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EPFL Researchers Suggest Storage System to Speed up Charging of Electric Cars

Researchers from EPFL have discovered a solution that will aid in making electric cars competitive, enabling them to be charged as fast as it takes to fill a tank of gas. The solution is an intermediate storage which does not affect the power grid.

22 Jan 2016

Scientists Underscore Urgency of Action Needed to Meet Ambitious Climate Targets

The Paris Agreement of the UN climate change conference is deemed a historic step for climate protection, but its success depends on rapid implementations.

22 Jan 2016

Climate Change Poses Serious Threats to Snowshoe Hares

Snowshoe hares that camouflage themselves by changing their coats from brown in summer to white in winter face serious threats from climate change, and it’s uncertain whether hare populations will be able to adapt in time, according to a North Carolina State University study.

22 Jan 2016

Study Uses New Method to Assess 'Sustainability Index' of Different Energy Sources

A study reported in the journal Energy¨J used a new method, never before applied to the energy sector, to assess the ¡°sustainability index¡± of various sources of energy, both conventional and renewable.

22 Jan 2016

Climate Change Affects Ecosystems in Coastal Waters of Buzzards Bay

An analysis of long-term, water quality monitoring data reveals that climate change is already having an impact on ecosystems in the coastal waters of Buzzards Bay, Mass. The impacts relate to how nitrogen pollution affects coastal ecosystems.

22 Jan 2016

New Study Shows Economic Impacts of Removing Derelict Crab Pots from Lower Chesapeake Bay Waters

A new study by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that a 6-year program to remove derelict crab pots from lower Chesapeake Bay generated more than $20 million in harvest value for area watermen.

22 Jan 2016

NASA's Aqua Satellite Image Shows Cloud Top Temperatures Warming in Tropical Cyclone Victor

Warmer cloud top temperatures means that convection (rising air that leads to the development of thunderstorms that make up a tropical cyclone) has started to weaken.

22 Jan 2016

Study Results Help Define Regional Emissions Targets

The world has decided to adopt measures to prevent average global warming from exceeding the two-degree mark. But what does this mean for temperature and the distribution of heavy precipitation on a regional level? Climate researchers have now calculated this.

21 Jan 2016

New Study Analyzes Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide Emissions on Ocean Fish

UNSW researchers have found that carbon dioxide concentrations in seawater could reach levels high enough to make fish “intoxicated” and disoriented many decades earlier than previously thought, with serious implications for the world’s fisheries.

21 Jan 2016

Mollusks Might be More Resilient to Changing Conditions than Previously Thought

Pearls have adorned the necklines of women throughout history, but some evidence suggests that the gems' future could be uncertain. Increasingly acidic seawater causes oyster shells to weaken, which doesn't bode well for the pearls forming within. But, as scientists report in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology, the mollusks might be more resilient to changing conditions than previously thought.

21 Jan 2016