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Understanding the Past Warming Events can Help Preserve Future Biodiversity

Approximately 40 per cent of terrestrial ecosystems are projected to have experienced shifts in temperature during the past 21,000 years that are similar in pace and magnitude to regional-scale future forecasts.

31 Aug 2020

Cocoa Production is Not the Driver of Deforestation in Colombian Forests

When Brazil refused soy grown on deforested land in the Amazon, the movement spread worldwide. Brazil's Soy Moratorium in 2006 became the first zero-deforestation agreement.

31 Aug 2020

Sunflower Oil Found to be Effective in Corrosion Prevention

Sunflower oil, which is found in almost every home, can be used not only in cooking, everyday life and cosmetology - it will help avoid complications during oil and gas production.

31 Aug 2020

World’s Strongest Ocean Currents Likely to Experience More Intense Marine Heatwaves

The world's strongest ocean currents, which play key roles in fisheries and ocean ecosystems, will experience more intense marine heatwaves than the global average over coming decades, according to a paper published today in Nature Communications by researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes at the University of Tasmania and CSIRO.

31 Aug 2020

Fossil Tree on Central Andean Plateau Provides Reminder of Dramatic Environmental Change

On an expedition to the Central Andean Plateau, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and colleagues were astounded to find a huge fossil-tree buried in the cold, grassy plain.

31 Aug 2020

Local Climate Policy Change Could Depend on a Combination of Factors

Natural disasters alone are not enough to motivate local communities to engage in climate change mitigation or adaptation, a new study from Oregon State University found.

31 Aug 2020

New Lactate Platform Uses Microorganisms to Turn Biomass into Chemicals

Most fuels and chemicals produced now are derived from fossil petroleum. On the other hand, these materials can also be manufactured from sugars using microorganisms.

31 Aug 2020

Addressing India’s Industrial Air Pollution Control Needs

In response to increased demand for its environmental technologies and services, Anguil Environmental Systems Inc. (Anguil) is expanding its’ coverage in the Indian market with the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary in the country.

From Anguil Environmental Systems 28 Aug 2020

$12 Million Funding Enables EnerVenue to Accelerate Development of Clean Energy Storage Solution

EnerVenue, the first to bring metal-hydrogen batteries to the clean energy revolution, launched today with $12 million in seed funding.

28 Aug 2020

New Data Reveals Rising Methane Concentrations in the Atmosphere

It is the second greenhouse gas with even a global warming potential larger than CO2.

28 Aug 2020

Ocean Acidification Reduces Skeletal Density of Corals in Iconic Reefs

Scientists have long suspected that ocean acidification is affecting corals' ability to build their skeletons, but it has been challenging to isolate its effect from that of simultaneous warming ocean temperatures, which also influence coral growth.

28 Aug 2020

Study Shows Rising Temperatures can Impact Coastal Ice Shelves in Antarctica

According to a recent study, many of the coastal ice shelves in Antarctica would be rapidly destroyed if growing temperatures continue to push the melt water into various fractures that are presently entering their surfaces.

27 Aug 2020

Climate Changes During the Last Ice Age Occurred Simultaneously in Several Places

A kind of domino effect -- a convergence of rising temperatures and changing precipitation rates occurred across the planet during the last ice age, stretching from 120,000-11,700 years ago.

27 Aug 2020

Temperatures in the Arctic Ocean are Warming Faster than Estimated

Temperatures in the Arctic Ocean between Canada, Russia and Europe are warming faster than researchers' climate models have been able to predict.

27 Aug 2020

Researchers Find the Average Temperature of the Last Ice Age

A University of Arizona-led team has nailed down the temperature of the last ice age - the Last Glacial Maximum of 20,000 years ago - to about 46 degrees Fahrenheit.

27 Aug 2020