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Researchers Develop Decision-Support Tool to Help Indian Cities Optimize Household Waste Management

The massive Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai has become the most visible emblem of an increasingly serious nationwide problem for India: what to do with its trash.

27 Jun 2016

Weizmann Institute Develop Bacteria Capable of Using Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide to Create Sugar

Life on Earth depends in some way or the other on carbon fixation, which is the ability of algae, plants, and some bacteria to “pump” carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, add solar or other energy, and convert it into the sugars that are the required starting point crucial for life processes.

24 Jun 2016

New Electric-Hybrid Engine for Venice Water Taxis Could Provide Cleaner, Greener Transport

Engineers from the University of Southampton are helping to develop an electric-hybrid engine for Venice water taxis this summer to provide cleaner, greener transport.

24 Jun 2016

Future Global Warming Could Depend on Sensitivity of Climate System

Future global warming will not only depend on the amount of emissions from man-made greenhouse gasses, but will also depend on the sensitivity of the climate system and response to feedback mechanisms.

24 Jun 2016

Mass Mortality of Sea Stars in Howe Sound Causes Domino Effect on Marine Ecology

A new study by Simon Fraser University marine ecologists Jessica Schultz, Ryan Cloutier and Isabelle Côté has discovered that a mass mortality of sea stars resulted in a domino effect on B.C.'s West Coast Howe Sound marine ecology.

24 Jun 2016

Researchers Create Seasonal Outlook for Pacific Northwest Waters

By now we are used to the idea of seasonal weather forecasts - whether to expect an El Niño ski season, or an unusually warm summer. These same types of climate models are now being adapted to make seasonal forecasts for the region's coastal waters.

24 Jun 2016

Submodule Integrated Converter to Maximize Solar Panel Power Output

Over the last few years developments in the field of solar cell technology have gone a long way in improving the efficiency of converting sunlight to energy. These developments however do not reflect the full potential for improvement in the field, as the area of panel technology is not explored enough. Without research and development of panel technologies, photovoltaic (PV) systems will next be able to attain their maximum potential.

24 Jun 2016

MIT’s Online Coal Mapping Tool Aims to Increase Cost-Competitiveness of Renewable Energy Sources

New environmental standards and policy mandates have caused several coal-fired power plants to close down across the U.S. However, there is still support for emissions-heavy coal fuel as it has the cost advantage. The basic idea is that coal is cheap, or at least seems so. This view makes it tough for low-carbon energy alternatives like solar and wind energies to contend.

23 Jun 2016

Petrol-Powered Vehicles to Dominate Australian Car Market in 2030

Petrol-powered vehicles are predicted to dominate the Australian car market in the year 2030 despite the growing concern of carbon emissions and its impact on the environment, a QUT-led study has found.

23 Jun 2016

Two Los Alamos Projects Receive DOE Funds to Deploy New Clean-Energy Technologies

Two Los Alamos National Laboratory projects are among technologies supported in today’s U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announcement of nearly $16 million in funding to help businesses move promising energy technologies from DOE’s National Laboratories to the marketplace.

23 Jun 2016

Researchers Hope to Reduce Pollutants Emanating from Soils in Florida Cattle Ranches

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers hope to reduce possible pollutants emanating from soils in Florida cattle ranches by using a $710,000 federal grant to study soil microbes.

23 Jun 2016

New Study Results Highlight Role of Red Pigmented Snow Algae in Melting Arctic Glaciers

The role of red pigmented snow algae in melting Arctic glaciers has been strongly underestimated, suggests a study to be published in NATURE Communications on June 22.

23 Jun 2016

Despite Significant Arctic Warming, Alaska’s North Slope Shows Little Change in Long-Term Methane Emissions

Analysis of nearly three decades of air samples from Alaska's North Slope shows little change in long-term methane emissions despite significant Arctic warming over that time period, according to new research published in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.

23 Jun 2016

Scientists Predict Adaptability of Animals to Climate Changes

Scientists at James Cook University (JCU) have discovered a method to anticipate whether or not a mammal can survive a drought. A team of scientists, headed by Dr Tasmin Rymer from JCU, have created a template consisting of a number of important aspects that can influence the adaptability of an animal to conditions of drought. Some of these deciding factors are the environment and the animal’s psychology.

22 Jun 2016

Increased Levels of CO2 Observed in the Southern Hemisphere

The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) measured at Amsterdam Island, in the southern Indian Ocean, was found to exceed the symbolic value of 400 ppm1, or 0.04% in May this year.

22 Jun 2016