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New Model to Trace the Fate of Plastic Debris in the Mediterranean Sea

A research team has designed a model to monitor the pathways and fate of plastics in the Mediterranean Sea, generated from land-based sources. The research reveals that plastic debris can be seen across the Mediterranean, starting from beaches and surface waters to seafloors.

4 Oct 2021

Brazilian Amazon Exposed to Lethal Heat Stress Due to Deforestation, Climate Change

Along with climate change, extensive deforestation of the Amazon rainforest will increase the number of people in northern Brazil who are at risk of extreme heat—with potentially fatal results and disastrous economic impacts, according to a pioneering study released recently by Brazilian scientists in the Communications Earth & Environment journal.

4 Oct 2021

Climate Change Could Affect International Biodiversity Conservation Efforts

University of Montana scientists and colleagues investigate the ways in which climate change could affect the efforts to safeguard biodiversity within the network of protected regions worldwide.

4 Oct 2021

Midsummer Ships Two DUO Systems to Customer in China

Leading Swedish solar energy technology company is now ready to ship two of its DUO systems for the manufacturing of CIGS thin film solar cells to Sunflare to be installed in Sunflare’s solar cell megafactory in Na...

From Midsummer AB 4 Oct 2021

Black Summer Blazes Raise Extinction Risk Forecasts

The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, according to new research led by Flinders University.

3 Oct 2021

Radiokrypton Dating Technique Used to Examine Floridan Aquifer Threatened by Climate Change

As rising sea levels threaten coastal areas, scientists are using an emerging nuclear dating technique to track the ins and outs of water flow

1 Oct 2021

Study Offers a New Way to Produce Plastics with Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Combining "circular" technologies including recycling, biomass processing, and carbon dioxide capture could offer a way to produce plastics with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.

1 Oct 2021

People of High Socioeconomic Status are Key to Facilitating Progress in Climate Change Mitigation

A paper published today in the journal Nature Energy identifies five ways that people of high socioeconomic status have a disproportionate impact on global greenhouse gas emissions - and therefore an outsized responsibility to facilitate progress in climate change mitigation.

1 Oct 2021

Study Reveals Unique Ability of Seahorses to Snag Prey at Exceptional Speed

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that seahorses can move their heads up at the extraordinary speed of 0.002 seconds when they were analyzing the unbelievable preying capability of seahorses. The fast head movement happens together with a robust flow of water that snags their prey straight into their mouth.

1 Oct 2021

Warming Ocean Waters Responsible for a Drop in Earth’s Brightness

A new study shows that warming ocean waters have been responsible for a drop in the brightness of the Earth.

1 Oct 2021

Two, Three-Wheelers and Buses at Forefront of India’s Electrification Agenda, Says GlobalData

Vehicle electrification has become a strategic priority for the stakeholders of the automotive market in India.

1 Oct 2021

New Insight into the State of Renewable Energy Sources in Russia

Russia has great potential for using renewable resources because they are almost evenly distributed throughout the country, scientists say.

30 Sep 2021

Human Attitudes Towards Energy Consumption and Use of Resources Affect CO2-Reducing Strategies

For the past 150 years, humans have pumped extraordinary amounts of greenhouse gasses, such as CO2, into the atmosphere and warmed the planet at an alarming rate.

30 Sep 2021

Polyethylene Plastic Bags from Big-Box Retailers Release Dissolved Compounds in Sunlight

Although plastics are durable and strong, a little sunlight can split them apart into microscopic pieces and spur reactions, producing new molecules that can end up in the environment.

30 Sep 2021

SCIPP Researchers Focus on Planning for Long-Term Change in a Short-Term World

Researchers with the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program at the University of Oklahoma have been awarded an expected $5.4 million grant from the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Program Office, contingent on congressional appropriations.

30 Sep 2021