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El Niño to Bring Warmer, Snowier Winter to Virginia

Andrew Ellis, a hydroclimate scientist in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, explains why the presence of El Nino in the latest National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration outlook suggests a warmer yet snowier winter season.

10 Nov 2023

Argonne Scientists Use Supercomputers for Nuclear Reactor Design and Climate Modeling Research

Two teams that include scientists from U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have been named finalists for the Association for Computing Machinery 2023 Gordon Bell Prize.

9 Nov 2023

UKEF Backs Major Taiwan Offshore Wind Project, Creating Over £130 Million in UK Exports

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has agreed to support a Taiwanese offshore wind project with its largest ever project financing guarantee for renewables, securing over £130 million in UK manufacturing and service exports.

9 Nov 2023

Climate-Resilient Energy Harvesting with Non-Planar Dielectrics

Professor Jiaqing He of the Southern University of Science and Technology and Professor Ghim Wei Ho of the National University of Singapore are leading this investigation.

9 Nov 2023

Underwater Device Captures Dissolved Molecules

Beneath the ocean's surface, marine organisms release imperceptible molecules that carry valuable information. Some of these chemical signals unveil the presence of nearby creatures, while others may hold the potential for future use in medications.

9 Nov 2023

New U.S. Facility Turns Ag Waste into Bioplastic

From eating utensils and straws to coffee pods and jars, most of us use plastic products daily.

9 Nov 2023

Addressing Air Pollution in Africa

The acute issue of air pollution in Africa and the necessity for international action to address it have been highlighted in a recent study published in Nature Geoscience.

8 Nov 2023

The Appeal of Biochar Carbon Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation

In an era when climate scientists warn that immediate action is required to control atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), biochar—charcoal made by burning waste organic materials like agricultural residues—offers a way to reduce CO2 levels.

8 Nov 2023

Unveiling Houston's Ozone Pollution Sources with Machine Learning and Innovative Analysis

With its notoriously hot and humid climate and robust industrial environment, Houston is one of the most ozone-polluted cities in the United States.

8 Nov 2023

North Greenland Ice Shelves Losing Mass at Alarming Rate

The largest floating ice shelves in the polar ice sheet have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978.

8 Nov 2023

Song Sparrows Show Remarkable Adaptation to Climate Change

Whole genome sequencing of North American song sparrows has revealed the genetic underpinnings for a stunning range of body sizes found throughout the bird's westernmost range-an adaptation that may make the birds more resilient to climate change.

8 Nov 2023

New Digital Tool to Increase Farm Profitability and Sustainability

A new collaboration between Food Agility CRC, NGIS, Farmanco, Curtin University’s Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM), and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development will develop a scientifically rigorous decision support tool.

8 Nov 2023