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Study: Sea-Level Rise in 20th Century Along U.S. Atlantic Coast was the Fastest in 2,000 Years

The rate of sea-level rise in the 20th century along much of the U.S. Atlantic coast was the fastest in 2,000 years, and southern New Jersey had the fastest rates, according to a Rutgers-led study.

24 Mar 2021

Vast Soil Carbon Reservoir is Sensitive to Climate Change, Study Shows

The vast reservoir of carbon that is stored in soils probably is more sensitive to destabilization from climate change than has previously been assumed, according to a new study by researchers at WHOI and other institutions.

24 Mar 2021

Increased Precipitation in the European Alps During the Last Glacial Maximum

The last glacial period, which lasted about 100,000 years, reached its peak about 20,000 to 25,000 years ago: Huge ice sheets covered large parts of northern Europe, North America and northern Asia, some of them kilometres thick, and the sea level was about 125 metres below today's level.

24 Mar 2021

Edible Food Films Created for Packaging Food Products

An international group of scientists from India and Russia has created edible food films for packaging fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, and seafood. Films consist of natural ingredients, they are safe for health and the environment. In addition, films are water-soluble and dissolve by almost 90% in 24 hours. Description of the research and results of experiments are published in the Journal of Food Engineering.

24 Mar 2021

Generation Duration can Predict Plant Species' Susceptibility to Climate Change

Plant species with short generation times are more sensitive to climate change than those with long generation times. This is one of the findings of a synthesis study by researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ).

24 Mar 2021

Coral-Eating Predators may Pay it Forward with Poop

Fish that dine on corals may pay it forward with poop. It's an unexpected twist on coral reef symbiosis, said Rice University marine biologist Adrienne Correa, whose lab discovered coral predator feces are jam-packed with living symbiotic algae that corals depend on for survival. The discovery confirms that poop from coral-eating fish is an important environmental source of symbiotic dinoflagellate algae on coral reefs.

24 Mar 2021

Study Illustrates Impact of Coronavirus on the Energy Sector

The partition present between the energy transition frontrunners and laggards is getting deeper due to the COVID-19 crisis.

24 Mar 2021

Controlling Mississippi River Causes Faster Carbon Transport to Sea

A geoscientist from Tulane University has co-authored a new study that demonstrates that human efforts to control the Mississippi River might have had an unexpected positive impact: more quick transport of carbon to the ocean.

24 Mar 2021

Eco-SIM Card from Thales and Veolia: The SIM Card Made from Recycled Refrigerators

With almost 4.5 billion SIM cards produced worldwide in 2020, Thales and Veolia have joined forces to help this market show its green credentials.

24 Mar 2021

Study Explores How El Nino-Southern Oscillation Impacts Hydroclimate Over the Tibetan Plateau

El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a recurring climate phenomenon involving changes in the temperature of waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most important climate perturbations on Earth because it can change the global atmospheric circulation, which in turn, influences temperature and precipitation across the globe.

23 Mar 2021

Study Explains Why Commercial Carbon Capture and Sequestration Ends in Failure

According to scientists from the University of California, San Diego, there are 12 crucial traits that describe why commercial carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects fail or succeed in the United States.

23 Mar 2021

Eroded Seabed Rocks Provide Key Source of Nutrition for Marine Organisms

According to a new study, drifting sea organisms at the bottom of the food chain are receiving an essential source of nutrition from eroded seabed rocks.

23 Mar 2021

Big Breakthrough for 'Massless' Energy Storage

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. It contains carbon fibre that serves simultaneously as an electrode, conductor, and load-bearing material. Their latest research breakthrough paves the way for essentially ’massless’ energy storage in vehicles and other technology.

23 Mar 2021

Land Life Company Partners with Lundin Energy to Reduce Carbon Emissions at Scale

Reforestation company Land Life and Lundin Energy have joined forces to work on a high-impact, tech-driven and multi-geography reforestation programme that consists of projects on degraded land.

From Land Life Company 23 Mar 2021

New Study Helps Differentiate Local from Global Sources of Plutonium Pollution in Soil

Scientists analyzed extremely low levels of plutonium pollution present in the soils and made a discovery that could power future “clean up” operations on land near nuclear power plants, which would be time- and cost-efficient.

22 Mar 2021