Florida State University scientists who have developed a unique computer model with a knack for predicting hurricanes with unprecedented accuracy are forecasting an unusually active season this year.
Study says recent B.C. wildfires have people wondering: Should I build a house here?
According to one Ryerson University researcher, the lack of enjoyment a city offers pedestrians impedes the use of active transportation in North American urban environments. The key to encouraging pedestrianism is in rethinking our private and public spaces, and then creating shortcuts through them.
Buying higher-quality clothing is part of the trend.
Vetiver grass can help cleanse water of antibiotics excreted by people or animals.
Harvesting fruits, vegetables and herbs at the peak of freshness is a recipe for good taste, but it also offers higher nutritional value which is important to the patients and staff at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
New book by veteran filmmaker Chris Palmer is first insider account, calls for changes to questionable practices in wildlife filmmaking.
A Texas Tech endangered species specialist can describe perils faced by whales, dolphins and endangered sea turtles.
Traffic-related air pollution, known to raise the risk for cardiovascular disease, may also increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women. Low-grade inflammation may contribute to the higher incidence of type 2 diabetes in women exposed to air pollution, according to German researchers.
Vehicle use affects everything from the environment to obesity. A study of commuter's travel choices by a U of U planner aims to make transportation decisions easier for those charged with designing cities that use less carbon in the future.
Research of how Galapagos marine iguanas respond to El Niño could provide insight into how wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico will respond to the current oil spill. In emergencies, animals secrete corticosterone to help them cope. However, prolonged hormone production can also be lethal.
A new way to use satellite instruments to get reliable surface temperatures over most of the world's land area has been presented by scientists from The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
A review article describes the carcinogenic effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including bisphenol A (BPA). Researchers express the need for more complex strategies for studying how these chemicals affect health but report that ample evidence supports changing public health and environmental policies to protect the public, particularly the developing fetus and women of reproductive age.
W. Ross Morrow, who's just finishing his first year at Iowa State University, believes engineers have a place in public policy debates. He's had some first-hand experience: A report he helped write as a post-doctoral researcher at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs attracted the attention of a New York Times blog, Rush Limbaugh and Bloomberg Television.
The eruption of a volcano in Iceland and an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have drawn attention to air flow patterns and current flow. Research published in the journal Chaos will aid scientists and engineers in understanding and in controlling this type of global-scale phenomena.
Scientists demonstrate the importance of tidal marshes in removing excess nutrients from estuaries and watersheds.
Used by bacteria, algae and other organisms, nitrogen fixation is the natural process by which nitrogen in the atmosphere is converted into organic nitrogen. However, exactly what physical factors cause these nitrogen fixation “hot spots” has not been well understood until now, with the completion of a nearly two-year study by Baylor University biologists.
Conventional wisdom has long held that grazing livestock on rangelands in good to excellent condition is the most productive, both ecologically and economically. However, ranchers generally maintain a lower level of range condition and neither profitability nor sustainability have been negatively affected.
How high is the sky? Scientists have a pretty good handle on that one, what with their knowledge of the troposphere, stratosphere an the other “o-spheres.” Now, thanks to new work headed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), they are closing in on the other half of that age-old query: How deep is the ocean?
A study suggests for the first time that the allergen-producing fungus, Alternaria alternata, produces three times more irritating spores when it feeds on plants grown in a carbon-dioxide-rich environment such as is predicted to exist on Earth in 15 to 25 years, as climate is disrupted and temperatures rise.
Study finds benefits of cover crops in preventing soil erosion in the winter and the following year when compared to rough tillage
New research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions reports that workers exposed to the complex mixture of toxic airborne chemicals following the 9/11 disaster had a decreased ability to detect odors and irritants two years after the exposure.
Kudzu, an invasive vine that is spreading across the southeastern United States and northward, is a major contributor to large-scale increases of the pollutant surface ozone, according to a study published the week of May 17 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers several faculty experts in marine biology and marine sciences that are available to comment on various aspects of the Gulf Coast oil spill, its environmental consequences and potential issues it may create if oil is carried to the Gulf Stream and up the East Coast. These faculty members also have expertise in the overall issue of offshore oil drilling and its potential environmental impact in the Atlantic Ocean.
Kudzu, “the vine that ate the South,” is not just swallowing landscapes and altering ecosystems in the southeastern U.S., it is also increasing ozone pollution according to a new report published in the May 17, 2010 on line edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
University of Michigan Health System cardiovascular medicine specialist Robert D. Brook, M.D., will speak on Capitol Hill during the 40th anniversary celebration of the Clean Air Act hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the American Heart Association.
American University plans to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions and become a carbon-neutral campus by 2020.
While studying the environmental impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, recent Texas Tech University-led research has discovered high concentrations of lead in the poorest and oldest parts of New Orleans.
A new interdisciplinary curriculum in environmental sustainability, developed by University of Rochester faculty and students, will help two independent schools in the U.S. and Africa to develop cross-cultural understanding and support for one another around sustainability issues.
The Wildlife Conservation Society today announced findings from a study showing that closures and gear restrictions implemented in fishing areas can increase fishery revenue and net profits.
A study published online May 13 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) shows for the first time that elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) like those predicted by models of climate change can drive increased production of fungal spores, including some associated with allergies and asthma.
The Advanced Energy Center today announced a partnership with the New York State Department of Labor, The New York City Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS) at the CUNY Graduate Center, the State University of New York at Albany, and SUNY in the first comprehensive New York State research project to measure employer demand for “green jobs” against the capacity of educational and training resources to address these needs.
AU has purchased wind-generated renewable energy credits equivalent to 100 percent of the university’s 53 million kilowatt hours of annual electricity usage--equal to planting 451,000 trees, a forest four times size of the national mall.
Field studies have shown for the first time that several common species of seaweeds in both the Pacific and Caribbean Oceans can kill corals upon contact using chemical means.
A Temple University researcher who studied the Exxon Valdez spill is available to the news media to discuss the two oil spills, the environmental impact to the Gulf, as well as efforts to control and stop the spill.
University of Virginia students who converted a Honda to run on electricity will now try to power it – at least partly – with solar energy.
Top honors in the second annual University of Virginia Student Sustainability Project Competition went to a proposal to better educate local homeowners on saving energy.
Despite reduced catches in Canada since 1992, cod are now at such historically low levels that they may no longer be able to replace themselves in their ecosystem, increasing the chances the species could face extinction according to Dalhousie University researcher, Jeffrey Hutchings.
Ever wondered what happens to the piles of plastic bottles collected for recycling? This year, some 48,000 of them will be worn by Wake Forest graduates, as the university becomes one of the first adopters of recycled regalia.
A new study using satellite imagery finds the greatest loss in forest cover wasn't in rain forests, but in boreal forests in places like North America.
Developing a Dual-Purpose Corn that can be bred for both food and cellulosic ethanol.
The environmental and economic impacts of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will likely be devastating, says Dr. Julia Cherry, assistant professor in New College and Biological Sciences.
Among the worrisome environmental effects of global warming is the thawing of Arctic permafrost---soil that normally remains at or below the freezing point for at least a two-year period and often much longer. Monitoring changes in permafrost is difficult with current methods, but a study by University of Michigan researchers offers a new approach to assessing the extent of the problem.
Travel from the tropics to the poles, and you'll notice that the diversity of mammals declines with distance from the equator. Move from lowland to mountains, and you'll see diversity increase as the landscape becomes more varied. Ecologists have proposed various explanations for these well-known "biodiversity gradients," invoking ecological, evolutionary and historical processes.
Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Cornell University Professor of Law and an expert in environmental law, comments on the liability facing BP as a result of the ongoing Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Of all the things that might control the onset of disease epidemics in Michigan lakes, the shape of the lakes' bottoms might seem unlikely. But that is precisely the case, and a new BioScience report by scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and four other institutions explains why.
Help America's high school students learn how they can solve the world's energy crisis! The 2011 JETS TEAMS Competition will focus on energy and experts are needed to develop questions regarding energy diversification, efficiency, security and ecological sustainability.
A new study led by the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute in Australia has ranked most of the world’s countries for their environmental impact.
Diversity in some coral populations may significantly influence their response to extreme temperature disturbances — such as those predicted from climate warming. A team demonstrated natural selection acting on the species of algae living within corals may determine survival in extreme temperatures.
Officials say it may take up to three months to seal off a leaking oil well 5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico that has created a massive environmental crisis that could affect much of the Gulf coast. The Florida State University, which is leading a statewide Oil Spill Academic Task Force to assist the Gulf region in preparing for and responding to the oil spill, is home to some of the nation’s top experts in measuring and modeling the magnitude and trajectory of the spill, providing information on the potential and actual ecological impacts of the oil and evaluating risks associated with the spill. The spill followed an explosion on April 20.
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