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Study Sheds Light on the Link Between Biological Evolution of Phytoplankton and Climate Change

Using artificial intelligence techniques, an international team that included Rutgers-New Brunswick researchers have traced the evolution of coccolithophores, an ocean-dwelling phytoplankton group, over 2.8 million years.

2 Dec 2021

New Study Describes How Two Species of Antarctic Fish Respond to Acute Thermal Stress

At first glance, Antarctica seems inhospitable. Known for howling gales and extremely cold temperatures, the continent is blanketed with a mile-thick ice shelf. Occasional elephant seals and seabirds fleck the glacial shorelines.

30 Nov 2021

Fire Activity Increased in the World’s Grasslands After the Megagrazer Extinctions

From 50,000 years to 6,000 years ago, many of the world’s largest animals, including such iconic grassland grazers as the woolly mammoth, giant bison, and ancient horses, went extinct.

26 Nov 2021

Virtual Landscapes to Study Endangered Australian Ecosystems

Researchers have developed immersive virtual landscapes of intact endangered Australian ecosystems to accurately illustrate changes across time, seasons and following disturbances like bushfires.

25 Nov 2021

Study Attributes Tree Mortality to the Direct Effect of Warming on Bark Beetles

In California's Sierra Nevada, western pine beetle infestations amped up by global warming were found to kill 30% more ponderosa pine trees than the beetles do under drought alone.

24 Nov 2021

Cornell Researchers Explore the Role of Microbes in Global Carbon Cycle

Cornell researchers have developed an innovative technique to track microbes and understand the various ways they process soil carbon, findings that add to our knowledge of how bacteria contribute to the global carbon cycle.

23 Nov 2021

Major New Initiative Aims to Sustainably Manage the UK’s Marine Resources

A consortium of universities, industry, government and NGOs are joining forces for a major new initiative aimed at sustainably managing the UK's coasts and seas.

22 Nov 2021

Assessment of Meadow Ecosystem Biomass Helps Understand the Potential of Carbon Sequestration

Assessing the functional structure of plant communities and their productivity helps to determine the contribution of biological diversity and primary productivity to ecosystem services, the most significant of which are provisioning and regulating services.

17 Nov 2021

Freightliner Accelerates Progress Towards Net Zero with Low Emission Fuel

Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) and a leading UK rail freight operator, is supporting the development of Gd45 powered by Shell GTL Fuel, a new lower emission fuel, and will be the first to use the product for operational trials on some of its diesel-powered services in support of their commitment to enhancing the environmental benefits of rail-freight transportation.

From Green BioFuels Ltd 17 Nov 2021

Free Technology will Help Cities Turn Net Zero Targets into Climate Action Plans

ClimateView will help cities turbocharge climate action and respond to calls from the UN to “push further and faster” by giving them free access from today to cutting edge technology that helps them plan their best route to net zero.

16 Nov 2021