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Researchers Produce Eco-Aerogels from Pineapple Leaves

News - 9 Sep 2020

Enzymes, vitamins, and antioxidants are abundantly present in pineapples. Such fruits are regarded as one of the most significant ones in the world. Associate Professor Duong Hai-Minh (center) and...

Reduced Consumption of Animal-Sourced Foods can Help Mitigate Climate Change

News - 8 Sep 2020

Nuts, beans, and lentils are examples of plant protein foods that can offer essential nutrients by using only a small portion of the land needed to produce dairy and meat. A peanut farm in Thailand....

Transdisciplinary Class Focuses on Climate Change and Water

News - 3 Jul 2020

It's not a typical sentence you'd find on a class schedule, but on April 2, the first action item for one MIT course read: "Check in on each other's health and well-being." The...

Regional Climate Model Provides Global View of Monsoon Changes

News - 30 Jun 2020

Scientists from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a dozen other international research institutions have produced the most elaborate set of projections to date that...

Soil Organisms can Enhance Numerous Global Sustainability Goals

News - 15 Jun 2020

Soils are home to more than 25 percent of the earth's total biodiversity, supporting life on land and water, nutrient cycling and retention, food production, pollution remediation and climate...

Advocating Policy that Combines Land, Ocean Approaches to Address Climate Change

News - 6 May 2020

Debates around the Green New Deal have largely centered around climate change concerns on land. But a group of scientists are calling on policymakers to include oceans in the deal. The Green New Deal...

Plans Unveiled for 24/7 Zero Net Emissions Baseload Power for NSW - Interviews and B-ROLL Available

News - 30 Apr 2020

Hunter Energy today announced its plan to recommission the 151 MW Redbank Power plant in the NSW Hunter Valley to operate on 100 per cent biomass fuels and turn it into Australia’s largest...

Species Shifting Upslope Under Climate Change May Find Intact Habitats

News - 27 Apr 2020

A new study by researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) shows that mountain-dwelling species that escape warming temperatures by moving to higher elevations might face decreased human...

Study Examines Change in Forests in Response to Global Warming

News - 31 Mar 2020

Along with the changing climate, the world’s forests are also changing. Right from the Blue Ridge forest of Appalachia to the misty redwoods in the west, several sylvan ecosystems are...

New Study Assesses and Quantifies Ecosystem Service Flows

News - 31 Mar 2020

What is common about flood control, pandas, chocolate, and migratory birds? Several countries are gaining profit from ecosystem services offered outside their nations. Cocoa plantation in West...