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New Catalysts Recovery Project for Sulfur Emission Reduction in Refineries

It has three self-sustained lines of research: reactivation of titanium oxide catalyst, biological treatment for sulfur disposal and evaluation of new alternative SuperClaus catalyst formulations.

9 Feb 2016

Ocean Acidification Affects Formation of Skeleton of Coralline Algae

Ocean acidification (the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere), is affecting the formation of the skeleton of coralline algae which play an important part in marine biodiversity, new research from the University of Bristol, UK has found.

9 Feb 2016

University of Basel Researchers Study Use of Sunlight to Obtain Clean Energy

Fuel cells generate electrical energy through a chemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen. To obtain clean energy, the splitting of water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen is critical. Researchers at the University of Basel study how sunlight can be used for this purpose. The scientific journal Chemical Communications published their latest results.

9 Feb 2016

Researchers Aim 25% Reduction in Methane Emission from Dairy Cows Using Organic Oregano

A new research project aims to reduce methane emissions from dairy cows by up to 25 per cent. This benefits not only the environment, but also arable farmers and milk producers.

9 Feb 2016

Climate Change Responsible for Extraordinary Spread of Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat Across Europe

Climate change is most likely behind the extraordinary spread of a type of vesper bat across Europe over the last four decades. Kuhl's pipistrelle has extended its range by nearly 400 percent, says Leonardo Ancillotto, lead author of a study supervised by Danilo Russo of the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, in Springer’s journal The Science of Nature. It is the first to record a range expansion for bats on such a continental scale.

9 Feb 2016

New Synthetic Biopathway Allows Cost-Effective Conversion of Agricultural Waste into Useful Products

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have engineered a new synthetic biopathway that can more efficiently and cost-effectively turn agricultural waste, like corn stover and orange peels, into a variety of useful products ranging from spandex to chicken feed.

9 Feb 2016

Study Results Provide Long View on Global Temperature and Sea Level Rise

The damaging climate consequences of carbon emissions will grow and persist for millennia without a dramatic new global energy strategy, according to a new set of research-based climate change scenarios developed by an international team of scientists.

9 Feb 2016

Regenerated Tropical Forests Sequester More Carbon than Old-Growth Tropical Forests

Researchers find that regenerated tropical forests exhibit a high level of resilience and play a much larger role in sequestering carbon than previously thought.

9 Feb 2016

Study Reveals Long Term Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Climate Change

The Earth may suffer irreversible damage that could last tens of thousands of years because of the rate humans are emitting carbon into the atmosphere.

9 Feb 2016

Countries Emitting Least Amount of Greenhouse Gases More Vulnerable to Climate Change Effects

A new study by University of Queensland and WCS shows a dramatic global mismatch between nations producing the most greenhouse gases and the ones most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

8 Feb 2016

Dartmouth College-led Study Shows How Frost Induced by Climate Change Affects Early Plant Reproduction

Climate change may harm early-flowering plants not through plant-pollinator mismatch but through frost damage, a Dartmouth College-led study shows.

8 Feb 2016

Scientists Report Effects of Shipping Traffic and Offshore Construction Activities on Marine Ecosystem

Underwater sound linked to human activity could alter the behaviour of seabed creatures that play a vital role in marine ecosystems, according to new research from the University of Southampton.

8 Feb 2016

JRC Scientists Reveal Biophysical Effects of Forest Losses

An article by JRC scientists published today in Science, reveals that the biophysical effects of forest losses substantially affect the local climate by altering the average temperature and even more the maximum summer temperatures and the diurnal and annual variations. These effects are most obvious in arid zones, followed by temperate, tropical and boreal zones.

8 Feb 2016

Researchers Study Impact of Mountaintop Mining on Regional Water Quality

Forty years of mountaintop coal mining have made parts of Central Appalachia 60 percent flatter than they were before excavation, says new research by Duke University.

8 Feb 2016

MIT's Mapdwell Maps Solar Potential for Entire Cities, Provides Cost-Benefit Analysis for Rooftops

Nations worldwide are increasingly embracing solar power as an alternative electricity source for homes, buildings, and even the grid. Since 2008, installed solar capacity in the United States alone has grown 17-fold, from 1.2 to 20 gigawatts (GW), according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

5 Feb 2016