Scientists develop sustainable, environmentally friendly potting medium A new type of sustainable and environmentally friendly potting medium made from thinned pine trees has been created by US Department of Agriculture scientists and their university cooperators.
2010-08-05 00:00:00
High levels of carbon dioxide threaten oyster survival It has been widely reported that the build up of carbon dioxide in the air, which is caused by human behavior, will likely lead to climate change and have major implications for life on earth. But less focus has been given to global warming's evil twin, o
2010-08-05 00:00:00
Butterflies shed light on how some species respond to global warming Researchers have begun studying the genetic explanation for how two species of butterflies respond to warming. They are investigating what genes are responsible for the individualized responses, and will use genomic tools to learn which genes are involved
2010-08-05 00:00:00
Traveling by car increases global temperatures more than by plane, but only in long term Driving a car increases global temperatures in the long run more than making the same long-distance journey by air according to a new study. However, in the short run traveling by air has a larger adverse climate impact because airplanes strongly affect s
2010-08-04 00:00:00
Bee pastures may help pollinators prosper Beautiful wildflowers might someday be planted in "bee pastures," floral havens created as an efficient, practical, environmentally friendly, and economically sound way to produce successive generations of healthy young bees. The pesticide-free
2010-08-04 00:00:00
Bedrock is a milestone in climate research After years of concentrated effort, scientists from the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling project hit bedrock more than 8,300 feet below the surface of the Greenland ice sheet last week. The project has yielded ice core samples that may offer valuable i
2010-08-04 00:00:00
Ancient Hawaiian glaciers reveal clues to global climate impacts Boulders deposited by an ancient glacier that once covered the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii have provided more evidence of the extraordinary power and reach of global change, particularly the slowdown of a North Atlantic Ocean current syst
2010-08-04 00:00:00
Reconciliation ecology: The fun way to adapt to climate change University of Arizona ecologist Michael Rosenzweig will discuss plans for citizen-scientists to conduct a large reconciliation ecology experiment. His presentation at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America will be at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Au
2010-08-03 00:00:00
New state surveys affirm Americans' support for government action on climate change Large majorities of the residents of Florida, Maine and Massachusetts believe the Earth has been getting warmer and favor government action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to new public opinion research from Stanford University.
2010-08-03 00:00:00
Scots climate target costed at £8bn The cost to the taxpayer of meeting Scotland's climate change target is put at about £8bn over the next 10 years.
2010-08-02 12:41:59
Ice-free ocean may not absorb CO2, a component in global warming The summer of 2010 has been agonizingly hot in much of the continental US, and the record-setting temperatures have refocused attention on global warming. Scientists have been looking at ways the Earth might benefit from natural processes to balance the r
2010-08-02 00:00:00
Ice core drilling effort involving CU-Boulder to help assess abrupt climate change risks An international science team involving the University of Colorado at Boulder that is working on the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling project hit bedrock July 27 after two summers of work, drilling down more than 1.5 miles in an effort to help assess t
2010-08-02 00:00:00
New study examines effects of drought in the Amazon Recent research surrounding the impact of drought in the Amazon has provided contradictory findings as to how tropical forests react to a drier and warmer climate. A new study in the August 2 Early Edition of PNAS examines the response of Amazon forests t
2010-08-02 00:00:00
Study finds black carbon implicated in global warming Increasing the ratio of black carbon to sulfate in the atmosphere increases climate warming, suggests a study conducted by a University of Iowa professor and his colleagues and published in the July 25 issue of the journal Nature Geoscience.
2010-07-29 00:00:00
Best hope for saving Arctic sea ice is cutting soot emissions, says Stanford researcher Soot from the burning of fossil fuels and solid biofuels contributes far more to global warming than has been thought, according to a new Stanford study. But, unlike carbon dioxide, soot lingers only a few weeks in the atmosphere, so cutting emissions co
2010-07-28 00:00:00
Coalition sets out ambitious climate change policies Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne today set out ambitious plans to tackle climate change and give the UK the secure, low carbon energy it needs.<br />
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In his first Annual Energy Statement to the House of Co
2010-07-27 12:28:00
Warming 'to draw Mexico migrants' Climate change may drive millions of Mexicans into the US as rising temperatures reduce crop yields, a study suggests.
2010-07-27 02:20:52
Warming 'to draw Mexico migrants' Climate change may drive millions of Mexicans into the US as rising temperatures reduce crop yields, a study suggests.
2010-07-27 02:20:52
Converging weather patterns caused last winter's huge snows The memory of last winter's blizzards may be fading in this summer's searing heat, but scientists studying them have detected a perfect storm of converging weather patterns that had little relation to climate change. The extraordinarily cold, snowy weathe
2010-07-26 00:00:00
Stanford engineers use rocket science to make wastewater treatment sustainable Stanford engineers are developing a new sewage treatment process that would increase the production of two greenhouse gases -- nitrous oxide and methane -- and use those gases to power the treatment plant. Applying rocket technology, they hope to make the
2010-07-26 00:00:00
Scientists test Moreton Bay as coral 'lifeboat' An international team of scientists has been exploring Moreton Bay, close to Brisbane, as a possible 'lifeboat' to save corals from the Great Barrier Reef at risk of extermination under climate change. In a new research paper they say that corals have bee
2010-07-25 00:00:00
Report calls for coordinated information on climate change A comprehensive national response to climate change should be informed by reliable data coordinated through climate services and a greenhouse gas monitoring and management system to provide timely information tailored to decision makers at all levels, say
2010-07-23 00:00:00
CO2 reduction policies in Spain strengthen the services sector A study by the Basque Center for Climate Change has analyzed the expected economic impact in Spain of the reduction of greenhouse gases set by the Kyoto Protocol for the period 2008-2012 and for the phase afterward or post-Kyoto phase. In addition, the s
2010-07-23 00:00:00
Groundbreaking Sandia study ties climate uncertainties to economies of US states A climate-change study at Sandia National Laboratories that models the near-term effects of declining rainfall in each of the 48 US continental states makes clear the economic toll that could occur unless an appropriate amount of initial investment -- a k
2010-07-22 00:00:00
Not enough hours in the day for endangered apes A study on the effect of global warming on African ape survival suggests that a warming climate may cause apes to run "out of time." The research, published today in Journal of Biogeography, reveals that rising temperatures and changes in rainfa
2010-07-22 00:00:00
Graphene oxide gets green Rice scientists have found a way to synthesize graphene oxide in bulk in an environmentally friendly way, eliminating toxic and explosive chemicals from the process. They have also found a class of common bacteria breaks down graphene oxide into environme
2010-07-22 00:00:00
Science article has implications for all rapidly developing fields A comprehensive study by an intellectual property law expert published in the journal Science may guide global climate change and other scientific policy-makers in developing rules for research data release.
2010-07-22 00:00:00
'Lost' insect turns up anew in UK The dainty damselfly re-appears in the UK after an absence of more than 50 years, probably assisted by climate change.
2010-07-21 19:57:56
Mother Nature to provide an environmentally friendly method for reducing mosquitoes A scientific breakthrough might assist in the fight against mosquitoes. New research carried out at the University of Haifa in collaboration with researchers from other universities has chemically identified, for the first time, compounds released by mosq
2010-07-21 00:00:00
Toward a new generation of superplastics Scientists are reporting an in-depth validation of the discovery of the world's first mass producible, low-cost, organoclays for plastics. The powdered material, made from natural clay, would be a safer, more environmentally friendly replacement for the c
2010-07-21 00:00:00
Climate change causes larger, more plentiful marmots, study shows Researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered that changes in seasonal timing can increase body weight and population size simultaneously in a species -- findings likely to have implications for a host of other creatures, especially those that h
2010-07-21 00:00:00
New methodology improves winter climate forecasting It's hot out right now, but new research from North Carolina State University will help us know what to expect when the weather turns cold. Researchers have developed a new methodology that improves the accuracy of winter precipitation and temperature for
2010-07-20 00:00:00
When climate change becomes a health issue, are people more likely to listen? Framing climate change as a public health problem seems to make the issue more relevant, significant and understandable to members of the public -- even some who don't generally believe climate change is happening, according to preliminary research by Geo
2010-07-19 00:00:00
