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Butterfly Conservation Launches Plea to Public to Help Monitor Butterflies While Its Scientists are in Lockdown

Wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, launches plea to public to help measure impacts of climate change while its scientists are in lockdown.

22 Apr 2020

Earth Day Looks at Fragile Planet – and Space

The fragile nature of our planet has never been so pronounced – which makes the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, on April 22, such a significant occasion, according to Flinders University Associate Professor Alice Gorman.

22 Apr 2020

Cellulose-Based Steam Generator for Purification and Desalination of Water

Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics of Linköping University have used natural and inexpensive materials like cellulose to develop a highly efficient steam generator for the desalination and purification of water.

21 Apr 2020

North Pole Likely to be Ice Free in Summer Before 2050

The Arctic Ocean in summer will very likely be ice free before 2050, at least temporally. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine how often and for how long.

21 Apr 2020

Vegetation Feedbacks During Drought Worsen Ozone Pollution Episodes

When high in the atmosphere, ozone protects Earth from harmful solar radiation -- but ozone at ground level is a significant pollutant.

21 Apr 2020

New Photodegradable Polymer Could Promise Cleaner Seas

To address plastic pollution plaguing the world's seas and waterways, Cornell University chemists have developed a new polymer that can degrade by ultraviolet radiation, according to research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

21 Apr 2020

A Sustainable Way to Fix Gas Leaks in Water Heaters

Natural gas present in water heating systems escapes through leaks, and also because some of this gas is not combusted by the burner.

20 Apr 2020

Standardized Procedure to Analyze Fine Particles in Experimental Chambers

What impact does the development of fine particles and the global warming exert on each other? The complete atmosphere cannot be heated for experimental purposes, so a portion of it is placed in a chamber and examined there.

20 Apr 2020

Modern Electricity Services Bridge Gaps in Global Energy Demand

A recent study has demonstrated that the rate of electrification should increase by more than three-fold to ensure global access to reliable, low-cost, and modern electricity services in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.

20 Apr 2020

Rising CO2 Levels Will Cause Severe Ecosystem Effects

Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the consequent changes created through ocean acidification will cause severe ecosystem effects, impacting reef-forming habitats and the associated fish, according to new research.

20 Apr 2020

Comprehensive Gulf-Wide Survey Of Oil Pollution in Response to Deepwater Horizon Spill

Since the 2010 BP oil spill, marine scientists at the University of South Florida (USF) have sampled more than 2,500 individual fish representing 91 species from 359 locations across the Gulf of Mexico and found evidence of oil exposure in all of them, including some of the most popular types of seafood.

17 Apr 2020

Climate Change: Extreme Flooding Events Could Increase in Some US Coastal Areas

Extreme flooding events in some US coastal areas could double every five years if sea levels continue to rise as expected, a study published in Scientific Reports suggests.

17 Apr 2020

Climate Change May be Pushing Western U.S. Toward Megadrought

With the western United States and northern Mexico suffering an ever-lengthening string of dry years starting in 2000, scientists have been warning for some time that climate change may be pushing the region toward an extreme long-term drought worse than any in recorded history.

17 Apr 2020

Storing Hydrogen and Methane for Improved Clean EVs

Under the guidance of Northwestern University, a research group has developed and synthesized novel materials with ultra-high surface area and porosity for storing methane and hydrogen for fuel cell-powered vehicles.

17 Apr 2020

Understanding the Connections Between Climate, Upwelling and Marine Ecosystems

Upwelling is a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface. Typically, water that rises to the surface as a result of upwelling is colder and rich in nutrients.

16 Apr 2020