Researchers at ETH Zurich are developing a new method to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
How Fruit Flies Smell CO2
CO2 is an important source of information for insects.
New Online Guides Will Aid in Identification of Native Bees in Pacific Northwest
Pollinator enthusiasts and scientists have new online tools to identify native bees in the Pacific Northwest.
Thermal Vision Shows Endangered Numbats Feel the Heat of Warming Climate
Curtin University research using thermal imaging of numbats in Western Australia has found that during hot weather the endangered animals are limited to as little as ten minutes of activity in the sun before they overheat to a body temperature of greater than 40°C.
Scientists Outline a Bold Solution to Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, Social Injustice
An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a “restorative” pathway through which humanity can avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of climate change.
Between Outer Space and Antarctica: Miniature Robots to Carry out Research Below the Ice
For years, scientists have assumed that there are oceans of water beneath the ice covers on the moons Enceladus and Europa.
University of Houston Researchers Charting a Sustainable Course in Oceanic Carbon Capture
As researchers around the world race against time to develop new strategies and technologies to fight climate change, a team of scientists at the University of Houston is exploring one possible way to directly reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the environment: Negative emissions technologies (NETs).
Waterloo Researchers Make a Significant Step Towards Reliably Processing Quantum Information
Using laser light, researchers have developed the most robust method currently known to control individual qubits made of the chemical element barium.
Climate Change can Alter the Risk of Succumbing to Infectious Diseases
The new study compiled information on the occurrence of over 75 pathogenic microbes across Europe from almost 400 bird- and 40 bat species.
How to Prevent Biofilms in Space
After exposure in space aboard the International Space Station, a new kind of surface treatment significantly reduced the growth of biofilms, scientists report.