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New Research Shows Warmer Temperatures Could Have an Impact on Butterflies

According to new research, green-veined white butterflies are less likely to survive the winter and appear in the spring because of longer and warmer autumns. Functional Ecology, a publication of the British Ecological Society, has published the results.

4 Apr 2022

Researchers Aim to Gain Cleaner Fuel from CO2

A recent research project from the University of Surrey aims to use the planet’s air to manufacture new chemicals for fuel and other important chemical goods.

4 Apr 2022

New Study Shows Inaccuracy in Estimates of the Carbon Cycle Used for Forecasting Climate Change

Scientists from Virginia Tech, in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have revealed that key components of the global carbon cycle used to monitor the movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere are not accurate, which could considerably change traditional carbon cycle models.

4 Apr 2022

Crowdsourcing Helps Identify the Drivers of Deforestation to Combat Forest Loss in the Tropics

A new study under progress makes use of crowdsourcing to determine the drivers of deforestation to help fight forest loss in the tropics. The consequent dataset could be utilized to make high-resolution maps and help policymakers employ the best safety measures.

4 Apr 2022

Wildfires Will Be Followed by Intense Rain in the Western US Due to Climate Change

This century, the western United States is enduring a significantly increased risk of heavy rains flooding areas that were lately damaged by wildfires, a new study cautions. These events can cause major destruction, including mudslides, debris flows, and flash floods because the denuded site cannot easily hold the saturated moisture.

4 Apr 2022

Comprehensive Assessment of the Development of Flash Droughts and the Underlying Mechanisms

Similar to flash floods, flash droughts come on fast—drying out soil just in a matter of days to weeks. Such events can destroy crops and result in huge economic losses.

4 Apr 2022

Aggressive and Comprehensive Actions Needed to Achieve Net Zero Emissions

The third and final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC's) Sixth Assessment Report calls for aggressive and comprehensive actions if we are to achieve net zero emissions by mid-century.

4 Apr 2022

Tropical Trees' Trunk Growth is Reduced During Drier and Warmer Seasons

For a long time, ecologists assumed tree rings to be absent in tropical trees because of a lack of temperature and rain fluctuations in the trees' environment.

4 Apr 2022

Study Offers New Insights into the Impact of Recent Climatic Change on the Frozen Continent

The area and volume of surface meltwater lakes are highly variable year over year, finds a first-ever study looking at surface meltwater lakes near the East Antarctic Ice Sheet over seven years.

1 Apr 2022

City Trees Benefit from Stormwater Harvesting

To enhance the health of urban street trees, reports of tree canopy coverage dwindling throughout city suburbs increase pressure on local government and other authorities’ measures.

1 Apr 2022

Ozone Weakens One of Earth’s Main Cooling Mechanisms

According to new research, one of the most significant cooling mechanisms might undergo weakening due to Ozone, thereby making it a considerable greenhouse gas compared to what was thought earlier.

1 Apr 2022

Funding to Help Develop DRI’s Advanced Weather and Research Forecast Modeling Tool

Wildfires in the Sierra Nevada are taking place at unparalleled sizes and intensities as there is a warming in the climate, thereby posing risks to communities and resources across California and Nevada.

1 Apr 2022

Growth of Tropical Trees Hindered by Increased Heat and Drought

For a long period, ecologists supposed tree rings were not present in tropical trees due to a lack of temperature and rain variations in the trees' surroundings.

1 Apr 2022

End-of-Life Tires Repurposed into Concrete for Residential Buildings

A unique method of recycling rubber could result in end-of-life tires being repurposed into concrete for residential buildings.

31 Mar 2022

Researchers Use Capacitance Probes to Study the Moisture Content in Sand Dunes

Deserts might appear to be inactive and lifeless, but they are known to be very much alive. Especially, sand dunes tend to grow and move from one place to another—and as per the decades-long research project performed, humid air is also breathed by them.

31 Mar 2022