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Planting Trees is Not a Simple Solution to Prevent Climate Change

Restoration ecologist Karen Holl has a simple message for anyone who thinks planting 1 trillion trees will reverse the damage of climate change.

8 May 2020

New Membrane-Based Technique to Recover Ammonia from Urine

Ammonia is an essential component of fertilizer and it plays a crucial role in assisting plant growth and ultimately offers food for populations worldwide.

7 May 2020

Study Quantifies Impacts of Nitrogen Dynamics on Terrestrial Carbon, Water Cycles

As an important part of biogeochemical cycling, the nitrogen cycle modulates terrestrial ecosystem carbon storage, water consumption, and environmental quality.

7 May 2020

Increase in Rainfall Could Further Intensify Global Warming

A study in the May 6th issue of Nature indicates the increase in rainfall forecast by global climate models is likely to hasten the release of carbon dioxide from tropical soils, further intensifying global warming by adding to human emissions of this greenhouse gas into Earth's atmosphere.

7 May 2020

Sea-Ice Changes are Probable Cause of Surface Water Cooling in Southern Ocean

Climate and marine scientists are observing pervasive warming of the ocean and the land surfaces across the globe.

7 May 2020

Study Finds Temperate Forests Hold Unique Genetic Lines of Trees

Temperate and tropical dry forests - not just rainforests - are home to thousands of unique tree species, a new study reveals.

7 May 2020

Global Warming Could Disturb Indian Ocean's Surface Temperatures

Global warming is approaching a tipping point that during this century could reawaken an ancient climate pattern similar to El Niño in the Indian Ocean, new research led by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin has found.

7 May 2020

Study Shows Implications of Water Vapor Buoyancy on Earth's Climate

Conventional knowledge has it that warm air rises while cold air sinks. But a study from the University of California, Davis, found that in the tropical atmosphere, cold air rises due to an overlooked effect -- the lightness of water vapor.

7 May 2020

New Soil-Gas Diffusivity Model to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Soil

Agricultural soils contribute to 16% of total Greenhouse gas emissions, particularly nitrous oxide. Migration of gases in agricultural subsurface and emission across the soil-atmosphere interface is primarily diffusion-controlled and is explained by soil-gas diffusivity.

7 May 2020

Ocean Gliders to Examine Impact of Heatwave Affecting Northern Australia

Ocean gliders operated by The University of Western Australia from The Australian Integrated Marine Observing System’s (IMOS) facility have been deployed off the coast of Broome this week to collect ocean temperature data vital for understanding the marine and land heatwave affecting northern Australia.

7 May 2020