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Climate Change Pushes Many Species Out of the Tropics

The world's tropical regions are home to the widest range of plants and animals, but research from The University of Queensland reveals that climate change is pushing species away, and fast.

25 Aug 2020

Japanese Scientists Identify Sub-Glacier Melting Hotspot in East Antarctica

Ice is melting at a surprisingly fast rate underneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica due to the continuing influx of warm seawater into the Lützow-Holm Bay.

25 Aug 2020

Reduced Resilience of Plant Biomes Could Set the Stage for Mass Extinctions

Reduced resilience of plant biomes in North America could be setting the stage for the kind of mass extinctions not seen since the retreat of glaciers and arrival of humans about 13,000 years ago, cautions a new study published August 20 in the journal Global Change Biology.

25 Aug 2020

Climate Change and Intensive Land Cultivation Increase Soil Erosion by Water

Soil loss due to water runoff could increase greatly around the world over the next 50 years due to climate change and intensive land cultivation.

25 Aug 2020

Study Predicts Climate Benefits Stemming from the Use of Advanced Biofuels

Biofuel and bioenergy systems are integral to scenarios for displacing fossil fuel use and producing negative emissions through carbon capture and storage.

25 Aug 2020

Novel Catalyst Helps Develop Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles

A Copenhagen research team has created a novel catalyst that can be used to create vehicles powered by more affordable and much more sustainable hydrogen.

25 Aug 2020

Standalone Device Converts CO2, Water, and Sunlight into Clean Fuel

A standalone device developed by scientists can convert water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight into a carbon-neutral fuel, without the need for electricity or any additional components.

25 Aug 2020

80% of Oil Workers Considering Career Impacts of Climate Change

Eight in ten Scots oil workers have considered that their careers could be impacted by actions being taken to tackle climate change, new research suggests.

25 Aug 2020

Lumen Freedom Announces the Supply of Their First Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) System, for McLaren’s Ultimate Series Hyper-GT, the Speedtail

Lumen Freedom, a world leading manufacturer of Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) systems, today announce the supply of their first Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging system, to McLaren Automotive for the Speedtail Hyper-GT, as featured by the McLaren Tech Club.

25 Aug 2020

Thousands Pledge to Tackle Global Warming Through Individual Actions

More than 11,000 people have signed up to Carbon Counter, the countrywide challenge produced by the ABC Science Unit for National Science Week.

25 Aug 2020

Mitsubishi Licenses Hybrid Technology Patents from Paice, Abell Foundation

Paice, a pioneer in hybrid electric vehicle technology, announced today that it has reached an agreement to license its patented hybrid technology to MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION, a global leader in plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Mitsubishi Outlander is the world's best-selling plug-in hybrid.

From Paice LLC 25 Aug 2020

Study Shows Connnection Between Southeast Asia Megadrought and Drying in Africa

Physical evidence found in caves in Laos helps tell a story about a connection between the end of the Green Sahara, when once heavily vegetated Northern Africa became a hyper-arid landscape, and a previously unknown megadrought that crippled Southeast Asia 4,000 to 5,000 years ago.

24 Aug 2020

New Recommendations for Promoting More Sustainable Food Consumption

Germany's Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection, an interdisciplinary body that advises the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture on a voluntary basis about policy development, today presents its new report "Promoting more sustainable food consumption: Developing an integrated food policy and creating fair food environments" to Federal Minister Julia Klöckner in Bonn.

24 Aug 2020

Understanding How Birds Adapt to Climate Extremes can Guide Conservation Efforts

When it comes to climate change, University of Wisconsin¬-Madison forest and wildlife ecology Professor Ben Zuckerberg says birds are the proverbial canary in the coal mine.

24 Aug 2020