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Curtin Study Finds Native Bees under Threat from Growing Urbanization

Residential gardens are a poor substitute for native bushland and increasing urbanisation is a growing threat when it comes to bees, Curtin University research has found.

3 Feb 2021

Indigenous Peoples are Critical to Building a More Sustainable Post-Pandemic World, Says IFAD President

Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionately from the economic impacts of COVID-19, yet they hold essential knowledge for rebuilding a more sustainable and resilient post-pandemic world, free of poverty and hunger, said Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at the opening of the Fifth global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum today.

3 Feb 2021

Enterprise Adds 17 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Cars to UK Fleet

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has taken delivery of 17 Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric cars as part of a number of initiatives to explore alternative fuels to deliver low and zero-emission transport.

3 Feb 2021

Nuclear and Renewables Partnership Shows Path to Climate Goals

Britain remains dependent on fossil fuels, but regions with both nuclear and wind power are already reaching 2030 decarbonisation targets, according to analysis conducted by the Nuclear Industry Association of figures published by the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO).

3 Feb 2021

Increasing Snow Depth may be the Reason for Continued Warming Trend in Soil Temperatures

Soil temperature has a significant impact on land-atmosphere interaction within the Earth system, affecting surrounding ecology, agriculture, and much more. This influence is a primary component of what is called a "thermal regime" of land, or a regular pattern of temperature change within the soil. Climatologists are intrigued by fluctuating soil temperatures, especially during the first decade of the 21st century where global surface warming has slowed down.

2 Feb 2021

Study Compiles Scientific Data to Identify Trends in Marine Litter

That is the question that Prof. Alan Deidun, resident academic within the Department of Geosciences of the Faculty of Science, along with a cohort of high-profile co-authors, posed within a study recently published in the Microplastics and Nanoplastics journal. Specifically, the study overviews a plethora of marine litter monitoring survey data available for different regions of the world ocean, as well as modelling data, in order to answer this compelling question.

2 Feb 2021

Episodic Human Activities Trigger Greater Increases in Animal Movement

For the first time, scientists have calculated the global impact of human activity on animal movement, revealing widespread impacts that threaten species survival and biodiversity.

2 Feb 2021

New Modeling System can Accurately Predict the Impact of Ozone on Soybean Production

The impact of ozone on soybean production can be predicted more accurately thanks to improvements to a computer modelling system.

2 Feb 2021

Land-Based Mitigation Options can Reduce and Offset Emissions from Livestock Sector

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land uses (AFOLU sector) cover the 24% of global emissions, representing the second hot spot in the contribution to climate change after the energy sector.

2 Feb 2021

Antarctica's Ice Melt is Not as Linear and Consistent as Previously Thought

Antarctic ice is melting, contributing massive amounts of water to the world's seas and causing them to rise - but that melt is not as linear and consistent as scientists previously thought, a new analysis of 20 years' worth of satellite data indicates.

2 Feb 2021

Geologists Reconstruct Timeline of Earth's Temperature During the Paleozoic Era

The temperature of a planet is linked with the diversity of life that it can support. MIT geologists have now reconstructed a timeline of the Earth's temperature during the early Paleozoic era, between 510 and 440 million years ago -- a pivotal period when animals became abundant in a previously microbe-dominated world.

2 Feb 2021

Ability of Monsoons to Replenish Streamflow Diminishes with Warmer Climate

In the summer of 2019, Desert Research Institute (DRI) scientist Rosemary Carroll, Ph.D., waited for the arrival of the North American Monsoon, which normally brings a needed dose of summer moisture to the area where she lives in Crested Butte, Colo. - but for the fourth year in a row, the rains never really came.

2 Feb 2021

Study Reveals Virtual Conferencing Helps Reduce CO2 Emissions

A new study at the University of Michigan (UM) reveals that replacement of huge, in-person gatherings by virtual conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant decrease in carbon emissions, but such o...

2 Feb 2021

Flinders University Campuses Run on 100% Renewable Energy

South Australia’s Flinders University is now powering its campuses and facilities with 100% renewable energy from campus-based solar arrays and a local windfarm to achieve net-zero emissions from electricity from 2021 onwards.

2 Feb 2021

Tesla in India: Boost in a Country with Low Appetite for Electric Cars, Reports IDTechEx

Tesla has plans to enter a new market: India. This story has unfolded only one way so far. Tesla decides to enter a new market and quickly becomes the top-selling EV maker by leveraging its powerful brand and class-leading technology at a competitive price: China, South Korea, the UK, the Netherlands, and Norway, to name a few countries which have been conquered so far. But will it be so easy in India?

1 Feb 2021