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Dangers of Ocean Warming and Acidification on Calcifying Organisms

According to a recent study, ocean acidification and global warming pose a threat to marine organisms like corals, bryozoans, mollusks, sea urchins, and crustaceans that assemble their skeletons and shells from calcium carbonate (chalk).

29 Nov 2022

Climate, Soil and Biodiversity are Key to Supporting Drylands Under Increased Grazing Pressure

Drylands make up nearly half the Earth's land surface, and the effects of grazing livestock on their ability to support people, plants and animals is a key question as the global climate changes and warms.

29 Nov 2022

Understanding the Cause of Carbon Turnover in Soils During Winter

Scientists estimate that northern peatlands contain one third of the Earth's soil carbon. This makes them important ecosystems for carbon storage, which keeps carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and controls climate change.

29 Nov 2022

Oil Palm Expansion Threatens Biodiversity in Africa and Latin America

Zero deforestation commitments may inadvertently leave vital habitats in Latin America and Africa vulnerable to agricultural expansion, a new study has found.

29 Nov 2022

Green Batteries Get Even Greener with Electric Rotary Kilns

The growing demand for lithium-ion batteries puts pressure on the industry to improve all steps in the product chain, including the heating processes.

29 Nov 2022

Carbonizing Waste Paper to Produce Economically Viable Carbon Materials

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a carbonization method for converting waste paper into pure carbon, which could be used in lithium-ion batteries.

By David J. Cross 29 Nov 2022

Effects of Grazing on Ecosystem Services Across the World’s Drylands

Grazing is a trillion-dollar industry that is especially vital in drylands, which comprise around 40% of the Earth’s land surface and are home to half of the world’s livestock.

28 Nov 2022

Analyzing the Significance of Water Consumption in Humans

A new study headed by Professor John Speakman from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the University of Aberdeen has shown that the suggested water intake of eight 8-oz glasses of water daily (nearly 2 L/day) is too high for the real need in several situations.

28 Nov 2022

Precipitation Pattern Interactively Drives a Positive Legacy Effect

Throughout the world, a constant increase in grasslands has been noticed as a result of global change-induced extreme droughts. Severe droughts help in considerably decreasing current-year grassland productivity. However, they also have a legacy impact on productivity in the following years.

28 Nov 2022

Environmental Adaptation in Plants Through Molecular Mechanism Revealed

At the University of Konstanz, the Plant Physiology and Biochemistry research group has found earlier unidentified molecular mechanisms by which plants tend to adapt to their surroundings. It is a significant basic knowledge during times of climate change.

28 Nov 2022

Creation of a Climate Damage Fund

According to TU/e scientists Heleen de Coninck (climate policy) and Pieter Pauw (climate finance), the establishment of a climate damage fund for underprivileged nations and an official warning to commercial banks to act more about climate change are the high points of the Egyptian climate summit.

28 Nov 2022

BRP Announces the Launch of a New e-Powertrain

BRP Inc. DOO DOOO is proud to announce the launch of a new e-powertrain, the Rotax E10, bolstering its electric offering for karting. The new product was presented today at the Rotax MAX Challenge (RMC) Grand Finals in Portimao, Portugal, where the international RMC karting community was gathered.

28 Nov 2022

Sustainable Ground Power Units Rolled Out to UK Typhoons

Royal Air Force Typhoons will be powered up by 40 new electric battery ground power units following a recent trial conducted with BAE Systems on a Typhoon Squadron.

From BAE Systems 28 Nov 2022

BAR Tech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies Take Shape, as Vessel Owners Prepare for Carbon Intensity Regulations

Innovative marine engineering consultancy, BAR Technologies, and front-running green maritime technology provider, Yara Marine Technologies, have announced that the ‘first cut’ of the steelwork that will form the first production run of BAR's pioneering WindWings has been completed.

28 Nov 2022

New Greenness Metric to Rank the UK’s 68 Urban Centers

A new study performed has discovered that Great Britain’s city centers differ significantly in their green attributes—like vegetation, tree cover, and the existence of parks—with possible impacts on social equity, biodiversity, and human health.

25 Nov 2022