The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has a new role as host of the New York Natural Heritage Program, a project worth $6.3 million to support a cadre of biologists who assess the state of biodiversity in New York.
New University of Washington research suggests that early microbes might have been widespread on land, producing oxygen and weathering pyrite, an iron sulfide mineral, which released sulfur and molybdenum into the oceans.
A University of Utah study suggests something amazing: Periodic changes in winds high in the stratosphere influence the seas by striking a vulnerable “Achilles heel” in the North Atlantic and changing mile-deep ocean circulation patterns, which in turn affect Earth’s climate.
Study of “forest killer” plant explores factors that cause people and the environment to be vulnerable to rapid environmental change.
For most of the past decade, Dr. Wan Yang has spent his summers in the Bogda Mountains in northwest China, collecting rock samples that predate dinosaurs by millions of years in an effort to better understand the history of the earth’s climate and perhaps gain clues about future climate change.
Global climate change means that recently discovered ancient forests in Canada’s extreme north could one day return, according to Alexandre Guertin-Pasquier of the University of Montreal’s Department of Geography, who is presenting his findings at the Canadian Paleontology Conference in Toronto today
The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is harvesting a unique stand of white pine, part of an effort to restore the economically valuable tree.
A solid majority of Indiana residents think it's a good idea to address concerns about climate change by capturing carbon dioxide from coal-burning power plants and storing it underground, according to a recent study from Indiana University researchers.
A brief window of opportunity exists to shape the development of cities globally before a boom in infrastructure construction transforms urban land cover, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
University of Washington scientists found that the habitat required for ringed seals -- animals under consideration for the threatened species list -- to rear their young will drastically shrink this century.
Arctic crustaceans use currents, deep-water migration to survive Arctic sea ice melts.
A new Arctic study in the journal Science is helping to unravel an important mystery surrounding climate change: How quickly glaciers can melt and grow in response to shifts in temperature.
The shores of Appledore Island, Maine – just six miles from the New Hampshire coast – are being invaded by an aggressive red algae that can foul popular tourist beaches and damage vital local fisheries, according to researchers at the Cornell-UNH Shoals Marine Lab.
Researchers from the University of Rochester and Texas A&M University have found that bacteria consumed and removed 200,000 tons of oil and natural gas following Deepwater Horizon.
University of Adelaide researchers say a small native wasp that scientists had forgotten about for more than 200 years is now making a name for itself – as a predator of Australia's most common dangerous spider, the redback.
A strip of glass covered in hairy nanoparticles can cheaply and conveniently measure mercury, which attacks the nervous system, and other toxic metals in fluids.
A little-studied mass of ice in South America is undergoing some big changes: The Southern Patagonian Ice Field lost ice volume at a 50 percent faster rate between 2000-12 than it did between 1975-2000, according to new analysis of digital elevation models performed by Cornell University researchers.
Jonathon Schuldt, assistant professor of communication at Cornell University, discusses how attitudes toward climate change relate to political party registration and educational attainment. Schuldt is the lead author of a study comparing Americans’ belief in “global warming” versus “climate change.”
Nearly 239 million hectares of land in the United States are devoted to pastures and rangeland. Worldwide, rangelands cover about 3.6 billion hectares. Harnessing the potential for carbon sequestration from these lands could have a global impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
North Carolina State University researchers have shown that certain underground organisms thought to promote chemical interactions that make the soil a carbon sink actually play a more complex, dual role when atmospheric carbon levels rise.
Michigan Technological University leads a team of scientists from four countries in an NSF-funded study of the social and environmental impacts of biofuel production. They hope to help countries develop policies to maximize the benefits and minimize the negative effects.
Scripps researchers reassess heatwaves against the backdrop of rising temperatures.
Significant declines in breeding chinstrap penguins in the vastly warming Antarctic Peninsula.
Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, more intense rainstorms and more frequent heat waves are among the planetary woes that may come to mind when climate change is mentioned. Now, two University of Michigan researchers say an increased risk of avian influenza transmission in wild birds can be added to the list.
A University of Delaware marine scientist can confirm firsthand some of the ice loss reported by the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center. In a short video he filmed this month, Andreas Muenchow, aboard an icebreaker ship, shows the ice-free sea off Petermann Fjord.
A study from North Carolina State University investigates the health effects field paints have on the turfgrass they cover.
The summer’s dry weather, combined with recent cool nights, could combine for a colorful fall foliage season in the Northeast, says a dendrologist at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Florida State University oceanographer Kevin Speer has a “new paradigm” for describing how the world’s oceans circulate — and with it he may help reshape science’s understanding of the processes by which wind, water, sunlight and other factors interact and influence the planet’s climate.
When blown by chaotic winds in an urban environment, pollutants tend to accumulate in specific neighborhoods.
The unmanned maritime Wave Glider deployed by Ocean Tracking Network in mid-June returns to Halifax, N.S. after an extended mission in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The technology tested mobile tracking and real time data offload for more comprehensive and efficient data collection.
At the northernmost point of the North American continent, researchers analyze environmental data to improve climate models and satellite pictures.
Scientists today described development of a new fuel mixture to ease the major air pollution and cost problems facing cruise ships, oil tankers and container ships. These vessels tend to burn the cheapest and most highly polluting form of diesel fuel. Their report was part of the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, being held here this week.
A University of Washington scientist has proposed an experiment to test cloud brightening, a geoengineering concept that alters clouds in an effort to counter global warming. His proposed experiment is part of a larger paper detailing the latest thinking on cloud brightening.
Algae are high on the genetic engineering agenda as a potential source for biofuel, and they should be subjected to independent studies of any environmental risks that could be linked to cultivating algae for this purpose, two prominent researchers say.
With concerns about the possible health and environmental effects of oil dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon disaster still fresh in mind, scientists today described a new dispersant made from edible ingredients that both breaks up oil slicks and keeps oil from sticking to the feathers of birds. They reported on the dispersant at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, being held here this week.
New scientific analysis strengthens the view that record-breaking summer heat, crop-withering drought and other extreme weather events in recent years do, indeed, result from human activity and global warming, Nobel Laureate Mario J. Molina, Ph.D., said here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.
With 1.3 billion tons of food trashed, dumped in landfills and otherwise wasted around the world every year, scientists today described development and successful laboratory testing of a new “biorefinery” intended to change food waste into a key ingredient for making plastics, laundry detergents and scores of other everyday products. They described the research at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.
A multi-disciplinary research center dedicated to protecting and preserving the Great Lakes has opened at Michigan Technological University, on--where else--the shores of Lake Superior.
A new carbon cycling model developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory better accounts for the carbon dioxide-releasing activity of microbes in the ground, improving scientists’ understanding of the role soil will play in future climate change.
A catalyst that can replace platinum in diesel engines has been shown to reduce pollution by up to 45 percent. The catalyst, mullite, is from the family of minerals known as oxides. The finding opens new possibilities to create renewable, clean energy technology without precious metals.
Sustainability is a human decision — a responsibility that relies on good information and how we choose to use it — according to George Basile, a senior sustainability scientist at Arizona State University, who made that point in this month’s cover story in Sustainability: The Journal of Record.
An international group of more than 30 researchers today gave a score to every coastal nation on their contribution to the health of the world’s oceans, which showed the United States as being slightly above average, and identified food provision, tourism and recreation as leading concerns. The analysis was published in Nature.
A rare large-scale attempt by UB researchers to simulate volcanic eruptions is drawing international attention because it will provide much-needed insight into one of Earth's most powerful and mysterious natural disasters.
Each year scientists predict the low point of Arctic Sea ice. The final predictions were released Aug. 13. But how do they do it? University of Washington researchers used some new techniques this year in hopes of improving the accuracy of their prediction.
New research by a McMaster University biologist suggests that growing up at warmer temperatures helps some aquatic animals cope with climate change, raising questions about the limits of adaptation
Fresh water from rivers and rain makes hurricanes, typhoons, tropical cyclones 50 percent more intense on average.
Focus on sustainability and green living drives popularity of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis's continuing ed course on backyard chickens.
Study finds grasslands should come out as the winner with increased periods and intensity of drought predicted in the future.
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