In the second of six symposia on climate change to be held this academic year, seven experts from around the country tackled the topic of "challenges of climate policy." The Oct. 29 event included three panel discussions held at MIT's Wong Auditorium.
Imagine a device that can sit outside under blazing sunlight on a clear day, and without using any power cool things down by more than 23 degrees Fahrenheit (13 degrees Celsius). It almost sounds like magic, but a new system designed by researchers at MIT and in Chile can do exactly that.
Brazil has the largest stretch of tropical ecosystems within protected areas. However, according to a study backed by FAPESP and published in the journal Conservation Biology, a substantial proportion of these reserves may be unprotected against the effects of continuing global climate change.
A new study by researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has revealed that public health improvements and renewable energy benefits could be achieved at a large scale if wind turbines are installed in the Upper Midwest and solar power in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions.
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New data has revealed that US air quality has declined since 2016. In 2018 alone the deterioration of the quality of air and rise in pollution was linked to over 9,700 ...
By David J. Cross
30 Oct 2019
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Due to the current climate crisis, today’s environmental discourse is focused on the future of Earth’s climate.
Scientists at the University of Chicago are studying...
By David J. Cross
30 Oct 2019
The Tree Offering Brazil Deforestation Hope
By David J. Cross
29 Oct 2019
Japan has monopolized a bio-polycarbonate produced by scientists from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT). The study paves the way for the possible commercialization of the bio-polycarbonate.
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Is a healthier lifestyle more environmentally friendly than an unhealthy diet? What we put into our bodies does in fact influence levels of pollution and rates of defores...
By David J. Cross
29 Oct 2019
Major Corporations Back Factory Using Enzymes to Recycle Plastics
By Sarah Moore
28 Oct 2019
The past few years have seen a major schism emerge in attitudes to tourism.
A new way of removing carbon dioxide from a stream of air could provide a significant tool in the battle against climate change. The new system can work on the gas at virtually any concentration level, even down to the roughly 400 parts per million currently found in the atmosphere.
Researchers have found out the reason for the decline in the number of some British butterflies and moths, like Silver-studded Blue and High Brown Fritillary butterflies, due to climate change.
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An inspirational green energy solution could soon be in production as international researchers have developed a new generation of solar cells that can mimic photosynthe...
By David J. Cross
24 Oct 2019
Textile dyeing has a significant negative effect on the environment. A study at the University of Borås has currently yielded a new method to degenerate the dyes and remove contaminants from the wastewater.