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Scientific Classification of Oak Forests in Republic of Tatarstan Elucidates the Region's Climate Change

Scientific classifications of forest vegetation on the territory of the former USSR, including the Republic of Tatarstan, previously used the dominant approach, traditional for northern countries, taking into account the dominance degree of one or another species in the main tree layer, or similarity in the composition of subordinate layers with the identification of cycles and series of associations.

28 Apr 2021

Combined Effect of Ocean Warming and Fishing Affects the Viability of Global Fish Stock

The combined effect of rapid ocean warming and the practice of targeting big fish is affecting the viability of wild populations and global fish stock says new research by the University of Melbourne and the University of Tasmania.

28 Apr 2021

Novel Solar-Driven Desalination Unit Could Resolve World’s Freshwater Scarcity

Although Earth has a vast amount of water, a major portion of it is non-potable seawater. Freshwater makes up just about 2.5% of the total. Many places around the world hence experience acute water scarcities.

28 Apr 2021

Study Demonstrates High, Very Specific Species Diversity of the Deep-Sea

A new study compared 20 deep-sea basins in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, demonstrating for the first time the extremely high and also highly specific species diversity of the deep sea.

28 Apr 2021

Vertical Turbine Design Far More Efficient than Traditional Turbines in Large Scale Wind Farms

The now-familiar sight of traditional propeller wind turbines could be replaced in the future with wind farms containing more compact and efficient vertical turbines.

27 Apr 2021

Australia's Airports can be Ideal Hosts for Solar Electricity Production

A new study has found Australia's government-owned airports could produce enough electricity to power 136,000 homes, if they had large-scale rooftop solar systems installed.

27 Apr 2021

Gov. Doug Burgum Signs New Bill to Accelerate Efforts for Developing Low-Emission Technologies

Gov. Doug Burgum today signed legislation creating a Clean Sustainable Energy Fund to support low-emission technology projects and help provide a long-term, viable path forward for the state’s critical energy industry.

27 Apr 2021

Transforming Corn Stover into Activated Carbon for Use in Water Treatment

Corn is America's top agricultural crop, and also one of its most wasteful. About half the harvest--stalks, leaves, husks, and cobs-- remains as waste after the kernels have been stripped from the cobs.

27 Apr 2021

Ozone Pollution Falls in Germany Due to Reduction in Nitrogen Oxide Emissions

Summer is the ozone season: The harmful gas forms at ground level on hot, sunny days. In recent years, however, the rise in ozone levels over the summer months has not been as pronounced in Germany as it was previously.

27 Apr 2021

Scientists Develop the First Stable Coral Cell Cultures

A new era of biological research could be on the horizon thanks to new research that reveals a method to culture coral cells.

By Robert Lea 27 Apr 2021

Study Unveils a Large Microbial Ecosystem Living Deep Within the Earth

Powerful volcanic eruptions and continental collisions are not things generally related to conditions fit for life.

27 Apr 2021

Wild Blueberry Fields in Down East Maine are Warming Faster than Previously Thought

A new study by researchers from the University of Maine on the impacts of climate change on the barrens in the last four decades reports that in Down East Maine, wild blueberry fields are warming faster compared to the state as a whole.

27 Apr 2021

Network-Wide Perspective is Crucial for Conservation Management Decisions

Regardless of an expected shift in main species distributions, a continental-scale network of conservation sites will probably stay effective even under future climate change scenarios.

26 Apr 2021

Climate Change Has Shifted the Axis of the Earth

New research says that the redistribution of water thanks to glacial melting driven by climate change has been causing the Earth to shift on its axis.

By Robert Lea 26 Apr 2021

Research Could Help Decision Makers Understand the Inherent Complexity of Climate Change

A team of researchers from the Africa Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) led a global team of 21 climate risk scholars to better understand and inform decision making around climate change risks in Africa and globally by examining how the drivers of risk interact.

26 Apr 2021