To many people, nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is only known as a party drug or from the dentist.
Tricky Treats: Why Pumpkins Accumulate Pollutants
Pumpkins, squash, zucchini and their relatives accumulate soil pollutants in their edible parts.
Preparing Communities for the Future of Wildfire
Last year saw DRI’s inaugural global initiative aimed at advancing community resilience and adaptability in the face of rapid global change – AWE+, for an Adaptable World Environment.
Carbon Offsets Are Failing. Can a New Plan Save the Rainforests?
It could be the last and best chance to save the world’s tropical forests. As international aid budgets for conservation crash and carbon offset schemes for protecting forests are widely discredited, Brazil is about to unveil an ambitious plan that would triple current finance for saving forests worldwide by channeling...
Marine Robots Field Tested in Kāneʻohe Bay to Better Understand Coral Reefs
A cutting-edge marine platform designed to revolutionize coral reef monitoring and mapping called ReefVision Robotics was field tested in Kāneʻohe Bay by University of Hawaiʻi researchers.
Warwick Researcher Improves Century-Old Equation to Predict Movement of Dangerous Air Pollutants
A new method developed at the University of Warwick offers the first simple and predictive way to calculate how irregularly shaped nanoparticles — a dangerous class of airborne pollutant — move through air.
Low-Cost Pollution Monitoring is Global South Game Changer – Study
Low-cost sensor technology is revolutionising the way experts identify and manage sources of air pollution, offering a powerful, affordable tool for improving public health and environmental policy worldwide, a new study reveals.
Building a More Reliable Power Future
Reliable electrical infrastructure is essential for everything that happens at UC Santa Cruz — teaching and research, dining and housing, and supporting the daily needs of thousands of students, faculty, and staff.
Noise Disrupts Rare Songbirds
From agriculture and urban land clearance to loss of habitat and feral animal predation, native wild animals and their food sources face a rising tide of threats caused by human activities.
The Brain Power Behind Sustainable AI
PhD student Miranda Schwacke explores how computing inspired by the human brain can fuel energy-efficient artificial intelligence.