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Newswise: Study: Scientists Investigate Grand Canyon's Ancient Past to Predict  Future Climate Impacts
Released: 2-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Study: Scientists Investigate Grand Canyon's Ancient Past to Predict Future Climate Impacts
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

UNLV-led team explores relationship between warming post-Ice Age temperatures and intensifying summer monsoon rains on groundwater reserves.

Newswise: A Fast, Efficient, and Abundant Catalyst for Carbon Dioxide Reduction
Released: 2-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
A Fast, Efficient, and Abundant Catalyst for Carbon Dioxide Reduction
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Catalysts are key to turning carbon dioxide into useful fuel products such as hydrocarbons, but most catalysts for this process are either costly or require large amounts of energy. A team of researchers investigated a catalyst made of di-tungsten carbide.

Newswise: Chemistry Student Studies Sustainable Energy Solutions at National Lab
Released: 2-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Chemistry Student Studies Sustainable Energy Solutions at National Lab
California State University, Fullerton

Chemistry graduate student Oliver Solares is working toward finding solutions for clean energy and mitigating the impacts of climate change.

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Released: 2-Oct-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Climate and human land use both play roles in Pacific island wildfires past and present
Southern Methodist University

Research from SMU fire anthropologist shows Fiji grassland fires predate human settlement by thousands of years. Study calls for greater consideration of climate as a factor contributing to fires.

Released: 2-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Climate change and carnivores: shifts in the distribution and effectiveness of protected areas in the Amazon
PeerJ

A new article published in PeerJ Life & Environment, authored by Camila Ferreira Leão at Universidade Federal do Pará sheds light on the effects of climate change on carnivorous mammals in the Amazon and their representation within Protected Areas (PAs).

Newswise: Ancient plant wax reveals how global warming affects methane in Arctic lakes
Released: 2-Oct-2023 2:05 AM EDT
Ancient plant wax reveals how global warming affects methane in Arctic lakes
Northwestern University

By studying fossils from ancient aquatic plants, Northwestern University and University of Wyoming (UW) researchers are gaining a better understanding of how methane produced in Arctic lakes might affect — and be affected by — climate change.

Newswise: ORNL to lead new center to create sustainable chemical industry processes
Released: 29-Sep-2023 7:05 PM EDT
ORNL to lead new center to create sustainable chemical industry processes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center, or EERC, focused on developing chemical processes that use sustainable methods instead of burning fossil fuels to radically reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions to stem climate change and limit the crisis of a rapidly warming planet.

Newswise: Department of Energy funds new center for decarbonization of steelmaking
Released: 29-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Department of Energy funds new center for decarbonization of steelmaking
Argonne National Laboratory

The DOE recently announced $19 million in funding for Argonne to lead the Center for Steel Electrification by Electrosynthesis. The center's aim is to develop a cost-effective process for steel making that would greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Newswise: Lawrence Livermore grabs two spots in DOE’s Energy Earthshot program
Released: 29-Sep-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Lawrence Livermore grabs two spots in DOE’s Energy Earthshot program
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists will lead and co-lead projects in support of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) new Energy Earthshot program.

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Released: 29-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Spirulina that kills methane-producing microbes in the cow rumen wins $1.5M Wilkes Climate Prize
University of Utah

Methanogens in the cow rumen make methane gas as a by-product. Lumen scientists engineered spirulina to biomanufacture a natural enzyme that destroys only methanogens, with no impact on the cow or other bacteria.

Released: 28-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
First of its kind dataset shows future flooding risk at neighborhood level
Argonne National Laboratory

Partnering with AT&T and the New York Power Authority, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory used supercomputing resources to develop a new methodology for estimating increased flood risk from climate change during the mid-21st century.

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Released: 28-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Light-activated acid drives energy-efficient, on-demand release of captured CO2
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Using light instead of heat, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers found a way to release carbon dioxide from a solvent used in direct air capture to trap this greenhouse gas.

Released: 28-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Atlantic walrus more vulnerable than ever to Arctic warming
Lund University

Today, the last remaining stocks of Atlantic walrus are more at danger than ever, due to a combination of Arctic warming and a long history of devastating human exploitation. Rising global temperatures are significantly impacting Arctic marine ecosystems and their inhabitants.

Newswise: Important additional driver of insect decline identified: Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years
Released: 27-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Important additional driver of insect decline identified: Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years
University of Würzburg

Insects react sensitively when temperature and precipitation deviate from the long-term average. In an unusually dry and warm winter, their survival probabilities are reduced; in a wet and cold spring, hatching success is impaired.

Newswise: Protecting lands slows biodiversity loss among vertebrates by five times
Released: 27-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Protecting lands slows biodiversity loss among vertebrates by five times
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Protecting large swaths of Earth’s land can help stem the tide of biodiversity loss—including for vertebrates like amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds, according to a new study published in Nature Sept. 27.

Released: 27-Sep-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Microplastics Are Found in Cave Water and Sediment, Says SLU Research
Saint Louis University Medical Center

In two recent papers, Saint Louis University researchers report finding high concentrations of microplastics present in a Missouri cave system that had been closed to human visitors for 30 years.

Released: 27-Sep-2023 12:50 PM EDT
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Below are some of the latest headlines in the Women's Health channel on Newswise.

Newswise: ORNL supports EPA human health risk assessment calculators, databases
Released: 27-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
ORNL supports EPA human health risk assessment calculators, databases
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

For 25 years, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used their broad expertise in human health risk assessment, ecology, radiation protection, toxicology and information management to develop widely used tools and data for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the agency’s Superfund program.

Newswise: New Research Reveals Dynamic Factors Shaping Biodiversity at Small Scales
Released: 27-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
New Research Reveals Dynamic Factors Shaping Biodiversity at Small Scales
George Washington University

Researchers studying arboreal ants in a Florida forest explore the fundamental question of how resource availability and competition shape biodiversity.

Newswise: Arctic sea ice 6th lowest on record; Antarctic sees record low growth
Released: 27-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Arctic sea ice 6th lowest on record; Antarctic sees record low growth
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 19, 2023, making it the sixth-lowest year in the satellite record, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).

Released: 26-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Elevated temperatures and climate change may contribute to rising drug and alcohol disorders
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

Hospital visits from alcohol- and substance-related disorders are driven by elevated temperatures and could be further affected by rising temperatures due to climate change, according to new research by environmental health scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Newswise: Inbreeding can be beneficial in the long run
Released: 26-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Inbreeding can be beneficial in the long run
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

"Of all the subspecies of reindeer found in the high north, the Svalbard reindeer has the most inbreeding and the lowest genetic diversity," says Nicolas Dussex, a postdoc at Norwegian University of Science and Technology´s (NTNU) Department of Natural History.

Newswise: Theories about the natural world may need to change to reflect human impact
Released: 26-Sep-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Theories about the natural world may need to change to reflect human impact
Bangor University

New research, reported in Nature Ecology & Evolution, (25 September 2023) has for the first time validated at scale, one of the theories that has underpinned ecology for over half a century.

Released: 26-Sep-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Ocean acidification makes ecologically important seaweed species fragile
Cell Press

Ocean acidification will likely almost triple by the end of the century—a drastic environmental change that could impact important marine species like fleshy seaweeds, algae that grow vertically and promote biodiversity in more than a third of the world’s coastline.

Newswise: Naming and Shaming Can be Effective to Get Countries to Act on Climate
Released: 25-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Naming and Shaming Can be Effective to Get Countries to Act on Climate
University of California San Diego

Enforcement is one of the biggest challenges to international cooperation on mitigating climate change in the Paris Agreement. The agreement has no formal enforcement mechanism; instead, it is designed to be transparent so countries that fail to meet their obligations will be named and thus shamed into changing behavior.

Newswise: Rivers contain hidden sinks and sources of microplastics
Released: 25-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Rivers contain hidden sinks and sources of microplastics
University of Plymouth

Significant quantities of microplastic particles are being trapped in riverbed sediments or carried through the air along major river systems, a new study has shown.

Released: 25-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Despite being properly treated and highly diluted, wastewater still impacts on the river ecosystem
University of the Basque Country

A study by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) underscores the need to intensify efforts in the treatment of polluted water in order to preserve aquatic diversity

Released: 25-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Team to Receive $1 Million in Federal Funding for Smart Kids and Cool Seniors Project
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A team of researchers at Rutgers University–New Brunswick has been selected to receive a $1 million Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) award for a community-university partnership that combats climate change and improves access to essential resources and services.

Released: 25-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine scientists reveal what fuels wildfires in Sierra Nevada Mountains
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Sept. 25, 2023 — Wildfires in California, exacerbated by human-driven climate change, are getting more severe. To better manage them, there’s a growing need to know exactly what fuels the blazes after they ignite.

Released: 25-Sep-2023 2:55 PM EDT
PSU study examines how weather patterns will change in the future
Portland State University

In a warming Pacific Northwest, summers are getting hotter and winters less cold, but the atmospheric patterns that influence the weather aren’t necessarily expected to become stronger or more frequent by the end of the century, according to a new Portland State University study.

Newswise: Certain dog breeds will suffer from climate change, says expert
Released: 25-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Certain dog breeds will suffer from climate change, says expert
Virginia Tech

Bulldogs, pugs, and boston terriers all have one thing in common - their short snouts, and experts say as climate change worsens, they are going to suffer.

Newswise: Ocean acidification research is robust despite ebbs and flows
24-Sep-2023 8:00 PM EDT
Ocean acidification research is robust despite ebbs and flows
University of Adelaide

A new objective examination of almost a quarter-of-a-century of ocean acidification research shows that, despite challenges, experts in the field can have confidence in their research.

Newswise: New Study Definitively Confirms Gulf Stream Weakening, 
Understanding the Changes Could Help Predict Future Trends in Extreme Events
Released: 25-Sep-2023 10:30 AM EDT
New Study Definitively Confirms Gulf Stream Weakening, Understanding the Changes Could Help Predict Future Trends in Extreme Events
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The Gulf Stream transport of water through the Florida Strait has slowed by 4% over the past four decades, with a 99% certainty that this weakening is more than expected from random chance, according to a new study.

Newswise: How fish play a critical role in the oceanic carbon cycle
Released: 25-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
How fish play a critical role in the oceanic carbon cycle
University of Miami

Three researchers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science are conducting experiments to better determine the important role of fish play in the oceanic carbon cycle, studying everything from how much carbonate fish produce to the path of the minerals in the water column.

Newswise: There is much to improve in identifying all the chemicals around us
Released: 22-Sep-2023 3:15 PM EDT
There is much to improve in identifying all the chemicals around us
Universiteit van Amsterdam

What chemicals are we exposed to on a daily basis? That is the central question of ‘non-targeted analysis’ or NTA, an emerging field of analytical science that aims to identify all chemicals around us.

Released: 22-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Migratory birds can be taught to adjust to climate change
Lund University

One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier. However, migratory birds are not keeping up with these developments and arrive too late for the peak in food availability when it is time for breeding.

Newswise: AI increases precision in plant observation
Released: 22-Sep-2023 2:55 PM EDT
AI increases precision in plant observation
University of Zurich

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help plant scientists collect and analyze unprecedented volumes of data, which would not be possible using conventional methods.

Released: 22-Sep-2023 10:10 AM EDT
Cornell University to lead carbon-cutting effort in aluminum recycling
Cornell University

A new Cornell University-led project aims to use carbon dioxide emissions and residue from aluminum recycling – a carbon-heavy process – to produce high value products.

Newswise: Global study reveals extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains, suggesting need for new safeguards to address spike in demand for ‘green’ minerals
Released: 22-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Global study reveals extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains, suggesting need for new safeguards to address spike in demand for ‘green’ minerals
University of Lincoln

A groundbreaking study, published today in Science, has provided new insights into the extensive impact of metal mining contamination on rivers and floodplains across the world, with an estimated 23 million people believed to be affected by potentially dangerous concentrations of toxic waste.

Released: 21-Sep-2023 2:15 PM EDT
Greenwashing a threat to a ‘nature positive’ world
University of Queensland

Researchers have identified the threat greenwashing poses to a ‘nature positive’ world, one where environmental decline halts and biodiversity outcomes improve.

Newswise: Innovative Techniques Provide New Means to Monitor Coral Reef Health
Released: 21-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Innovative Techniques Provide New Means to Monitor Coral Reef Health
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

With coral reefs worldwide undergoing unprecedented stressors due to climate change and other human pressures, a large-scale application of innovative techniques shows promise for detecting the health condition of reefs.

Released: 21-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source to accelerate biological and environmental research
Argonne National Laboratory

A new DOE-funded program called eBERlight will expand biological and environmental research at the Advanced Photon Source.

Released: 21-Sep-2023 10:45 AM EDT
Endangered species' poo could help fight against diabetic ulcers
University of Sheffield

Poo from endangered animals could be the source of a potential new treatment for the infectious bacteria that cause diabetic foot ulcers, researchers from the University of Sheffield have found.

Newswise: New recycling method fights plastic waste
Released: 20-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
New recycling method fights plastic waste
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Almost 80% of plastic in the waste stream ends up in landfills or accumulates in the environment. Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have developed a technology that converts a conventionally unrecyclable mixture of plastic waste into useful chemicals, presenting a new strategy in the toolkit to combat global plastic waste.

Newswise: Effective visual communication of climate change
Released: 20-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Effective visual communication of climate change
Geological Society of America (GSA)

The consequences of a warming climate frequently dominated the news this summer, from devastating wildfires and floods to deadly heat waves across the globe.

Newswise: Urban light pollution linked to smaller eyes in birds
Released: 20-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Urban light pollution linked to smaller eyes in birds
Washington State University

The bright lights of big cities could be causing an evolutionary adaptation for smaller eyes in some birds, a new study indicates.

Newswise: Alarming results from world first study of two decades of global smoke pollution
Released: 20-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Alarming results from world first study of two decades of global smoke pollution
Monash University

The world’s first study of the increase in pollution from landscape fires across the globe over the past two decades reveals that over 2 billion people are exposed to at least one day of potentially health-impacting environmental hazard annually – a figure that has increased by 6.8 per cent in the last ten years.

Released: 20-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Cleaning products emit hundreds of hazardous chemicals, new study finds
Environmental Working Group (EWG)

A peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group scientists has found unsettling details about the potential health risks of common household cleaning products.

   
Released: 20-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Electrifying vehicles in Chicago would save lives, reduce pollution inequities
Northwestern University

If the Chicago region replaced 30% of all on-road combustion-engine vehicles — including motorcycles, passenger cars and trucks, buses, refuse trucks and short- and long-haul trucks — with electric versions, it would annually save more than 1,000 lives and over $10 billion, according to a new Northwestern University study.



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