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Guidelines for Sustainable Growth of Non-Native Trees to Safeguard Biodiversity Worldwide

An international group of researchers has partnered to suggest a series of global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native tree species to help safeguard global ecosystems and biodiversity already endangered by climate change.

12 Oct 2020

Study Shows Proglacial Lakes Cause Glacier Ice to Recede Faster

According to a new study, meltwater lakes that develop at glacier margins cause ice to ebb relatively further and quicker than glaciers that end on land.

12 Oct 2020

Nokia Publishes Call to Action to Deliver an Ethical and Sustainable 5G Future

Nokia has outlined a vision of a 5G-enabled world that delivers economic prosperity, opportunity for all people and a healthier planet. The company has outlined its commitments but calls on individuals, business and government to work together to achieve the vision.

9 Oct 2020

Crabs are a Vital Element of Ecology and Economy in Oman

The intertidal mudflats of Barr Al Hikman, a nature reserve at the south-east coast of the Sultanate Oman, are crucial nursery grounds for numerous crab species.

9 Oct 2020

N2O Emissions are Increasing at a Faster Rate than Global Predictions

The term "greenhouse gas" is often used interchangeably with carbon dioxide, due to its prevalence in our atmosphere - more than 80 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, estimates the Environmental Protection Agency.

9 Oct 2020

Using Approved EPA Technology to Bring Clean Drinking Water to the World

Russkap Holdings, LLC announces another department of defense contract for atmospheric water machines.

9 Oct 2020

Nitrous Oxide Emissions Could Hinder International Climate Goals

An international team of researchers - including Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine - recently completed the most thorough review yet of nitrous oxide from emission to destruction in the planet's atmosphere.

9 Oct 2020

Shifting to Plant-Based Foods can Help Cut Down on Carbon Emissions

For seven years now, the University of California system has been working hard to reduce its carbon emissions as part of its Carbon Neutrality Initiative.

9 Oct 2020

Idaho Laboratory Joins Consortia to Efficiently Produce "Green" Hydrogen

Idaho National Laboratory is a member of two new Department of Energy research consortia charged with exploring new methods and technologies for hydrogen production.

9 Oct 2020

Study Shows How Marangoni Effect is Advantageous to Extract Freshwater from Sea

The crystallization of salt particles within different parts of the device is the most vulnerable aspect of water desalination technologies.

9 Oct 2020

Study Evaluates Day-to-Day Reliability of Solar Energy Under Climate Change

Although solar power is considered a popular form of renewable energy, a new study reports that deviations in regional climates due to global warming could render areas currently deemed suitable for the production of solar energy less feasible in the future.

8 Oct 2020

UNH Awarded $1.5 Million to Study the Carbon Interactions in Thawing Arctic

The University of New Hampshire will lead research as part of a $1.5 million award from the National Science Foundation to better understand how interactions between plants, microbes and soil minerals in permafrost, a subsurface layer of frozen soil covering a fourth of the Northern Hemisphere, stimulate the release of carbon which adds to the warming Arctic.

8 Oct 2020