McGill researchers find evidence that partially replacing red and processed meat with plant protein foods can increase lifespan and mitigate climate change.
UMass Amherst Scientists Propose New Method for Tracking Elusive Origins of CO2 Emissions From Streams
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst that specializes in accounting for the carbon dioxide release by streams, rivers and lakes recently demonstrated that the chemical process known as “carbonate buffering” can account for the majority of emissions in highly alkaline waters.
New Innovative Tool Will Help Local Communities Adapt to Climate Change
An innovative tool that gives individuals and teams the best available evidence in making decisions and identifying actions required to adapt to a changing climate launches today.
EcoFABs Could Lead to Better Bioenergy Crops
A greater understanding of how plants and microbes work together to store vast amounts of atmospheric carbon in the soil will help in the design of better bioenergy crops for the fight against climate change.
Oregon State Leads Effort to Expand Ocean Oxygen Monitoring Sensor Use in Fishing Industry
Oregon State University researchers are leading an effort to refine the design and expand use of oxygen monitoring sensors that can be deployed in fishing pots to relay critical information on changing ocean conditions to the fishing industry.
Cyber-Physical Heating System May Protect Apple Blossoms in Orchards
Research suggests autonomous, intelligent system is capable of warming fruit tree canopies, preventing frost damage.
Young Researcher Makes Surprising Methane Discovery in Yukon Glaciers: “Much More Widespread Than We Thought”
Global melting is prying the lid off methane stocks, the extent of which we do not know.
NASA Collaborates in an International Air Quality Study
NASA and international researchers are studying the air quality in Asia as part of a global effort to better understand the air we breathe.
Deforestation Exacerbates Risk of Malaria for Most Vulnerable Children
Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year worldwide, and two thirds are children under age five in sub-Saharan Africa.
How Climate Change Risks Increase at a National Scale as the Level of Global Warming Increases
A major research programme led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has quantified how climate change risks to human and natural systems increase at a national scale as the level of global warming increases.