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Study Shows Local Greenhouse Gas Concentrations and Arctic Climate Feedbacks Outweigh Other Processes

An increased surface warming in Alaska, Siberia, Canada, and in the Arctic Ocean in relation to global mean temperature rise has been revealed by long-term observations of surface temperatures.

20 Nov 2018

Scientists Chart Best Course to Save California’s Native Plants from Impacts of Climate Change

In view of the IPCC warnings that humans have merely 12 years to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by almost 50% or face considerably greater effects from climate change, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) are now planning the best route to save the native plants of California from these human threats.

20 Nov 2018

Newly-Funded Network Aims to Use Biotechnology Solutions to Realize Low Carbon Economy

A new Environmental Biotechnology Network (EBNet) will be led by the University of Southampton as part of an initiative to reinforce UK’s transition to a low carbon economy for the future.

19 Nov 2018

Preventing Problems Related to Climate Change Requires Changes in How Countries Look at Growth and Progress

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conveyed a strong message to the international community with its recent report, issued in early October in South Korea: the world has to act at once to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

16 Nov 2018

First 3D-printed Turbine-Blade Mold Fetches Sandia Technology Focus Award

Sandia National Laboratories has designed the first wind turbine blades made from a 3D-printed mold, which could significantly reduce the time & cost of developing innovative wind energy technology.

15 Nov 2018

Dual Concepts Show Promise for Developing Efficient Biofuel Cell

Technically, fuel cells that function with the hydrogenase enzyme are equally efficient as those that contain platinum—a costly precious metal—as a catalyst.

15 Nov 2018

Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria Could Convert Wastewater Treatment Plants into Zero-Carbon Fuel Generators

Some valuable thing has been flushed down the toilet today. Organic compounds in industrial wastewater and household sewage have been shown to be a rich potential source of bioplastics, energy, and even proteins meant for animal feed.

14 Nov 2018

Outdoor Labs Offer Realistic Insights of Plant Response to Future Climate Change

If a seed is zapped into the future to see how it will react to climate change, how accurate will that prediction be? After all, seeds that essentially grow in the future would have experienced generations of genetic variations and adaptations that these “time traveling” seeds do not experience.

14 Nov 2018

RIT Scientists Developing Advanced Solutions to Minimize Food Waste

Scientists at RIT are busy when it comes to identifying creative and new ways to lessen food waste.

13 Nov 2018

New Study Evaluates the Potential Carbon Storage Benefits of Streamside Forests

Since forests are capable of storing substantial amounts of carbon, both in the soil and the trees, restoration of degraded forests is an important strategy for dealing with climate change.

13 Nov 2018

New Approach May Help Design More Efficient Wind Farms

The growing demands for energy have prompted scientists at Penn State Behrend and the University of Tabriz, Iran, to complete a new algorithm, or method, to design highly efficient wind farms that would not only help in generating more revenue for builders but would also aid in producing renewable energy for their customers.

12 Nov 2018

Predictive Model Suggests Ragweed May Expand Its Range due to Climate Change

A new predictive model put together by an ecologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a climate scientist at the University of Washington proposes that climate change may allow common ragweed to spread its growing range northward and into big northeast metro areas, worsening conditions for millions of people dealing with asthma and hay fever.

9 Nov 2018

New System Paves Way Towards Transforming Greenhouse Gases into Industrial Fuels

Visualize a day when emissions spilling from heavy industry and power plants are trapped and conveyed into catalytic reactors that chemically convert greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), into chemicals or industrial fuels that release only oxygen.

9 Nov 2018

Warmer, Drier Climate Expected to Increase Disturbances in World’s Temperate Forests

A new study, co-authored by a Portland State University (PSU) professor, shows that a warmer, drier climate is anticipated to increase the possibility of larger-scale disturbances in forests, for example, wildfires, disease, drought, and insect outbreaks.

8 Nov 2018