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Extreme Heat Affects Forest Bird Nestlings More than Their Urban Counterparts

Forest bird nestlings are significantly smaller and more likely to die as a result of extreme heat compared to their urban counterparts, reports a new study.

24 Mar 2022

Study Analyzes Sea-Level Extremes in the Red Sea

The main drivers of basin-wide sea-level extremes in the Red Sea are wind variations over the southern part of the sea, according to research on the relative contributions of surface winds and atmospheric pressure on sea-level rises in the Red Sea.

23 Mar 2022

Carbon Loss Doubled Over the Past two Decades Due to Excessive Forest Removal in the Tropics, Study Finds

Scientists from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) have discovered that tropical carbon loss has doubled for the last 20 years as a result of excessive forest removal in the tropics.

23 Mar 2022

Removing Microplastics from Wastewater with Food-Grade Plant Extracts

In a number of cuisines, okra is used as a key thickener of soups and stews. The sticky stuff from that fruit and other plants, like cactus, aloe, and psyllium, can also be used to clean water and wastewater of certain kinds of solid contaminants, as well as some pollutants that are dissolved.

23 Mar 2022

Bionic Approach Greatly Improves Wind Turbine Performance

Wind energy depends on effective wind turbine blades, which serve as airfoils, structures similar to an airplane wing.

23 Mar 2022

Arctic Sea Ice Appears to Have Hit its Annual Maximum Extent, NASA Says

Following growing through the fall and winter, arctic sea ice emerged to have hit its yearly maximum extent on February 25th, 2022.

23 Mar 2022

Plastic Upcycling Technique Might Help to Deconstruct and Recreate Polymers

In the United States, less than 10% of the 380 million metric tons of plastic generated yearly is recycled, posing a global environmental danger due to plastic manufacture and the annual absorption of millions of tons of garbage into bodies of water. When it comes to polymers, such as polyester, the proportion drops.

22 Mar 2022

NASA Scientist Shows How Green Roofs Could Help to Reduce Extreme Heat

According to climate experts at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, rooftop gardens and vegetation can help alleviate some of the city’s extreme heat.

22 Mar 2022

Earlier Snowmelt Impacts Carbon Sequestration in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems

According to a new research from a researcher at the University of Sheffield, Arctic greening and earlier snowmelt are disturbing carbon sequestration later in the year in northern Arctic areas.

22 Mar 2022

New Study Shows Proposed Wind, Solar Projects in Texas Could Exclude Need For Coal

Texas can serve as a model for the country on how to efficiently substitute coal with solar and wind for the energy requirements of the state while adhering to environmental targets, according to a new study by engineers from Rice University.

22 Mar 2022

Study on Vegetable Oil Emissions Exposes the Need for Swift Action to Control Pollution

The amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions discharged during the making of vegetable oil has been revealed by a new international study, emphasizing the necessity for more sustainable growing solutions.

22 Mar 2022

New Project Aims to Investigate How Climate Change Impacts Methane Emissions

Every day, an increasing number of mineral particles are discharged to the natural environment from industry, agriculture, forest fires, river runoffs and other events, caused by climate change and human activity.

22 Mar 2022

Study Could Help Understand How Aerosols Affect the Severity of Thunderstorms

A new study used artificial intelligence to analyze 10 years of weather data collected over southeastern Texas to identify three major categories of weather patterns and the continuum of conditions between them.

22 Mar 2022

Research Reveals the Complexity in How Ocean Life Responds to Climate Change

Suppose that we could watch twenty generations of whales or sharks adapting to climate change measuring how they evolve and how their biology changes as temperatures and carbon dioxide levels rise.

22 Mar 2022

World Water Day Shines Light on an Invisible but Vital Freshwater Resource

From the Murray-Darling system to Great Artesian Basin, ‘invisible’ underground groundwater is often the only water supply available across the vast majority of Australia – and its annual contribution to GDP is estimated at more than $6.8 billion a year.

22 Mar 2022