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Signs of Distress in Fish Evident Due to Global Warming, Ocean Acidification

A team of scientists from the University of Adelaide discovered that when fishes interact in groups, they are exhibiting signs of distress caused by ocean acidification and global warming.

20 Dec 2021

New Artificial Photosynthesis Device Component with Better Longevity and Stability

A group of researchers has built a new artificial photosynthesis device component with extraordinary longevity and stability as it selectively turns sunlight and carbon dioxide into two favorable sources of renewable fuels — hydrogen and ethylene.

20 Dec 2021

Warming Associated with Deforestation Reduces the Safety of Outdoor Work for Millions

The tropics is becoming hotter due to a combination of warming associated with deforestation and climate change-;and that can reduce the ability of outdoor workers to perform their jobs safely.

20 Dec 2021

Carbon/Air Secondary Battery as Alternative to Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage Systems

One of the barriers to generating electricity from wind and solar energy is their intermittent nature.

20 Dec 2021

Voluntary Climate Pledges Reduce Power Sector Emissions by a Third

An analysis of pledges made by many of the largest U.S. electric utilities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions suggests that pledged reductions could reduce power sector emissions by a third as compared to 2018 levels.

20 Dec 2021

Researchers Describe Link Between Arctic Sea Ice and Wildfires in the Western U.S.

"Some say the world will end in fire," wrote Robert Frost a century ago. The poet described one popular take on the world's end before shifting to its apocalyptic opposite, writing, "some say in ice."

20 Dec 2021

Human Disturbance Affecting Little Penguins

Flinders University ecologists are calling on summer holiday-goers to not interfere with wildlife and damage habitats, notably for shy animals such as little penguins.

20 Dec 2021

Octopus Energy and Sterlite Power Team up to Decarbonise India

Energy technology pioneer Octopus Energy Group and leading Indian power transmission player Sterlite Power have signed an agreement that aims to help decarbonise Indian industry and bring cheaper green power to consumers around the world.

From Sterlite Power 20 Dec 2021

Blue Whales Showing Signs of Malnutrition, a Climate Warning says CDU Researcher

Blue whales that pass through the waters off Timor-Leste each year are showing signs of malnutrition according to a Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher who has been studying the animals for almost a decade.

20 Dec 2021

Simultaneous Heatwaves Will be More Frequent Due to Climate Change

Numerous large heatwaves the size of Mongolia happened at the same time approximately every day during the warm seasons of the 2010s throughout the Northern Hemisphere, according to a study guided by scientists from the Washington State University (WSU).

17 Dec 2021

Nature's Amazing Resilience Revealed in Drought Experiment at Biosphere 2

A group of 80 international research scientists aimed to complete an unprecedented experiment wherein they forced the world's only enclosed rainforest, located in the University of Arizona's Biosphere 2, through a controlled drought and recovery for a period of four months.

17 Dec 2021