If Elected, Trump Would be Only Global Leader to Let World Burn <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Nadia Prupis, staff writer</div></div></div><d
2016-07-12 14:52:10
Ocean warming and acidification impact on calcareous phytoplankton Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the University of Cambridge and the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom warn of the negative impacts of rapid ocean warmi
2016-07-12 00:00:00
Scientists find evidence for climate change in satellite cloud record Scientists have found that changes in cloud patterns during the last three decades match those predicted by climate model simulations. These cloud changes are likely to have had a warming effect on the planet.
2016-07-11 00:00:00
Climate tipping points: What do they mean for society? The phrase 'tipping point' passed its own tipping point and caught fire after author Malcolm Gladwell's so-named 2000 book. It's now frequently used in discussions about climate change, but what are 'climate tipping points?' And what do they mean for soci
2016-07-11 00:00:00
Climate change may shrink Adélie penguin range by end of century Climate has influenced the distribution patterns of Adélie penguins across Antarctica for millions of years. As glaciers expanded and covered breeding habitats with ice, penguins in the region abandoned their colonies. When glaciers melted during war
2016-07-08 00:00:00
Ecological context of mosquito-borne infectious disease The resurgence of Zika virus has raised anxieties about the spread of infectious disease by mosquitoes as the Ecological Society of America heads to southern Florida for its 101st Annual Meeting. Research on mosquito biology and disease transmission will
2016-07-08 00:00:00
Will Democrats Get It Right on Climate Before It's Too Late? <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Deirdre Fulton, staff writer</div></div></div><
2016-07-07 20:45:23
Public Ed Advocates Wary of Democratic Establishment—And Here's Why <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Deirdre Fulton, staff writer</div></div></div><
2016-07-07 19:09:14
Cautious green light for fracking The government’s climate change advisors have given a cautious green light to fracking in the UK.
2016-07-07 08:32:57
Frogs that can take the heat expected to fare better in a changing world Amphibians that tolerate higher temperatures are likely to fare better in a world affected by climate change, disease and habitat loss, according to two recent studies from the University of California, Davis.
2016-07-07 00:00:00
'100s of deaths in 2 cities in 2003 heatwave due to man-made climate change' Researchers calculate that in Paris, the hottest city in Europe during the heatwave in summer 2003, 506 out of 735 summer deaths recorded in the French capital were due to a heatwave made worse by man-made climate change. The impact was less severe in Lon
2016-07-07 00:00:00
Researchers assess heatwave risks associated with climate change Combining climate and mortality data, researchers have estimated that 315 deaths in Greater London and 735 deaths in Central Paris can be strongly linked to the 2003 heatwave that set record-breaking temperatures across Europe.
2016-07-07 00:00:00
Researchers improve performance of cathode material by controlling oxygen activity An international team of researchers has demonstrated a new way to increase the robustness and energy storage capability of a particular class of 'lithium-rich' cathode materials -- by using a carbon dioxide-based gas mixture to create oxygen vacancies at
2016-07-06 00:00:00
Warming unlikely to limit chances of UK soggy summers Random shifts in the paths of Atlantic storms during the summer are more responsible for changes in temperatures than greenhouse gases, according to a new study.
2016-07-05 09:03:10
New brainstem model reveals how brains control breathing Scientists from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have discovered how the brain controls our breathing in response to changing oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood.
2016-07-05 00:00:00
New discovery could better predict how semiconductors weather abuse Berkeley Lab scientists at DOE's Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis have found a way to better predict how thin-film semiconductors weather the harsh conditions in systems that convert sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into fuel.
2016-07-05 00:00:00
Feeding the world by rewiring plant 'mouths' Plants have tiny pores on their leaves called stomata -- Greek for mouths -- through which they take in carbon dioxide from the air and from which water evaporates. New work reveals ways that the systems regulating the development of stomata in grasses co
2016-07-04 00:00:00
Adélie penguin population in Antarctica threatened by climate change Climate change in Antarctica, cooling in some places and warming in others, is causing a dramatic shift in the population of Adélie penguins, according to a paper published online June 29 in Scientific Reports. Continued warming is expected to lead t
2016-06-30 00:00:00
In hot water: Climate change is affecting North American fish Climate change is already affecting inland fish across North America -- including some fish that are popular with anglers. Scientists are seeing a variety of changes in how inland fish reproduce, grow and where they can live, according to four new studies
2016-06-30 00:00:00
Study finds that plant growth responses to high carbon dioxide depend on symbiotic fungi Research by an international team of environmental scientists from the United Kingdom, Belgium and United States, including Indiana University, has found that plants that associate with one type of symbiotic fungi grow bigger in response to high levels of
2016-06-30 00:00:00
Boost needed to keep world below 2°C or 1.5°C: Study The latest comprehensive analysis of national plans to address climate change after 2020 shows the world will not reach its target of keeping warming to below 2C off pre-industrial levels.
2016-06-30 00:00:00
Ocean circulation implicated in past abrupt climate changes There was a period during the last ice age when temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere went on a rollercoaster ride, plummeting and then rising again every 1,500 years or so. Those abrupt climate changes wreaked havoc on ecosystems, but their cause has b
2016-06-30 00:00:00
Microbes, nitrogen and plant responses to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide Plants can grow faster as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increase, but only if they have enough nitrogen or partner with fungi that help them get it, according to new research published this week in Science.
2016-06-30 00:00:00
Climate change: UK to set new emissions target A world-leading climate change target up to the early 2030s is set to be confirmed by the British government, cutting emissions by 57%.
2016-06-29 23:04:06
As sea level rises, Hudson River wetlands may expand In the face of climate change impact and inevitable sea level rise, Cornell and Scenic Hudson scientists studying New York's Hudson River estuary have forecast new tidal wetlands, comprising perhaps 33 percent more wetland area by the year 2100.
2016-06-29 00:00:00
Climate study finds human fingerprint in Northern Hemisphere greening A multinational team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Climate Change Science Institute has found the first positive correlation between human activity and enhanced vegetation growth.
2016-06-29 00:00:00
Northern bird found to be more resilient to winter weather New research reveals northern wrens are larger and more resilient to winter weather than those living in the south. The research means that populations inhabiting regions where winters are more severe show some form of adaptation. The research team say th
2016-06-29 00:00:00
UK wildlife calendar reshuffled by climate change Climate change is already reshuffling the UK's wildlife calendar, and it's likely this will continue into the future, according to new research published this week in the journal Nature.
2016-06-29 00:00:00
Country pledges overshoot Paris temperature limit Individual country pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would need to be strengthened in order to limit future climate change to well below the 2°C limit included in the Paris climate agreement, according to a new assessment.
2016-06-29 00:00:00
Watching a forest breathe For the first time, scientists traced carbon dioxide flows through a forest during photosynthesis and respiration, correcting long-standing assumptions about how plants exchange the greenhouse gas with the atmosphere on an ecosystem-wide level. The result
2016-06-29 00:00:00
Beach replenishment helps protect against storm erosion during El Niño Sand added to three San Diego County beaches in 2012 has partially remained, surviving the large waves of the El Niño winter of 2015-16. The analysis could guide future beach nourishment projects necessitated by climate change.
2016-06-24 00:00:00
Siberian larch forests are still linked to the ice age The Siberian permafrost regions include those areas of the Earth, which heat up very quickly in the course of climate change. Nevertheless, biologists are currently observing only a minimal response in forest composition.
2016-06-24 00:00:00
Scientists find 2 ways to limit the number of heat-related deaths from climate change By the 2080s, as many as 3,331 people could die every year from exposure to heat during the summer months in New York City. The high estimate by Columbia University scientists is based on a new model -- the first to account for variability in future popul
2016-06-23 00:00:00
Eating air, making fuel Weizmann Institute scientists engineer bacteria to create sugar from the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
2016-06-23 00:00:00
Warning from the past: Future global warming could be even warmer Future global warming will not only depend on the amount of emissions from man-made greenhouse gasses, but will also depend on the sensitivity of the climate system and response to feedback mechanisms. By reconstructing past global warming and the carbon
2016-06-23 00:00:00
Explosive renewables development can deliver on Paris While some criticize the Paris climate target as impracticable, a team of scholars argues that it is a triumph of realism. First, keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius is necessary in view of the risks that unchecked climate change would pos
2016-06-23 00:00:00
Good bacteria vital to coral reef survival Scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University and University of Hawaii say good bacteria could be the key to keeping coral healthy, able to withstand the impacts of global warming and to secure the long term su
2016-06-23 00:00:00
Early arrival gives bluebirds an edge in keeping nest sites Finders, keepers: Mountain Bluebirds are more likely to defend nest cavities against competition from other birds such as swallows if they get there first, but climate change may disrupt the migratory timing that lets them beat their rivals to the punch,
2016-06-22 00:00:00
94-million-year-old climate change event holds clues for future A major climate event millions of years ago that caused substantial change to the ocean's ecological systems may hold clues as to how the Earth will respond to future climate change, a Florida State University researcher said.
2016-06-22 00:00:00
Experts examine the environmental impact of crime New research indicates that crime committed in 2011 in England and Wales gave rise to more than four million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.
2016-06-22 00:00:00
Closure of Diablo Nuclear Plant Signals Dawn of Renewable Energy Era <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Lauren McCauley, staff writer</div></div></div>&l
2016-06-21 16:45:05
New crop varieties 'can't keep up with global warming' Temperatures around the world are rising faster than scientists can develop varieties that can cope with a warmer world, according to a new study.
2016-06-21 00:33:55
Estuaries like Chesapeake Bay could contribute more to global warming than once thought Estuaries and coastal systems are thought to be a relatively small source of atmospheric methane, as little as 3 percent. However, a new study from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science found that the methane building up in the Chesa
2016-06-21 00:00:00
Immense species richness of bacterial-eating microorganisms discovered in soil Millions of microorganisms play a major role in the decomposition of soil matter. A group of researchers has just shown that there is an enormous diversity among a group of bacteria-eating microorganisms known as Cercozoa. The research suggests that a dri
2016-06-21 00:00:00
Significant humus loss in forests of the Bavarian Alps Alpine forests will be at great risk should weather phenomena such as droughts and torrential rain become more frequent. As a study by the Technical University of Munich shows, the mountain forests of the Bavarian Alps have seen a significant reduction in
2016-06-21 00:00:00
Solar cells for greener and safer energies ICFO researchers report on low-temperature, solution-processed, environmentally friendly inorganic solar cells made with Earth-abundant materials capable of operating with a power conversion of 6.3 percent.
2016-06-20 00:00:00
PostDoc Project Plan invites collaborators to study how plant lice cope with variability While Climate change steadily takes its toll, organisms fight it in various ways. Possibly, such is the case of plant lice, which evoked the curiosity of Jens Joschinski. He is interested in studying to what extent plant lice are affected by unpredictable
2016-06-20 00:00:00
Crop breeding is not keeping pace with climate change Crop yields will fall within the next decade due to climate change unless immediate action is taken to speed up the introduction of new and improved varieties, experts have warned.
2016-06-20 00:00:00
Exxon Has No Free Speech Rights to Commit Fraud, say Climate Groups <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Nadia Prupis, staff writer</div></div></div><d
2016-06-17 18:22:31
Climate scientists are more credible when they practice what they preach Americans are more likely to follow advice about personal energy use from climate scientists who minimize their own carbon footprint, according to Shahzeen Attari of Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs. She and her team used tw
2016-06-16 00:00:00
Invasive Asian carp respond strongly to carbon dioxide Bighead carp and silver carp are species of invasive Asian carp that threaten the Great Lakes. Adding carbon dioxide gas to water, a process similar to making carbonated soda water, could help control the movement and behavior of invasive carp in the Grea
2016-06-15 00:00:00
Climate and society will determine the future of wildfire in the South A new study by US Forest Service scientists and collaborators projects a 4 percent increase overall in acres burned by wildfire in the Southeast by 2060, but with substantial uncertainties and large variations by state and ecoregion, including a 34 percen
2016-06-14 00:00:00
Report: Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Set to Pass 400ppm—Permanently <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Nadia Prupis, staff writer</div></div></div><d
2016-06-13 19:47:53
El Niño likely to boost CO2 in 2016 A big spike in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels means the greenhouse gas is about to pass a symbolic threshold.
2016-06-13 15:34:18
Before #ExxonKnew, Industry Hid Perils of Smog with #SmokeAndFumes <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Deirdre Fulton, staff writer</div></div></div><
2016-06-09 19:21:16
Experiment 'turns waste CO2 to stone' Scientists think they have found a smart way to constrain carbon dioxide emissions - just turn them to stone.
2016-06-09 18:12:46
Environmental and health impacts of US health-care system If the US health-care system were a country, it would rank 13th in the world for greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research. The study, published June 9 in PLOS ONE, quantified previously unreported environmental and public health impacts of the
2016-06-09 00:00:00
'Weather@Home' offers precise new insights into climate change in the West Tens of thousands of 'citizen scientists' have volunteered some use of their personal computer time to help researchers create one of the most detailed, high resolution simulations of weather ever done in the Western United States. This approach will ulti
2016-06-09 00:00:00
How El Niño impacts global temperatures Scientists have found past El Niño oscillations in the Pacific Ocean may have amplified global climate fluctuations for hundreds of years at a time.The team uncovered century-scale patterns in Pacific rainfall and temperature, and linked them with gl
2016-06-09 00:00:00
Climate change mitigation: Turning CO2 into rock An international team of scientists have found a potentially viable way to remove anthropogenic (caused or influenced by humans) carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere -- turn it into rock.
2016-06-09 00:00:00
Changing weather patterns threaten grassland sparrows Two of North America's declining grassland songbirds may be particularly vulnerable to altered weather patterns caused by climate change, according to new research in The Condor: Ornithological Applications.
2016-06-08 00:00:00
Danger from extreme storms and high seas to rise Storms that battered Australia's east coast are a harbinger of things to come and a stark reminder of the need for a national effort to monitor the growing threat from climate change, coastal researchers at Sydney's University of New South Wales warn
2016-06-08 00:00:00
Climate change will affect farmers' bottom line Climate change will disproportionately affect the agricultural sector, both in production and in land value. Farmland values in the Southwestern United States will be strongly impacted by climate change, with greater impacts to highland areas versus lowla
2016-06-07 00:00:00
Could Arctic Ice Disappear For First Time in More Than 100,000 Years? <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Nadia Prupis, staff writer</div></div></div><d
2016-06-06 17:55:01
Researchers mine Twitter to reveal Congress' ideological divide on climate change Senate Democrats are three times more likely to follow science-related Twitter accounts than their Republican peers, according to a new study led by Northeastern's Brian Helmuth. The research shows the growing divide between parties on the issue of climat
2016-06-02 00:00:00
NASA satellite finds unreported sources of toxic air pollution Using a new satellite-based method, scientists at NASA, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and two universities have located 39 unreported and major human-made sources of toxic sulfur dioxide emissions.
2016-06-01 00:00:00
USGS assesses carbon potential of Alaska lands Through geologic time the cold temperatures of Alaska have led to the storage of vast quantities of soil and biomass carbon. A major concern for this region is how interactions among warming, permafrost thaw, more frequent wildfires, and changes in stream
2016-06-01 00:00:00
Water yields from southern Appalachian watersheds in decline since the 1970s Newly published research from the US Forest Service shows water yields from unmanaged forested watersheds in the southern Appalachian Mountains declining by up to 22 percent a year since the 1970s. Changes in water yield were largely related to changes in
2016-06-01 00:00:00
Cooler and wetter: Study links irrigation to inaccurate climate perception Irrigation systems caused New Zealand farmers to think their local area cooler and wetter than it was -- inaccurate perceptions that may slow their efforts to address climate change. The study is the first to look at infrastructure's impact on climate pe
2016-06-01 00:00:00
It pays to increase energy consumption Researchers at Aarhus University have carried out extensive theoretical mappings of the way private consumers can save money for heating in a modern supply system based on electricity. Surprisingly enough, the mapping shows that by using approximately 10
2016-05-31 00:00:00
Deep, old water explains why Antarctic Ocean hasn't warmed The water around Antarctica has not seen the atmosphere for centuries, since long before the machine age. New observations and model simulations suggest this may be the last place on Earth to feel climate change.
2016-05-30 00:00:00
USF researchers find spatial scale changes ecological processes driving disease Human are contributing to unprecedented rates of infectious disease emergence, climate change and biodiversity loss. Whether human ecological impacts affect disease distribution and organisms differently at local or regional scales has been a question. Th
2016-05-30 00:00:00
Bee populations expanded during global warming after the last Ice Age Population sizes of the Australian carpenter bee have increased dramatically during the global warming following the last Ice Age. This matches previous studies on bees in North America and Fiji, showing that bees from diverse habitats respond strongly to
2016-05-30 00:00:00
VIDEO: Can baking soda save the world? US researchers are testing a key ingredient of baking soda as a means of capturing carbon dioxide.
2016-05-29 23:17:22
Australia removed from UN climate report All references to climate change's impact on World Heritage sites in Australia are removed from a UN report after a government request.
2016-05-27 08:00:58
Mars is emerging from an ice age Radar measurements of Mars' polar ice caps reveal that the mostly dry, dusty planet is emerging from an ice age, following multiple rounds of climate change.
2016-05-26 00:00:00
Cattle drugs 'could fuel climate change' Dosing farm animals with antibiotics increases greenhouse gas emissions from cow dung, research suggests.
2016-05-25 01:23:15
Clouds provide clue to better climate predictions A research group from the CERN Cloud experiment, including scientists from Carnegie Mellon University, have uncovered the processes behind the formation and evolution of small atmospheric particles free from the influence of pollution. Their findings are
2016-05-25 00:00:00
Current atmospheric models underestimate the dirtiness of Arctic air Black carbon aerosols are important for understanding climate change. Unfortunately, current simulation models consistently underestimate the amount of these aerosols in the Arctic compared to actual measurements. Now, scientists used the K computer to pe
2016-05-25 00:00:00
The future of sonar in semiheated oceans Light doesn't travel very far underwater so the navy uses sound to transmit messages. The speed of underwater sound depends on a combination of temperature, salinity and pressure. Understanding sound speed is crucial for transmitting messages, detecting e
2016-05-25 00:00:00
Exxon 'has to change or die' on climate The world's biggest publicly traded oil company faces a critical AGM under pressure from a broad coalition of shareholders on climate change.
2016-05-24 18:17:46
We need the full picture to plan for climate change impacts How can society plan for the future if we only look at individual issues in isolation? Climate change impact studies typically focus on a single sector such as agriculture, forestry or water, ignoring the implications of how different sectors interact. A
2016-05-24 00:00:00
Totten Glacier may face 'rapid retreat' A study finds unchecked climate change could destabilise Antarctica's huge Totten Glacier in the coming centuries, pushing up global oceans by 2m, or more.
2016-05-19 04:29:09
Full extraction A group of scientists from the A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, the Lomonosov Moscow State University, in collaboration with their colleagues from CSIR -- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, developed a simple and environm
2016-05-19 00:00:00
Computer app whets children's appetites for eco-friendly meals Food for Thought, a new educational software application under development by Emma Mercier at the University of Illinois, is introducing middle school students to the topic of climate change and showing them how their dietary choices affect the planet.
2016-05-19 00:00:00
Atmospheric aerosols can significantly cool down climate It is possible to significantly slow down and even temporarily stop the progression of global warming by increasing the atmospheric aerosol concentration, shows a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. However, climate engineering does not remo
2016-05-19 00:00:00
Agricultural emissions 'reality check' A new report says that global agricultural emissions must be slashed to prevent the planet warming by more than 2C over the next century.
2016-05-18 14:51:51
New data on the variability of the Earth's reflectance over the last 16 years The Earth's albedo is a fundamental atmospheric parameter having deep implications for temperature and climate change. Experiments have been performed to monitor it over the past two decades to reveal how it evolves. One of these has brought up to date th
2016-05-18 00:00:00
Thinning out the carbon capture viscosity problem Researchers have used computer modeling to design carbon dioxide binding materials so that they retain a low viscosity after sponging up carbon dioxide, based on a surprise they found in their explorations. Although the chemists still have to test the pre
2016-05-17 00:00:00
Increased vegetation in the Arctic region may counteract global warming Climate change creates more shrub vegetation in barren, arctic ecosystems. A study at Lund University in Sweden shows that organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, are triggered to break down particularly nutritious dead parts of shrubbery. Meanwhile, the t
2016-05-17 00:00:00
Global flooding 'will threaten billion' By 2060 more than a billion people worldwide will live in cities at risk of catastrophic flooding as a result of climate change, a UK charity warns.
2016-05-16 04:28:34
Biodiversity protects fish from climate change Fish provide protein to billions of people and are an especially critical food source in the developing world. Today marine biologists confirmed a key factor that could help them thrive through the coming decades: biodiversity. Communities with more fish
2016-05-16 00:00:00
UC geologists identify sources of methane, greenhouse gas, in Ohio, Colorado and Texas Methane comes from various sources, like landfills, bacterial processes in water, cattle and fracking. In testing methane sources at three national sites, University of Cincinnati geologists found no evidence fracking affected methane concentrations in gr
2016-05-16 00:00:00
Poor countries to bear brunt of climate change despite emitting least CO2 Many of the world's poorest countries are expected to experience daily heat extremes due to climate change sooner than wealthier nations.New findings published today in Environmental Research Letters show that the poorest fifth of the global population wi
2016-05-16 00:00:00
Berkeley Lab participates in new National Microbiome Initiative The initiative will advance the understanding of microbiome behavior and enable the protection of healthy microbiomes, which are communities of microorganisms that live on and in people, plants, soil, oceans, and the atmosphere. Microbiomes maintain the h
2016-05-13 00:00:00
Carbon capture is substantial in secondary tropical forests One of the most effective methods for capturing carbon from the atmosphere in the tropics of Latin America -- allowing secondary forests to regenerate on their own -- is overlooked by global climate change policies. Scientists explain how these forests qu
2016-05-13 00:00:00
New ice age knowledge An international team of researchers headed by scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute has gained new insights into the carbon dioxide exchange between ocean and atmosphere, thus making a significant contribution to solving one of the great scientifi
2016-05-13 00:00:00
Wildfires: More people, less fires Every year, about 350 million hectares of land are devastated by fires worldwide, this corresponds to about the size of India. Previous studies often considered climate change to be the most important factor. Now, a group of scientists, including research
2016-05-13 00:00:00
Victims of their own success A new study paints a gloomy picture of the future of tropical coral reefs. According to a team of researchers including palaeobiologist Professor Dr. Wolfgang Kießling from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Acropora, the mo
2016-05-12 00:00:00
How Arctic spring kills birds in Africa An international team of scientists, with the participation of Eldar Rahimberdiev and Mikhail Soloviev, (Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, the Lomonosov Moscow State University), analyzed the data on the birds called red knot. Scienti
2016-05-12 00:00:00
The Fort McMurray Fire: 'Absolutely a Harbinger of Things to Come' <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Deirdre Fulton, staff writer</div></div></div><
2016-05-11 15:09:27
New research suggests climate change may have contributed to extinction of Neanderthals A researcher at the University of Colorado Denver has found that Neanderthals in Europe showed signs of nutritional stress during periods of extreme cold, suggesting climate change may have contributed to their demise around 40,000 years ago.
2016-05-11 00:00:00
Rising seas swallow Pacific islands Five Pacific islands have disappeared as a result of rising sea levels in a first confirmation of the impact of climate change on coastlines, scientists say.
2016-05-10 15:08:00
UM study: Wildfires to increase in Alaska with future climate change Climate change is melting glaciers, reducing sea-ice cover and increasing wildlife activity -- with some of the most dramatic impacts occurring in the northern high latitudes. New research by University of Montana affiliate scientist Adam Young and UM fir
2016-05-10 00:00:00
How algae could save plants from themselves Algae may hold the key to feeding the world's burgeoning population. Because they are more efficient than most plants at taking in carbon dioxide from the air, algae could transform agriculture. If their efficiency could be transferred to crops, we could
2016-05-10 00:00:00
In cities, flooding and rainfall extremes to rise as climate changes Cities face harsher, more concentrated rainfall as climate change not only intensifies storms, but draws them into narrower bands of more intense downpours, Australian engineers have determined. The findings have major implications for existing stormwater
2016-05-09 00:00:00
Novel functionalized nanomaterials for CO2 capture Climate change due to excessive CO2 levels is one of the most serious problems mankind has ever faced. CO2 emissions need to be reduced urgently to avoid potentially dangerous and irreversible effects of climate change. To mitigate such emissions, CO2 cap
2016-05-09 00:00:00
Sexy ideas won't slow climate change if people don't buy in and buy them As governments and researchers race to develop policies and technologies to make energy production more sustainable and mitigate climate change, they need to remember that the most sophisticated endeavors won't work if they're not adopted.
2016-05-09 00:00:00
CSU-led team highlights ways to address global food system challenges A new study published in the journal Bioscience May 4, 2016, and led by Meagan Schipanski, Colorado State University, presents strategies to address the complex challenges of producing food for a growing global population, while reducing environmental imp
2016-05-06 00:00:00
Understanding tiny droplets can make for better weather forecasts Understanding how small water droplets behave improves our ability to describe evaporation and condensation of water at widely different scales, which has implications for everything from nanodroplets to climate models.
2016-05-06 00:00:00
