Vanishing Saltmarshes Threaten Climate Progress but Recovery is Within Reach
Thu 5:25pm By NULLThe world’s saltmarshes are disappearing three times faster than forests, threatening global progress on climate change goals, according to a major new report co-led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.Biodiversity Thrives in Rare Events
Thu 5:25pm By NULLUniversity of Queensland research has shown unpredictable environmental events help maintain plant, animal and microbial populations, challenging the belief stability is the key to survival.Arctic Peatlands Expanding as Climate Warms
Thu 5:25pm By NULLPeatlands across the Arctic are expanding as the climate warms, new research shows.How Lottery-Style Bottle Returns Could Transform Recycling
Thu 5:25pm By NULLWould you rather have 10 cents in your pocket or a 1-in-10,000 shot at $1,000?AI Paves the Way Towards Green Cement
Thu 2:50pm By NULLThe cement industry produces around eight percent of global CO₂ emissions – more than the entire aviation sector worldwide.Some of Your AI Prompts Could Cause 50 Times More CO2 Emissions Than Others
Thu 2:50pm By NULLEvery query typed into a large language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, requires energy and produces CO2 emissions.Sea Ice Plays Important Role in Variability of Carbon Uptake by Southern Ocean
Wed 3:50pm By NULLNew research reveals the importance of winter sea ice in the year-to-year variability of the amount of atmospheric CO2 absorbed by a region of the Southern Ocean.How Ubiquitous Small Particles Turn Harmful Inside Plants
Wed 3:50pm By NULLA new UC Riverside-led study reveals how common small particles produced by nature as well as human activities can transform upon entering plant cells and weaken plants’ ability to turn sunlight into food.Climate Change May Make Prescribed Fires Rarer – but Increase Their Air Quality Impacts
Wed 3:50pm By NULLPrescribed burns are important for land management and preventing wildfires, but a new study finds these managed fires are also significant contributors to air pollution in the southeastern United States – particularly in areas with large minority and…Helping Energy Systems Weather the Storm
Wed 3:50pm By NULLWhen Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico in 2022, it exposed the vulnerabilities of the island’s energy infrastructure.Climate Change Cuts Global Crop Yields, Even When Farmers Adapt
Wed 1:50pm By NULLThe global food system faces growing risks from climate change, even as farmers seek to adapt, according to a June 18 study in Nature.New Research Maps Optimal Locations for Climate-Fighting Reforestation
Wed 1:50pm By NULLNew research from the Future Ecosystems for Africa program at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, has created the most accurate maps yet of where reforestation can effectively combat climate change.Tree Rings Reveal Increasing Rainfall Seasonality in Amazon
Wed 1:50pm By NULLScientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon’s rainfall cycle over the last 40 years: wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier.Seals Study Shows Melting Sea Ice is Shaping Their Future
Wed 1:50pm By NULLNew study reveals how Antarctic seals are responding to shifts in Antarctic sea ice and what long term changes could mean for their future survival.Scientists’ New Blueprint Integrates Rewilding and Agriculture to Tackle Biodiversity Crisis
Tue 4:25pm By NULLSetting aside at least 20% of agricultural landscapes for rewilding and adopting wildlife friendly practices on remaining farmland could reverse biodiversity declines while maintaining food production.Living Near Harmful Algal Blooms Reduces Life Expectancy With ALS
Tue 4:25pm By NULLResearchers say avoiding these toxic blooms may reduce the rate of disease.Fire and Agriculture Drive Soil Degradation in the Southern Brazilian Amazon
Tue 4:25pm By NULLStudy shows that carbon and nitrogen losses from the soil persist for nearly a decade after burning, and conversion to agriculture causes even more severe impacts.What the Human Brain Can Do That AI Can’t
Tue 4:25pm By NULLHow do you intuitively know that you can walk on a footpath and swim in a lake?Space lasers, AI Used by Geospatial Scientist to Measure Forest Biomass
Mon 4:50pm By NULLEstimating aboveground forest biomass key to climate change research.New Cooling Tech Could Curb Data Centers’ Rising Energy Demands
Mon 4:50pm By NULLEngineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new cooling technology that could significantly improve the energy efficiency of data centers and high-powered electronics.
- Vanishing Saltmarshes Threaten Climate Progress but Recovery is Within Reach
Thu 10:02pm - Biodiversity Thrives in Rare Events
Thu 9:57pm - Arctic Peatlands Expanding as Climate Warms
Thu 9:52pm - How Lottery-Style Bottle Returns Could Transform Recycling
Thu 9:51pm - AI Paves the Way Towards Green Cement
Thu 7:27pm - Lightning Strikes the Arctic: What Will It Mean for the Far North?
Thu 7:26pm - Some of Your AI Prompts Could Cause 50 Times More CO2 Emissions Than Others
Thu 7:24pm - Sea Ice Plays Important Role in Variability of Carbon Uptake by Southern Ocean
Wed 8:40pm - How Ubiquitous Small Particles Turn Harmful Inside Plants
Wed 8:38pm - Climate Change May Make Prescribed Fires Rarer – but Increase Their Air Quality Impacts
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