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Solar Variability can Drive Changes to Seasonal Weather on Earth, Study Suggests

A new study shows a correlation between the end of solar cycles and a switch from El Nino to La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean, suggesting that solar variability can drive seasonal weather variability on Earth.

5 Apr 2021

Study Quantifies the Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Productivity Growth

The University of Maryland (UMD) has collaborated with Cornell University and Stanford University to quantify the man-made effects of climate change on global agricultural productivity growth for the first time. In a new study published in Nature Climate Change, researchers developed a robust model of weather effects on productivity, looking at productivity in both the presence and absence of climate change.

2 Apr 2021

Researchers Confirm that Antarctic Glacier Could Cross Tipping Points

Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible retreat which would have significant consequences for global sea level.

2 Apr 2021

Heterogeneity can Lead to Improved Stability in the Power Grids

The recent power outages in Texas brought attention to its power grid being separated from the rest of the country. While it is not immediately clear whether integration with other parts of the national grid would have completely eliminated the need for rolling outages, the state's inability to import significant amounts of electricity was decisive in the blackout.

2 Apr 2021

Climate Change Slowed Global Agricultural Productivity Growth

Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a Cornell-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than it could have been without climate change. This is the equivalent of losing about seven years of farm productivity increases since the 1960s.

2 Apr 2021

New Technology can Enable Low-Cost, Energy-Efficient Separation of Hydrogen

Scientists from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have designed a new technology to separate hydrogen from natural gas in an affordable and energy-efficient manner.

2 Apr 2021

Study Investigates the Environmental Effects of Battery Recycling

The EU will be home to 30 million electric cars by 2030 and the European Commission is preparing tough targets for recycling these and other batteries. Yet the impacts of battery recycling, especially for the sizeable lithium-ion batteries of the electric cars soon filling our streets, has been largely unstudied.

1 Apr 2021

Behavioral Change Induced by Persuasive Messages Translates into Improved Air Quality

New research by the University of Kent has found that using low-cost psychological interventions can reduce vehicle engine idling and in turn improve air quality, especially when there is increased traffic volume at railway level crossings.

1 Apr 2021

Study Reveals How Seagrasses can Buffer Ocean Acidification

Spanning six years and seven seagrass meadows along the California coast, a paper published today from the University of California, Davis, is the most extensive study yet of how seagrasses can buffer ocean acidification.

1 Apr 2021

Methane Extraction from Lakes for Sustainable Energy Production

Lakes store huge amounts of methane. In a new study, environmental scientists at the University of Basel offer suggestions for how it can be extracted and used as an energy source in the form of methanol.

1 Apr 2021

More Attention Needed on the Impact of Sunscreen on World’s Coral Reefs

Researchers from the University of York note that more studies are required on the environmental effect of sunscreen on the coral reefs across the globe.

1 Apr 2021

Floating Gardens Could Ensure Sustainable Farming with Changing Climate

A new study has identified that the floating gardens of Bangladesh, set up to grow food crops during flood seasons, could be a sustainable solution for regions of the world vulnerable to flooding caused by climate change.

1 Apr 2021

Toyota and the Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital to Begin Demonstrating the World’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Mobile Clinic

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and the Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital in central Kyushu prefecture will begin demonstration testing of the world’s first*1 fuel cell electric vehicle mobile clinic (FCEV mobile clinic) by the summer of 2021.

1 Apr 2021

Global Map Reveals Regions at High-Risk of Pesticide Pollution

The study, published in Nature Geoscience, produced a global model mapping pollution risk caused by 92 chemicals commonly used in agricultural pesticides in 168 countries.

31 Mar 2021

Invisible Groundwater Discharges may Drive Nitrogen in Coastal Waters

Water quality management in the ocean often targets visible pollution sources such as sewage, rivers or ships. A new global study, led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, reveals that invisible groundwater discharges may be just as important driving nitrogen into coastal waters.

31 Mar 2021