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Scientists Analyze Global Warming in Caribbean Coral Reefs

A new study examines the history of sea-surface temperature in the Greater Caribbean for the past 150 years, pinpointing major warming trends that have harmed coral reef ecosystems. On March 9th, 2022, Colleen Bove and colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill published their findings in the open-access journal PLOS Climate.

10 Mar 2022

Idaho National Laboratory Commits to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2031

Idaho National Laboratory?continues its 70-year legacy of clean energy leadership today?by?committing?to?achieve?net-zero carbon emissions?by 2031.

10 Mar 2022

Researchers Find Higher Levels of Air Pollution in Historically 'Redlined' U.S. cities

In the wake of the Great Depression, the federally sponsored Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) drew maps of neighborhoods in U.S. cities that characterized their desirability for mortgage lending.

10 Mar 2022

Upcycling Discarded Masks into Valuable Fuel to Create Energy

Surgical masks are being used in almost all the countries around the world as the first barrier against COVID-19.

9 Mar 2022

Pickup Truck Electrification Reduces More Greenhouse Gas

Big automotive manufacturers are stepping up the production of electric trucks as a core strategy to decrease the greenhouse gas emissions of their vehicles.

7 Mar 2022

Anthropogenic Aerosol Emissions Likely Drive Decadal Weakening of the Summertime Eurasian Westerly Jet

Air pollution increases in South East Asia, combined with pollution cuts in Europe, may have had an important influence on European and Asian weather patterns in recent decades, new research has found.

7 Mar 2022

Researchers Study the Variations in Air Pollution in Europe and Central Asia

According to a new study, air pollution spikes in Southeast Asia, along with pollution reductions in Europe, may have had a significant impact on European and Asian weather patterns in the past few decades.

4 Mar 2022

Great Diversity of Marine Organisms Attach Themselves to Plastics and are Dragged Along by Marine Currents

Recent research headed by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) and the University of Barcelona (UB) reveals how great diversity of marine organisms attach themselves to plastics and are dragged along by marine currents.

3 Mar 2022

Engineers Demonstrate a New Method for Reducing Sulfur Pollution

Someone’s wastewater is just another person’s gold. A new Stanford University study lays the possibility for sewage to be mined for valuable elements used in fertilizers and batteries that could support smartphones and planes in the future.

3 Mar 2022

Findings Provide Unique Insights to Better Understand Climate Change in the Arctic

The tiny particles suspended in the air known as aerosols play an important role in heating and cooling our planet, but their effects still aren't fully understood. The particles can occur naturally, such as from volcanoes, forests and oceans, or be produced by human activity, such as fossil-fuel combustion and industrial manufacturing.

2 Mar 2022