Establishing a firm link between environmental change and human disease has always been an iffy proposition. Now, however, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, writing in the current (June 16, 2010) online issue of the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, presents the most enumerated case to date linking increased incidence of malaria to land-use practices in the Amazon.
The world is a cooler, wetter place because of flowering plants, according to new climate simulation results published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The effect is especially pronounced in the Amazon basin.
Four Tufts graduate students have won $10,000 from the Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge for their research into solutions to some of the world's most urgent social, economic and environmental challenges.Tufts is one of a select number of universities that participate annually in the global competition established by Dow Chemical Co. in 2009.
Cyclical changes in atmospheric pressure and sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean affect drought in the Sahel region on the southern Sahara rim. This has been revealed in an international study.
As turboprop and jet aircraft climb or descend under certain atmospheric conditions, they can inadvertently seed mid-level clouds and cause narrow bands of snow or rain to develop and fall to the ground, new research finds. Through this seeding process, they leave behind unusual “hole-punch clouds.”
Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia continues to lead on sustainable issues as the university has prepared new anti-idling guidelines for vehicles operating on campus.
Professor and ecological engineering expert Marty Matlock is available to discuss environmental damage from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health have established the first link between air pollution and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), a known cause of cardiovascular diseases.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health have established the first link between air pollution and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), a known cause of cardiovascular diseases.
Scientists develop application of rare earth elements to control phosphorus runoff from livestock manure.
Fish exposed to fly ash at the site of the Tennessee Valley Authority coal ash spill are faring better than some expected, researchers have learned.
Scientists develop faster method for testing soils around oil spills.
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego and CLUMEQ, a Canadian High Performance Computing consortium led by McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, have been awarded grants from Canada's Advanced Research and Innovation Network (CANARIE) and the Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership (CCSIP) to design an ultra-efficient data center as part of a program to promote ‘green’ IT initiatives.
As of today (Wednesday, June 9), if all the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico had been used for fuel, it could have powered 38,000 cars, and 3,400 trucks, and 1,800 ships for a full year, according to University of Delaware Prof. James J. Corbett. He has launched a website (http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/getinvolved/oilSpill.aspx) that reports the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in terms of lost uses of the lost fuel on a daily basis.
NOAA has picked the University of Washington as a key partner for expanded, in-depth study of some of the most pressing environmental challenges involving the oceans and the atmosphere.
As part of the effort to reduce childhood lead poisoning, scientists at RTI International, under contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), have developed a new field method for measuring the amount of lead in paint that is faster and less expensive than current methods.
Study looks at the effect of increased warming and nitrogen on soil microbes through an entire season.
For two months, artist Clara Dutton often wept as she worked on a three-paneled image of a creature she loves — the elephant. Through her oil-on-canvas painting “The Harvest,” she hopes to call attention to the increase in elephant poaching and the flourishing illegal ivory trade.
No matter how events in the Gulf play out, coming months and years will reveal the extent to which nuclear power might serve as a safer alternative to the offshore drilling of oil as a way of satisfying our nation’s ever-growing energy needs.
Being outside in nature makes people feel more alive, finds a series of studies published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of Environmental Psychology. And that sense of increased vitality exists above and beyond the energizing effects of physical activity and social interaction that are often associated with our forays into the natural world, the studies show.
A detailed computer modeling study released today indicates that oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico might soon extend along thousands of miles of the Atlantic coast and open ocean as early as this summer. The modeling results are captured in a series of dramatic animations produced by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and collaborators.
Florida State University marine biologist David L. Kimbro will lead scientists from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Maine in a massive effort to study the health and future of the nation’s natural oyster reefs in 12 estuaries spanning 1,000 miles of Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico shoreline.
Less ice covers the Arctic today than at any time in recent geologic history. That’s the conclusion of an international group of researchers, who have compiled the first comprehensive history of Arctic ice.
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.
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