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Study Explores Potential Role of Indus Basin in Global Sustainable Development

Hydropower holds exceptional potential as a source of clean electricity. Researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) investigated the role of the Indus basin as a support for global sustainable development and its ability to fulfill energy demands across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

21 Jul 2021

Countries Could Face an Increased Risk of Malnutrition as Climate Change Threatens Fisheries

Millions of people in countries around the world could face an increased risk of malnutrition as climate change threatens their local fisheries.

21 Jul 2021

Stopping Wind Energy Expansion in Beautiful Landscapes may Increase Power Generation Costs

Wind energy is of outstanding importance to the energy transition in Germany. According to the Federal Statistical Office, its share in total gross electricity production of about 24% is far higher than those of all other renewable energy sources.

21 Jul 2021

Tree-Ring Records Reveal Precipitation Variability in the Asian Summer Monsoon

Chinese researchers along with international colleagues recently reported a 6,700-year-long, precisely dated and well-calibrated tree-ring stable isotope chronology from the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau.

21 Jul 2021

Sinking Organic Carbon Loading Forever Alter Seafloor Records

The remains of microscopic plankton blooms in near-shore ocean environments slowly sink to the seafloor, setting off processes that forever alter an important record of Earth's history, according to research from geoscientists, including David Fike at Washington University in St. Louis.

21 Jul 2021

Study Sheds Light on How Familiarity Impacts Survival of Social Fishes

It's good to have friends. Most humans have experienced social anxiety on some level during their lives. We all know the feeling - we show up to a party thinking it is going to be chock full of friends, only to find nearly all total strangers.

21 Jul 2021

Experts Call for New Commitments, Actions to Protect and Restore Coral Reefs

An international group of researchers representing thousands of coral scientists across the globe is calling for new commitments and actions by the world's policymakers to protect and restore coral reefs.

21 Jul 2021

Researchers Develop Sustainable One-Pot Process for Plastic Production

Tremendous efforts have been put forth by industries to attain sustainability, but plastics (or polymers) are mostly manufactured with non-renewable fossil fuels. Meanwhile, scientists have now come up with a feasible process to produce biobased acrylate resins.

21 Jul 2021

Paleo Proxies Provide Insights on Heat and Freshwater Changes in Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is experiencing a higher level of warming than other ocean basins for the past five to six decades.

21 Jul 2021

Green Hydrogen Systems Electrolysers Chosen for a Pioneering Green Hydrogen Production Project in Germany

Green Hydrogen Systems, a leading provider of efficient pressurised alkaline electrolysers used in onsite hydrogen production based on renewable electricity, has today signed a supply agreement with Wenger Engineering for delivering electrolyser units for a green hydrogen production project in Germany.

From Green Hydrogen Systems 21 Jul 2021