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Using Plankton Shells to Gauge the Accuracy of Climate Models

Earth scientists have compiled a comprehensive record of latitudinal sea-surface temperature (SST) gradients over the last 95 million years of the Earth’s history. The results from this study help bridge the gap between empirical observations and existing climate models.

By William Alldred 8 Mar 2022

New Hydropower Technology Based on Electric Trucks Could Offer a Clean Solution for Electricity Generation in Mountainous Regions

Mountainous regions exhibit a huge potential for hydropower that cannot be harnessed effectively by traditional technologies.

8 Mar 2022

Climate Mitigation Strategies Could Have a Negative Effect on Food Security

Numerous countries have fixed carbon neutrality as a policy goal, but according to a new research by an international group of scientists from IIASA, Japan, and the United States, there are a number of risks related to the reduction of greenhouse gases, particularly in the forestry, agriculture, and land use sectors, that need to be taken into consideration when developing mitigation policies.

8 Mar 2022

Researchers Attempt to Make Highly Sustainable Renewable Energy Devices

3D printing was utilized by the University of Cambridge researchers to make grids of high-rise “nano-housing” where sun-loving bacteria grow rapidly.

8 Mar 2022

Study Analyzes the Reason Behind the Loss of Resilience in the Amazon Rainforest

Data analysis obtained from high-resolution satellite images indicates that the Amazon rainforest is possibly losing its resilience.

8 Mar 2022

Argonne’s Efforts Could Pave the Way for a Sustainable, Greener Energy Future

An overview of Argonne's lab-wide effort to create a carbon-free economy.

8 Mar 2022

El Niño Events Likely to Become More Frequent by 2040

Global weather fluctuations called El Niño events are likely to become more frequent by 2040, a new study shows.

8 Mar 2022

Addition of Liquid Electrolyte may Make Solid-State Batteries Safer than Lithium-Ion Batteries

Solid-state batteries, currently used in small electronic devices like smart watches, have the potential to be safer and more powerful than lithium-ion batteries for things such as electric cars and storing energy from solar panels for later use.

8 Mar 2022

Climate Change and Wildfires: New Study Outlines the Path to Pervasive Adaptation

Every year, 400,000 hectares in the European Union are affected by fire, 85% of which in southern Europe, due to most pronounced 'fire weather' conditions, which are determined by high temperature, low precipitation, strong winds and low relative humidity.

8 Mar 2022

Temperature-Related Mortality Likely To Increase if Global Warming Exceeds 2°C

The death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase significantly under global warming of 2°C, finds a report by researchers from UCL and the University of Reading.

8 Mar 2022

H2GO Power to Trial AI Hydrogen Optimisation System at EMEC

Funding has been awarded to trial real-time usage of artificial intelligence (AI) software to optimise hydrogen production and storage at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.

From H2GO Power Limited 8 Mar 2022

New Study Confirms CO2 Can Be Stored Below Ocean Floor Sediments

Climate change is one of the most unrelenting challenges that humanity needs to handle.

7 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

New Strategies to Design Safer, Long-Distance Batteries Made from Sustainable Materials

In this Q&A, ALS senior staff scientist David Shapiro and Stanford materials science professor William Chueh share how their pioneering X-ray techniques can help researchers understand how battery materials work in real time at the atomic scale.

7 Mar 2022

Megatooth Sharks Grew to Larger Sizes in Cooler Environments than in Warmer Waters

Otodus megalodon is commonly portrayed as a gigantic, monstrous shark in novels and films, such as the 2018 sci-fi thriller "The Meg." In reality, this species is only known from teeth and vertebrae in the fossil record, although it is generally accepted scientifically that the species was indeed quite gigantic, growing to at least 50 feet (15 meters) and possibly as much as 65 feet (20 meters). The new study re-examined published records of geographic occurrences of Megalodon teeth along with their estimated total body lengths.

7 Mar 2022