating temperatures could have on trees, shrubs and flowers heading into the official start of spring on Monday, March 20.

20 Mar 2023

Strategies to Minimize the Effect of Air Pollution on the Skin

New research shows that as wildfires are increasing in frequency, intensity and extent, and affecting air quality across the U.S., they are having a detrimental effect on people with and without skin conditions.

20 Mar 2023

Investigating the Extent of Human–Eagle Interactions on Dairy Farms

Bald eagles in northwestern Washington state have now become a blessing to dairy farmers, curbing pests and eliminating animal carcasses from their farms as they seek out new foods as climate change has modified their normal diet of salmon carcasses, according to a new study.

17 Mar 2023

Strategic Mitigation: Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Electric Vehicles

In recent years, the increasing presence of electric vehicles (EVs) on roads worldwide has coincided with the rapid expansion of the emerging EV market, which is projected to continue growing in the coming decade. Ima...

17 Mar 2023

How Do Climate Change Mitigation Policies Impact Energy Use?

According to recent research published in The Review of Economic Studies by Oxford University Press, carbon taxes will be less efficient at reducing carbon emissions than originally believed.

16 Mar 2023

Highly Scalable and Powerful Route to Sequester Greenhouse Gas

According to new research by scientists at the University of Stirling, growing edible mushrooms along with trees can provide a useful food source for millions of people while capturing carbon and reducing the effects of climate change.

15 Mar 2023

Technology Could Help BC Farmers Connect Directly with Consumers and Minimize Climate Change Impacts

Technology exists that the BC government could leverage to help small farmers connect directly with consumers and also mitigate climate change impacts, say new findings from UBC Okanagan.

15 Mar 2023

Climate Tech Venture Terrascope Appoints Former UK Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth to Join Sustainability Advisory Council

Climate tech venture Terrascope has appointed three experienced sustainability leaders to its newly formed Sustainability Advisory Council.

15 Mar 2023

Arctic Ocean Warming Proceeds at a Much Faster Rate than Estimated

Climate models being used by the UN’s IPCC and others to forecast climate change are not accurately portraying the future of the Arctic. According to scientists at the University of Gothenburg, the rate of warming will be much faster than predicted.

14 Mar 2023

Extreme Heat and Drought can Reduce Crop Yields

From 1980 to 2009, farmers faced an ever-increasing chance of having to deal with a growing season that was too hot and dry for their crops, according to a new study from an international team led by researchers at Aalto University.

14 Mar 2023