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Disclosing the Mystery Behind Climate Warming and Ice Melt During Last Ice Age

A new study performed has shown that chemical analysis of sediment cores from the North Pacific Ocean displays a persistent pairing of volcanic ash and hypoxia.

3 Nov 2022

Study Shows Factors Driving Inland Water CO2 Emissions

Carbon emissions from lakes, rivers, and reservoirs include a huge proportion of the carbon cycle worldwide. New studies on carbon release from inland waters in China have concentrated on single rivers or lakes, and the fundamental factors driving carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions remain vague.

3 Nov 2022

Meat Consumption Creates a “trap” of Disease Risks

A new study performed has shown that ramped-up animal agriculture would help increase efficiency. However, a potential rise in animal-borne diseases is the risk of future pandemics.

3 Nov 2022

Notre Dame Climate Change Researchers Bring Real-World Solutions to Global Communities

At the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27), hosted this month by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), world leaders plan to "demonstrate a new era of implementation by turning their commitments under the Paris Agreement into action" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve global adaptation and mitigation efforts through enhanced funding.

3 Nov 2022

MIT Amps Up Research to Reduce Methane Emissions by 2030

One of the most notable climate change provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act is the first U.S. federal tax on a greenhouse gas (GHG). That the fee targets methane (CH4), rather than carbon dioxide (CO2), emissions is indicative of the urgency the scientific community has placed on reducing this short-lived but powerful gas.

3 Nov 2022

Heat Failure Threats in Ectotherms Increased by Global Warming

Ectothermic organisms are severely affected by global warming. Their body temperature and their biochemical processes rely on sunlight and ambient temperature.

2 Nov 2022

Feeding and Growing Microalgae on Leftover Coffee Grounds Produces High-Quality Biodiesel

High-quality biodiesel has been produced by two Aston University researchers after “feeding” and developing microalgae on leftover coffee grounds.

2 Nov 2022

Over Half of Lesser-Known Species Could be in Danger of Extinction

Often we simply do not know enough about a species to know how it is doing. On the recognized red list from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), thousands of plants and animals are listed as "data deficient."

2 Nov 2022

Report Lays Out How Countries Could Reorient Their Problematic Climate Plans

A new study is the first to calculate that countries collectively need a total of 1.2 billion hectares of land to fulfill the promises laid out in their official climate plans, part of global efforts to meet Paris Agreement goals.

2 Nov 2022

Trade, Migration, Job Options Will Impact How States and Countries Fare Over Changing Climate

When people talk about adapting to climate change, they often refer to innovations – a new crop variety that can withstand more extreme heat or building underwater pumps to cool coral reefs. But Gary Lyn, an assistant professor who specializes in international trade and economic geography at Iowa State University, says trade, migration and job options will also affect how individual states and countries fare over the next 100 years.

2 Nov 2022

Vertus Energy and Biogest Partner on European Biogas Plants, Aiming to Increase Energy Production by 60%

Vertus Energy, the company accelerating the energy transition by transforming the way the world turns organic waste into renewable natural gas, is partnering with Biogest. Together, the companies are working to demonstrate the BRIO solution at a commercial scale in Europe.

From BIOGEST 2 Nov 2022

New Approach to Explain the Vulnerability of Species

A new analysis considers natural fluctuations and predictability to evaluate which parts of an ecosystem are most threatened by climate change and other disturbances.

1 Nov 2022

Flood Risk in Los Angeles is Larger than Previously Indicated, New Modeling Platform Reveals

Flood risk in Los Angeles is vastly larger than previously indicated by federally defined flood maps, and low-income and marginalized communities face a significantly higher threat, according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine.

1 Nov 2022

Light-Powered Catalyst can Turn a Smelly Byproduct into Cash

Rice University engineers and scientists have created a sweet way for petrochemical refineries to turn a smelly byproduct into cash.

1 Nov 2022

Reliable Rainfall Depends on Forest Protection

An international research group has discovered an additional drought risk factor; the effects of variations in vegetation cover, particularly forest loss.

31 Oct 2022