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7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Beef farming that keeps cattle on lifelong grass diets may have higher carbon footprint
PLOS

Beef operations that keep cattle on lifelong grass-based diets may have an overall higher carbon footprint than those that switch cattle to grain-based diets partway through their lives. Daniel Blaustein-Rejto of the Breakthrough Institute, USA, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on December 13.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Pacific Northwest snowpack endangered by increasing spring heatwaves
Washington State University

A Washington State University study that intended to look at snow melting under a single, extreme event, the 2021 “heat dome,” instead revealed an alarming, longer-term rising trend of successive heatwaves melting snowpack earlier in the year.

Newswise: Resource-efficient and climate-friendly with sodium-ion batteries
Released: 13-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Resource-efficient and climate-friendly with sodium-ion batteries
Chalmers University of Technology

The transition to a society without fossil fuels means that the need for batteries is increasing at a rapid pace. At the same time, the increase will mean a shortage of the metals lithium and cobalt,

Released: 13-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Examines Effects of Climate Change on Allergic Conditions
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

The current issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology focuses its attention on a key problem affecting those with allergic conditions and the world today: climate change.

Newswise: Wildfires Also Impact Aquatic Ecosystems
Released: 13-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Wildfires Also Impact Aquatic Ecosystems
University of California San Diego

Researchers have shown that the effects of wildfires are not limited to terrestrial ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems are also undergoing rapid changes. The study found that fire debris transforms lakes and other aquatic ecosystems, with implications for fisheries and water quality.

Newswise: Research progress in thermal expansion characteristics of TATB-based polymer bonded explosives
Released: 13-Dec-2023 7:45 AM EST
Research progress in thermal expansion characteristics of TATB-based polymer bonded explosives
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The researchers investigated the critical issue of irreversible thermal expansion in TATB-based Polymer Bonded Explosives (PBXs), a problem significantly impacting their environmental adaptability and safety.

Newswise: Migratory bats can detect the Earth’s magnetic field
Released: 12-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Migratory bats can detect the Earth’s magnetic field
University of Oldenburg

The soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) weighs only a few grams, but it is estimated that members of this small bat species cover thousands of kilometres every year on their nocturnal migrations from north-eastern to south-western Europe.

Newswise: Long dormant volcanoes can erupt rapidly and explosively
Released: 12-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Long dormant volcanoes can erupt rapidly and explosively
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

Can a volcano erupt after tens of thousands of years of dormancy? If so, how can this be explained and what makes volcanic eruptions more dangerous, i.e. explosive? These are key questions in volcanic hazard assessment and can also draw attention to volcanoes that appear to be inactive.

Newswise: The configuration of green spaces in cities determines the characteristics of their birds
Released: 12-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
The configuration of green spaces in cities determines the characteristics of their birds
University of Granada

An international team including researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and the National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC) has studied the distribution of 115 species of birds in spring and 72 that spend the winter in nine European cities.

Newswise: New study sheds light on how much methane is produced from Arctic lakes and wetlands
Released: 12-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
New study sheds light on how much methane is produced from Arctic lakes and wetlands
Brown University

When it comes to greenhouse gases, methane is one the biggest contributors. Not only is it massively abundant — it’s about 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere.

Newswise: FAU Lands USDA $1 Million Grant to Create South Florida’s First Microbiome Innovation Center
Released: 12-Dec-2023 8:30 AM EST
FAU Lands USDA $1 Million Grant to Create South Florida’s First Microbiome Innovation Center
Florida Atlantic University

The program, “Building Capacity in Microbiome Innovation for Plant Health, Soil Fertility and Environmental Sustainability,” is the first workforce-development USDA-NIFA grant to a research-intensive Hispanic-Serving Institution, which will help address the complex challenges facing traditional agriculture and declining interest of the next generation in food, agriculture and natural resources careers.

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Released: 12-Dec-2023 7:05 AM EST
A cause for the "strange" behavior of cuprates discovered - a step towards more sustainable superconductor applications
Politecnico di Milano

Taking a significant step forward in superconductivity research, the discovery could pave the way for sustainable technologies and contribute to a more environmentally friendly future.

Released: 11-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST
Frostquakes: a new earthquake risk in the north?
Oulun Yliopisto Laaketieteellinen Tiedekunta

A new study has identified a potentially growing natural hazard in the North: frostquakes. With climate change contributing to many observed changes in weather extremes, such as heavy precipitation and cold waves, these seismic events could become more common. Researchers were surprised by the role of wetlands and drainage channels in irrigated wetlands in origin of frostquakes.

Newswise: Study: Extreme rainfall increases ag nutrient runoff, conservation strategies can help
Released: 11-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST
Study: Extreme rainfall increases ag nutrient runoff, conservation strategies can help
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Nutrient runoff from agricultural production is a significant source of water pollution in the U.S., and climate change that produces extreme weather events is likely to exacerbate the problem. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at how extreme rainfall impacts runoff and suggests possible mitigation strategies.

Newswise: Beluga whales’ calls may get drowned out by shipping noise in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
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Released: 11-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
Beluga whales’ calls may get drowned out by shipping noise in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
University of Washington

Around Anchorage, communications among the critically endangered population of Cook Inlet beluga whales may be masked by ship noise in their core critical habitat, accordingly to the first repertoire of their calls.

Released: 11-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
WCS Reacts to Latest Global Stocktake from COP28: Unacceptable
Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation President and CEO Monica Medina released the following concerning the latest version of the Global Stocktake posted today at the UN Climate Conference COP28

Newswise: NSF Funds ESF Research Focused on Improving Air Quality in Major Metro Areas
Released: 11-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
NSF Funds ESF Research Focused on Improving Air Quality in Major Metro Areas
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Dr. Jiajue Chai at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) received two National Science Foundation grants totaling nearly $700,000 to advance research on improving air quality in large cities. Chai, an assistant professor in ESF’s Department of Chemistry, studies how atmospheric compositions influence air quality, ecosystem health, and climate change.

Newswise: Alaskan allies: Communities unite to protect the areas they love
Released: 11-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Alaskan allies: Communities unite to protect the areas they love
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Natural resource management decisions in protected areas impact more than the wildlife and landscapes they’re charged to conserve.

Newswise: New analysis outlines national opportunities to remove carbon dioxide at the gigaton scale
8-Dec-2023 6:00 AM EST
New analysis outlines national opportunities to remove carbon dioxide at the gigaton scale
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers, along with scientists from more than a dozen institutions, have completed a first-of-its-kind high-resolution assessment of carbon dioxide (CO2) removal (CDR) in the United States.

Released: 11-Dec-2023 3:05 AM EST
WCS Welcomes the “Joint Statement on Climate, Nature and People”
Wildlife Conservation Society

“The ministers chose today to break from traditional silos and to pursue strategies that put nature at the heart of climate change responses.” –Joe Walston, Executive Vice President of WCS Global Conservation

Released: 11-Dec-2023 3:05 AM EST
What Ministers Must Do at COP28 in Dubai
Wildlife Conservation Society

Dubai, Dec. 9, 2023 – The following statement was issued today by Daneil Zarin, Executive Director of Forests and Climate Change at the Wildlife Conservation Society:

Newswise: Coral reefs in peril from record-breaking ocean heat
Released: 8-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Coral reefs in peril from record-breaking ocean heat
University of Queensland

Record breaking marine heatwaves will cause devastating mass coral bleaching worldwide in the next few years, according to a University of Queensland coral reef scientist.

Released: 8-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Study on battery recycling shows China is in 1st place
University of Münster

With the increase in the production of batteries for electric vehicles, demand is also rising for the necessary raw materials. In view of risks to the supply chain, environmental problems and precarious working conditions which are all associated with the mining and transportation of these materials, the recycling of battery materials has become an important issue in research, politics and industry.

Released: 8-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
New insights into Zebra mussel attachment fibers offer potential solutions to combat invasive species, develop sustainable materials
McGill University

A recent study from researchers in Canada and Germany has revealed that an unlikely event, occurring over 12 million years ago played an important role in shaping one of Canada’s most damaging invasive species..

Newswise: Time-tested magnesium oxide: Unveiling CO2 absorption dynamics
Released: 8-Dec-2023 12:15 PM EST
Time-tested magnesium oxide: Unveiling CO2 absorption dynamics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Magnesium oxide is a promising material for capturing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere and injecting it deep underground to limit the effects of climate change. But making the method economical will require discovering the speed at which carbon dioxide is absorbed and how environmental conditions affect the chemical reactions involved.

Newswise: First Study of its Kind Reveals Impact of River Sediment on US Coastline
Released: 7-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
First Study of its Kind Reveals Impact of River Sediment on US Coastline
University of North Carolina Wilmington

As sea level continues to rise, threatening ecosystems, communities and infrastructure, experts are searching for ways to better understand how coastal environments may change in the future.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Less asphalt gives stronger trees in urban areas
University of Gothenburg

Trees planted in urban areas can provide shade and contribute to a lower air temperature. For these services to be optimal, it is important to let asphalt give way to trees, according to research from the University of Gothenburg. The role of trees in the urban climate is an issue that has grown in importance in the wake of climate change, where average temperatures are expected to rise.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Applications Now Open for 2024 Undergraduate Fellowship Opportunity at GCOOS
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System-Regional Association (GCOOS-RA)

Undergraduates are invited to apply for a six-month fellowship sponsored by the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System

Newswise: Less ice on the road leads to more salt in the soil, air, and water
Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Less ice on the road leads to more salt in the soil, air, and water
Virginia Tech

When temperatures drop and roads get slick, rock salt is an important safety precaution used by individuals, businesses, and local and state governments to keep walkers, cyclists, and drivers safe.

Newswise: UMass Amherst researchers develop grassroots framework for managing environmental commons
Released: 6-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST
UMass Amherst researchers develop grassroots framework for managing environmental commons
University of Massachusetts Amherst

A team of sustainability scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced in the journal PLOS ONE that they have developed a community-based framework, founded on extensive local and traditional knowledge, to help assess and respond to the kinds of ecological threats that are widely dispersed across a varied landscape and whose solutions are not immediately obvious.

Released: 6-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST
Feathered friends can become unlikely helpers for tropical coral reefs facing climate change threat
Lancaster University

Tropical coral reefs are among our most spectacular ecosystems, yet a rapidly warming planet threatens the future survival of many reefs.

Newswise:Video Embedded revolutionizing-what-we-understand-about-america-s-forests
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Released: 6-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Revolutionizing what we understand about America's forests
Northern Arizona University

This innovation in forest biometrics introduces advanced models for accurately predicting the size and carbon-storing capacity of American forests, playing a key role in combating climate change and guiding sustainable forest management efforts.

Released: 6-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Climate change shown to cause methane to be released from the deep ocean
Newcastle University

New research has shown that fire-ice - frozen methane which is trapped as a solid under our oceans - is vulnerable to melting due to climate change and could be released into the sea.

Newswise: Greenhouse gases in oceans are altered by climate change impact on microbes – an Incheon National University study
Released: 6-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Greenhouse gases in oceans are altered by climate change impact on microbes – an Incheon National University study
Incheon National University

The ocean is a critical life-support system for our planet through its role in global climate regulation. It absorbs most of the carbon emissions and heat trapped in the atmosphere which are a result of human activities. Over the years, this has led to ocean warming (OW), ocean acidification (OA), and ocean deoxygenation (OD).

Newswise: How FLEXLAB® Is Helping to Decarbonize the Grid, Communities, and Buildings
Released: 6-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
How FLEXLAB® Is Helping to Decarbonize the Grid, Communities, and Buildings
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers at the FLEXLAB® facility, a unique buildings testbed at Berkeley Lab, are helping the buildings and utilities sectors and U.S. policymakers develop new technologies for a zero-low-emissions grid.

Newswise: Neutrons score electrochemical win for carbon-neutral ammonia
Released: 6-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Neutrons score electrochemical win for carbon-neutral ammonia
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists from Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are turning air into fertilizer without leaving a carbon footprint.

Newswise:Video Embedded newly-developed-floating-trash-interceptor-cleans-up-the-river
VIDEO
Released: 6-Dec-2023 8:00 AM EST
Newly developed floating trash interceptor cleans up the river
National Research Council of Science and Technology

To reduce marine debris, which causes serious environmental pollution in the sea, researchers at the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) have developed a technology for reducing floating debris in rivers.

Newswise: Chemists create organic molecules in a rainbow of colors
Released: 6-Dec-2023 5:05 AM EST
Chemists create organic molecules in a rainbow of colors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Chains of fused carbon-containing rings have unique optoelectronic properties that make them useful as semiconductors.

Newswise: In Search of the Perfect Mirror at Mid-Infrared Wavelengths
Released: 6-Dec-2023 5:00 AM EST
In Search of the Perfect Mirror at Mid-Infrared Wavelengths
University of Vienna

An international team of researchers from the United States, Austria, and Switzerland has demonstrated the first true supermirrors in the mid-infrared spectral region.

Newswise: How microbes can combat climate change
Released: 5-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
How microbes can combat climate change
University of Utah

A greenhouse gas far more potent than CO2, methane emissions are blamed for at least a quarter of the climate change underway on Earth. Researchers are exploring way to put microbes to work removing enough of that methane from the atmosphere to dampen global warming.

Newswise: Stony Brook Climatologist, Professor Kevin Reed, Joins National Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Released: 5-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Stony Brook Climatologist, Professor Kevin Reed, Joins National Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Stony Brook University

Kevin Reed, Interim Director of Academic, Research and Commercialization Programs for The New York Climate Exchange led by Stony Brook University, has been appointed to the National Academies’ Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC). Reed was recently named the Associate Provost for Climate and Sustainability Programming and serves as a professor at Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS).

Newswise: The silver bullet that wasn't: Glyphosate's declining weed control over 25 years
Released: 5-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
The silver bullet that wasn't: Glyphosate's declining weed control over 25 years
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A new PNAS Nexus study led by scientists from the USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign takes a retrospective look at glyphosate efficacy after tolerant crops were commercialized.

Newswise: Syngenta joins the Phytobiomes Alliance
Released: 5-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
Syngenta joins the Phytobiomes Alliance
International Phytobiomes Alliance

Syngenta Crop Protection, a global leader in agricultural innovation, has become a sponsor of the International Alliance for Phytobiomes Research, cementing a pioneering partnership between the research community and industry aimed at advancing fundamental science to accelerate sustainable agriculture.

Newswise:Video Embedded green-macroalga-caulerpa-has-replaced-seagrass-in-florida-s-indian-river-lagoon
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Released: 5-Dec-2023 8:30 AM EST
Green Macroalga Caulerpa Has Replaced Seagrass in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon
Florida Atlantic University

Since 2011, parts of the Indian River Lagoon’s benthic cover has changed from primarily seagrass until 2015, to primarily the green macroalga C. prolifera after 2018. While native to the lagoon, C. prolifera acts as an invasive species that can move into new spaces and dominate due to its competitive ability in impaired habitats.



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