California's 2017 Wildfire Season Continues to Break Records
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The Thomas Fire burning north of Los Angeles in Ventura County, California is now the state’s…Green infrastructure: New tool by University of Toronto researchers to help construction industry reduce carbon footprint
Tue 8:10am By ENN
A team of researchers from the University of Toronto is partnering with the construction industry to…University of Florida study: Bird evolves virtually overnight to keep up with invasive prey
Tue 8:10am By ENNThe federally endangered bird, the snail kite, was faced with an interesting dilemma: The island…Sustainable dams – are they possible?
Dec 11, 2017, 2:41 pm By ENNHumans have been altering natural waterways for centuries, but only in the last several decades have…Continued Emissions May Cause Global North-to-South Shift in Wind Power By End of Century
Dec 11, 2017, 2:41 pm By ENNThe rapidly growing wind energy industry may be challenged by changes in locations of wind resourcesScientists unveil new satellite-based global drought severity index
Dec 11, 2017, 2:41 pm By ENN
Enhanced monitoring tool adds groundwater storage to assessment factorsU of T neuroscientist on how advances in AI may help us better understand why neurons are shaped the way they are
Dec 11, 2017, 11:13 am By ENNThe shape of our neurons may indicate our brains actually employ a type of learning, dubbed “deep…Canola Oil Linked to Worsened Memory and Learning Ability in Alzheimer's Disease, Temple Researchers Report
Dec 11, 2017, 11:07 am By ENNCanola oil is one of the most widely consumed vegetable oils in the world, yet surprisingly little…Exposure to Air Pollution Just Before or After Conception Raises Risk of Birth Defects
Dec 11, 2017, 10:37 am By ENNWomen exposed to air pollution just prior to conception or during the first month of pregnancy face…Cinnamon turns up the heat on fat cells
Dec 11, 2017, 9:12 am By ENNNew research from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has determined how a common…Climate change could increase volcano eruptions
Dec 11, 2017, 8:25 am By ENNShrinking glacier cover could lead to increased volcanic activity in Iceland, scientists have…Extreme fieldwork, drones, climate modeling yield new insights about Greenland's melting ice sheet
Dec 8, 2017, 5:14 pm By ENNA new UCLA-led study reinforces the importance of collaboration in assessing the effects of climate…Already on Brink, Right Whales Are Pushed Closer to the Edge
Dec 8, 2017, 5:09 pm By ENNNorth Atlantic right whales are one of the world’s most critically endangered large whales, but…Marine organisms can shred a carrier bag into 1.75 million pieces, study shows
Dec 8, 2017, 11:50 am By ENNA single plastic carrier bag could be shredded by marine organisms into around 1.75million…Transformation to wind and solar could be achieved with low indirect greenhouse gas emissions
Dec 8, 2017, 11:43 am By ENNDifferent low carbon technologies from wind or solar energy to fossil carbon capture and…Guanidinium stabilizes perovskite solar cells at 19% efficiency
Dec 8, 2017, 11:39 am By ENNWith the power-conversion efficiency of silicon solar cells plateauing around 25%, perovskites are…Device makes power conversion more efficient
Dec 8, 2017, 9:55 am By ENNPower electronics, which do things like modify voltages or convert between direct and alternating…Stopping the next wave of invasive species in Saskatchewan lakes
Dec 8, 2017, 8:01 am By ENNInvasive species continue to be a critical threat to freshwater ecosystems in Saskatchewan and…Scientists Home in on Causes of High Radium Levels in Key Midwestern Aquifer
Dec 8, 2017, 8:01 am By ENN
Oxygen levels, dissolved minerals among factors responsible for high concentrations of radium in…Researchers establish long-sought source of ocean methane
Dec 7, 2017, 3:04 pm By ENNAn abundant enzyme in marine microbes may be responsible for production of the greenhouse…
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