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Valio Phases Out the Use of Natural Gas in Riihimäki and Reduces the Factories' Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Valio will phase out the use of natural gas in energy production at Riihimäki dairy plant with the help of energy partner Adven. Energy production in Riihimäki was converted to biofuels already before, and natural gas has been used for heating only in the coldest weather.

12 Oct 2022

UVM Expert Explains the Science Behind Fall Foliage and Climate Change

With leaf peeping season here, University of Vermont forest scientist William Keeton explains the science behind why trees explode into colors each fall, and where in North America to find the most vibrant colors.

11 Oct 2022

The Impact of Climate Change on Arboreal Primates

Large-scale research of 47 species of monkeys and lemurs revealed that climate change and deforestation are pushing these tree-dwelling animals to the ground, putting them at greater risk owing to a lack of preferable food and shelter and may have more unfavorable interactions with humans and domestic animals.

11 Oct 2022

Hybridizing Diesel Engines to Cut Carbon Emissions

Research engineers in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, have managed to successfully convert a conventional diesel engine to a hybrid hydrogen-diesel engine with the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 85%.

11 Oct 2022

Underlying Reasons for the Decline in Gray Whale Numbers

Gray whale migration along North America’s West Coast has been decreasing in recent years, according to a new NOAA Fisheries report. The population is currently down 38% from its high in 2015 and 2016, experts are investigating the causes.

10 Oct 2022

New CO2 Conversion Technology Helps Fight Against Climate Change

By transforming carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels and other valued chemicals at affordable prices on an industrial scale, a new technology developed at the University of Waterloo can make an important difference in the fight against climate change.

7 Oct 2022

Rising Winter Temperatures Unleash Large Amounts of Nutrient Pollution

Scientists are ringing alarm bells about a significant new threat to U.S. water quality: as winters warm due to climate change, they are unleashing large amounts of nutrient pollution into lakes, rivers, and streams.

7 Oct 2022

Researchers Observe Seasonal Land-Ice-Flow Variability in Antarctica

Some estimates of Antarctica's total contribution to sea-level rise may be over- or underestimated, after researchers detected a previously unknown source of ice loss variability.

7 Oct 2022

Placing Microspheres on Arctic Sea Ice Increases Global Warming

A strategy to blanket Arctic sea ice with layers of tiny hollow glass spheres roughly the thickness of a human hair might actually increase sea-ice loss and warm the climate, rather than generating thick ice and lowering temperatures, as proponents say.

6 Oct 2022

Research Shows How Tunnel Valleys Form Beneath Deglaciating Mid-Latitude Ice Sheets

Deep valleys buried under the seafloor of the North Sea record how the ancient ice sheets that used to cover the UK and Europe expelled water to stop themselves from collapsing.

6 Oct 2022