UTA scientist’s research shows how global warming is slowing formation of new permafrost.
A Blueprint for Building the Future: Eco-Friendly 3D Concrete Printing
A research team at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science is the first to explore how an emerging plant-based material, cellulose nanofibrils, could amplify the benefits of 3D-printed concrete technology.
Climate Change May Lead to Shifts in Vital Pacific Arctic Fisheries
Commercially important marine fish and invertebrate species will likely shift northwards under a warmer climate.
Retreat of Tropical Glaciers Foreshadows Changing Climate’s Effect on Global Ice
As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking.
Australia’s Snowy Mountains Coated in White
Winter made a bold—if late—entrance to the mountains in southeastern Australia.
The Noxious Cocktail of Wildfire Smoke
Wildfire smoke composition varies depending on factors like the type of fuel and whether the fire is smoldering or flaming, says UBC researcher Dr. Nadine Borduas-Dedekind.
A Piece of Rhode Island in the Atlantic
Roughly 20,000 years ago, the Laurentide Ice Sheet smothered what is now southern New England beneath a thick layer of ice.
Smithsonian Scientists Devise Method to Secure Earth’s Biodiversity on the Moon
New research led by scientists at the Smithsonian proposes a plan to safeguard Earth’s imperiled biodiversity by cryogenically preserving biological material on the moon.
Strong El Nino Makes European Winters Easier to Forecast
Heavy rain and flooding in Brazil in November could tell forecasters whether December, January and February in Britain will be cold and dry or mild and wet.
California a Botanical and Climate Change Hot Spot
From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical hotspot.