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Forests Growing on Shale Bedrock Store 25% More Carbon

A forest's ability to store carbon depends significantly on the bedrock beneath, according to Penn State researchers who studied forest productivity, composition and associated physical characteristics of rocks in the Appalachian ridge and Valley Region of Pennsylvania.

11 Jun 2020

Study Evaluates New Climate Models Focusing on Sea Ice

The world of climate modeling is complex, requiring an enormous amount of coordination and collaboration to produce.

11 Jun 2020

UK Businesses Forging Ahead to Meet China’s Undimmed Low Carbon Energy Demand

Eight green energy innovators secure major collaborations to supply world’s fastest growing offshore and renewable energy markets.

10 Jun 2020

Disturbance Refugia Could Help Save Vulnerable Species in Changing Climate

Pockets of landscape less prone than adjacent areas to disturbances like fire and drought may hold the key for scientists, conservationists and land managers seeking to preserve vulnerable species in a changing climate.

10 Jun 2020

New Study Maps Climate Refugia that Buffer Impacts of Climate Change

Some landscapes can hold their own against climate change better than others. A study from the University of California, Davis, maps these places, called "climate refugia," where existing vegetation is most likely to buffer the impacts of climate change through the end of the century.

10 Jun 2020

New Machine Learning Algorithms to Measure Fugitive Methane Emissions

Southwest Research Institute is developing machine learning algorithms to measure fugitive methane emissions through a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Office of Fossil Energy and managed at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).

10 Jun 2020

Unified Approach to CO2 Removal can Prevent Climate Change

According to the authors of a new study, while national quotas on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been set by the Paris Agreement, the same has not been done to remove this gas—a fact that should be urgently addressed.

9 Jun 2020

Scientists Find Highest Ever Level of Microplastics on Seafloor

An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin layer covering just one square metre.

9 Jun 2020

A Global Effort to Promote Awareness on Climate Change

Working with international partners, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded a $2.5-million Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to increase climate change education, training and public awareness on a global scale.

9 Jun 2020

Identifying a Way to Get Rid of Plastic Waste

Graduate student Linda Zhong and professor of biology Anthony Sinskey are studying the plastic-devouring enzyme PETase as a way to improve recycling.

9 Jun 2020

Emerging Fungal Crop Pathogens Threaten Global Food Security

Amongst the world's most challenging problems is the need to feed an ever-growing global population sustainably.

9 Jun 2020

Global Catastrophes can Drastically Affect Food Systems

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all become aware of how a global crisis can affect our access to food.

9 Jun 2020

Seagrass Meadows can Mitigate Climate Change

Seagrass meadows can be a powerful nature-based climate solution and help sustain communities hard-hit by stressors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but these important ecosystems continue to decline.

9 Jun 2020

Pesticides are Linked to Low Population of Monarch Butterflies

New evidence identifies 64 pesticide residues in milkweed, the main food for monarch butterflies in the west.

9 Jun 2020

Study Explores Potential Environmental Impact of Marine Energy Devices

Marine scientists from around the world spent the last four years reviewing numerous studies and other data on the possible environmental effects of marine renewable energy (MRE) devices and found that the potential impact to marine life is likely small or undetectable.

9 Jun 2020