Canada’s drinking water can remain at risk long after wildfires burn out, according to a UBC-led global review that found water-quality impacts often emerge months or years later—not just immediately after a fire.
Hunting Pressure is Shrinking Safe Space for Mandrills in Equatorial Guinea
Researchers from the University of Bristol Veterinary School, in collaboration with Bristol Zoological Society and partners in Equatorial Guinea, have uncovered alarming evidence that hunting pressure is dramatically reducing the safe habitat available to mandrills inside Monte Alén National Park, one of Central Africa’s most important rainforest strongholds.
Climate Change Pushes Tropical Insects to Their Heat Limit
Up to half of the insects in the Amazon region could be exposed to life-threatening heat levels due to progressive, anthropogenic global warming.
Here’s Why you Need to Charge your EV More Often in the Cold
When the temperature drops to -20°C, we electric car owners quickly notice it on our wallets.
Researchers are Harvesting Green Energy from Ground Vibrations
Vibrations in the ground are found everywhere.
New Approach to Qualifying Nuclear Reactor Components Rolling Out This Year
A thousand times faster than conventional testing, an ion beam approach to qualifying materials for use in the cores of advanced nuclear reactors is advancing through stages of approval by the industry standards organization ASTM.
A study in Stardust: Massive Binary Stars Emit Tiny Carbon Particles
It’s fitting that Yale junior Donglin Wu’s first major scientific journal article as lead author focuses on stardust — tiny solid grains that form from stellar winds, drift into interstellar space, and may eventually become parts of new planets.
Mapping the Future of Wildfires in a Warming World
How can scientists better assess the effects of a warming climate on wildfire behavior, fire risk, and long-term fire trends?
Many Nations Underestimate Greenhouse Emissions From Wastewater Systems, But the Lapse is Fixable
Nations worldwide underestimate greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater systems, research from Princeton University shows. Outdated inventory methods and failure to include items like latrines and untreated sewage in national reports are main reasons.
Warming Raises the Risk That Multiple Wildfires Strike at Once
The extreme heat, high winds, and severe dry conditions that produce towering, fast-moving flames that advance by the acre are not just becoming more common; new research shows that these factors are increasingly arising in multiple regions at the same time, creating the conditions for simultaneous wildfires around the world.