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MSU Researchers Study How Warming Threatens Global Water and Food Security

Tibet is known as the "Water Tower of Asia," providing water to about 2 billion people and supporting critical ecosystems in High Mountain Asia and the Tibetan Plateau, where many of the largest Asian river systems originate

10 Mar 2023

Diverse Carbon Removal Approaches Essential for Addressing Climate Change

Diversification reduces risk. That's the spirit of one key takeaway from a new study led by scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

10 Mar 2023

Estimating the Amount of Small Plastics in the Ocean Surface Layer

According to recent research carried out by Marcus Eriksen of the 5 Gyres Institute, USA, and co-workers, a worldwide dataset of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 discloses a rapid and widespread upsurge in ocean plastics since 2005.

9 Mar 2023

The Impact of Synchronous Climate Hazards on Coffee Production

Coffee is essential to the economies of coffee-producing regions. According to research reported in PLOS Climate by Doug Richardson of CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, and co-workers, climate change may have a substantial impact on land where coffee is grown.

9 Mar 2023

Understanding the Toxicity Mechanism of PET Exposure

PET, the plastic utilized in making bottles, is widespread in the natural environment. In a collaborative study, researchers from Leipzig University and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) evaluated the negative impacts that tiny plastic PET particles can have on an organism’s metabolism and development.

9 Mar 2023

Impact of Microplastic Waste on the Marine Environment is not Well Understood, Say Scientists

As millions of tonnes a year of microplastic waste mounts in marine environments, Flinders University scientists warn the ramifications to wildlife, food webs and human health are still little understood.

9 Mar 2023

Atmospheric Rivers Paired with Snow can be Especially Harmful to Vulnerable Communities

Residents in California are bracing for a strong atmospheric river event that could bring torrential rain and dangerous floods across the northern and central part of the state.

9 Mar 2023

New MIT Study Shows How Wildfires can Deplete the Ozone Layer

A wildfire can pump smoke up into the stratosphere, where the particles drift for over a year.

9 Mar 2023

Renewables-powered Historic Cotton Mill to Improve Hydropower Scheme with Triodos Loan

A historic cotton mill in Derbyshire’s Derwent Valley will receive a new lease of life, including improvements to its hydropower scheme and new visitor facilities, following an acquisition backed by a loan from Triodos Bank UK.

9 Mar 2023

Food Stored in Fluorinated Containers Poses Significant Risks

The University of Notre Dame scientists are expanding their list of consumer products containing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a toxic class of fluorine compounds called “forever chemicals.”

8 Mar 2023

Easy, Single-Step Approach to Upcycle Plastic Waste

NYU Abu Dhabi scientists have created a single-step, organic solvent-free, hydrothermal process for converting polyethylene-based plastic bags and polypropylene-based surgical masks into carbon dots.

8 Mar 2023

Study Reveals Causes Behind the Occurrence of Large Earthquakes, Tsunamis in the Northwest Pacific Coast of Mexico

The Northwest Pacific coast of Mexico is an area struck by large earthquakes and tsunamis as a result of the interaction of two tectonic plates.

8 Mar 2023

Improved Understanding of Gas Exchange in High Latitudes can Lead to Better Climate Models

The injection of bubbles from waves breaking in turbulent and cold high-latitude regions of the high seas is an underappreciated way in which atmospheric gases are transported into the interior ocean

8 Mar 2023

Solar Integration in Underserved Communities

Copper Labs, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is participating in a $3 million grant from the DOE for their combined work on the Solar-Assisted, Stakeholder-Engaged, Autonomous Restoration with Data Orchestration Program (Solar-HERO).

8 Mar 2023

Hero Motocorp and Zero Motorcycles Agree To Collaborate On New Premium Electric Vehicles

Hero MotoCorp, the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, and Zero Motorcycles, the California (USA)-based manufacturer of premium electric motorcycles and powertrains, have signed agreements to collaborate on premium Electric Motorcycles.

7 Mar 2023