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Released: 20-Jul-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Desert microbes turn on drought tolerance when needed
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)

Priming crop plants with a microbe sourced from the roots of desert plants could be a powerful tool to boost crop plant's resilience to drought.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Sociologists to Explore Topics of Attacks on Public Education, Racial Justice, the Future of Democracy, and More at ASA Annual Meeting, Aug. 17-21, Philadelphia; Press Registration Open
American Sociological Association (ASA)

Approximately 600 sessions featuring over 3,000 research papers are open to the press. From race and racism to mental health, from climate control and environmental policy issues to artificial intelligence, sociologists are investigating and reporting on the most sensitive problems confronting American society.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Harnessing the power of water: Argonne and NREL study shows the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Alaska
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists study the role of pumped storage hydropower in Alaska’s clean energy future.

Newswise: New catalyst could dramatically cut methane pollution from millions of engines
Released: 20-Jul-2023 11:05 AM EDT
New catalyst could dramatically cut methane pollution from millions of engines
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Today's catalysts for removing unburnt methane from natural-gas engine emissions are either inefficient at low, start-up temperatures or break down at higher operating temperatures. A new single-atom catalyst solves both these problems and removes 90% of the methane.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Gene variation makes apple trees ‘weep,’ improving orchards
Cornell University

Plant geneticists have identified a mutation in a gene that causes the “weeping” architecture – branches growing downwards – in apple trees, a finding that could improve orchard fruit production.

Newswise: Student Researcher Uses DNA to Study Sharks Off Southern California’s Coast
Released: 20-Jul-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Student Researcher Uses DNA to Study Sharks Off Southern California’s Coast
California State University, Fullerton

To learn more about the broadnose sevengill shark, Cal State Fullerton biological science student Ryan Le is using DNA to study its genetic diversity and breeding population throughout Southern California’s coast.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 8:35 AM EDT
Introducing the Climate Solutions Explorer
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

IIASA recently launched the Climate Solutions Explorer – a comprehensive resource that visualizes and presents vital data about climate mitigation, climate impacts, vulnerabilities, and risks arising from development and climate change.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Boosting circular economy in the automotive sector
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

New vehicles are responsible for around ten percent of plastic demand in the EU, and the automotive sector is the number one consumer of raw materials like aluminum, magnesium, platinum group metals, and rare earth elements. A new set of provisions, proposed by the European Commission last week to revise the EU End-of-Life Vehicles Directive, intends to enhance the circularity of the automotive sector. Empa researchers played a crucial role in defining the content of this new proposal.

17-Jul-2023 3:10 PM EDT
Do Certain Amino Acids Modify the Risk of Dementia Linked to Air Pollution?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Higher levels of vitamin B-related amino acids may be linked to the risk of dementia associated with a certain type of air pollutants called particulate matter, according to a study published in the July 19, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study does not prove that pollution or amino acids cause dementia, but it suggests a possible link among them.

Newswise: Picturing the places wildlands and people meet at a global scale
Released: 19-Jul-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Picturing the places wildlands and people meet at a global scale
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Researchers led by a team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created the first tool to map and visualize the areas where human settlements and nature meet on a global scale. The tool, which was part of a study recently published in Nature, could improve responses to environmental conflicts like wildfires, the spread of zoonotic diseases and loss of ecosystem biodiversity.

Released: 19-Jul-2023 12:30 PM EDT
From nature, a solution to save coral from climate change
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Researchers demonstrates the efficacy of curcumin, a natural antioxidant substance extracted from turmeric, in reducing coral bleaching, a phenomenon caused primarily by climate change.

Newswise: Scientists unravel evolutionary history of the Arctic flora
Released: 18-Jul-2023 6:20 PM EDT
Scientists unravel evolutionary history of the Arctic flora
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A team led by Prof. WANG Wei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has unraveled the evolutionary history of the Arctic flora. The study was published in Nature Communications.

Released: 18-Jul-2023 5:50 PM EDT
Brazilian coast is warmer and is having more frequent extreme temperature events, study shows
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

The Brazilian coast, especially in the South and Southeast regions, is already suffering from the impact of climate change, with increasingly extreme surface air temperatures and more frequent swings from heat to cold and back.

Newswise: Hidden cameras spot wildlife returning home after 2018 megafire
Released: 18-Jul-2023 5:30 PM EDT
Hidden cameras spot wildlife returning home after 2018 megafire
University of California, Berkeley

During the summer of 2018, the Mendocino Complex Fire ripped through UC’s Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC), transforming the Northern California property’s grassy, oak-dotted hillsides into a smoldering, ash-covered wasteland.

Newswise: Study highlights urgent need to protect world’s forests from non-native pests in the face of climate change
Released: 18-Jul-2023 5:00 PM EDT
Study highlights urgent need to protect world’s forests from non-native pests in the face of climate change
Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI)

CABI joined an international team of researchers from 57 institutions around the world to share its expertise in a ground-breaking study which highlights the urgent need to protect the world’s forests from non-native pests amid climate change.

Released: 18-Jul-2023 4:30 PM EDT
800,000 tons of drilling, fracking waste unnaccounted for in NY, PA, Ohio
University of Pittsburgh

A collaborative study found 800,000 tons of oil and gas waste with no records to match. Overall, poor records and a lack of monitoring are a barrier to truly understanding the local impact of immobilized waste disposal.

Newswise: What motivates family forest landowners to manage invasive species?
Released: 18-Jul-2023 3:05 PM EDT
What motivates family forest landowners to manage invasive species?
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Over half of forests in the United States are privately owned, especially in the Eastern part of the country. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at how family forest landowners in Maine and New Hampshire approach invasive species management and what factors influence their decisions.

Newswise: Chicago State University to serve as ​‘scientific supersite’ to study climate change impact
Released: 18-Jul-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Chicago State University to serve as ​‘scientific supersite’ to study climate change impact
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne and Chicago State University deployed instruments at the Chicago State University Campus to measure Chicago’s changing climate. These sensors are among the first for the Argonne-led Urban Integrated Field Laboratory called Community Research on Climate and Urban Science (CROCUS).

Newswise: The Legacy of Past Disturbance Shapes Coastal Forest Soil Stability
Released: 18-Jul-2023 2:00 PM EDT
The Legacy of Past Disturbance Shapes Coastal Forest Soil Stability
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Coastal forests are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change and sea level rise. New experimental research examined how soils change when transplanted between parts of a tidal creek that differed in salinity. Scientists found that soils with a history of salinity and inundation by seawater were more resistant to changes in water conditions, suggesting that soils learn from their history of inundation.

Newswise: AgriLife Research computer modeling researchers recognized
Released: 18-Jul-2023 1:55 PM EDT
AgriLife Research computer modeling researchers recognized
Texas A&M AgriLife

Two computer modeling and big data researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Blackland Research and Extension Center at Temple were part of a team award from a U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary recognizing contributions to farm production and conservation.



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