No environmental justice, no positive peace — and vice versa
Peace and environmental sustainability -- two lofty but vital goals for all countries -- are known to be intrinsically related, according to new research....
Trees get overheated in a warmer rainforest
The ability of rainforests to store carbon can decrease in pace with climate change. This is due to photosynthesis rates in the leaves of...
Edge waves, continental shelf fueled the 2021 Acapulco Bay tsunami
Trapped inside the shoreline of a bay, the resonant interactions of a tsunami with regular waves can prolong the tsunami disturbance. For the 2021...
New research can help electric utilities account for climate change
Researchers have devised a method to determine the impact of climate change on the supply and variability of local renewable energy. An increase in...
Catalytic process with lignin could enable 100% sustainable aviation fuel
An underutilized natural resource could be just what the airline industry needs to curb carbon emissions. Researchers report success in using lignin as a...
Casting shadows on solar cells connected in series
Even small objects, such as dust and leaves, can block sunlight from reaching solar cells, and understanding how the loss of incoming radiation affects...
Cattle grazing with virtual fencing shows potential to create wildfire fuel breaks, study finds
The use of virtual fencing to manage cattle grazing on sagebrush rangelands has the potential to create fuel breaks needed to help fight wildfires,...
Powerful hurricanes get second wind in Europe
Stronger hurricanes that are reenergised by jet stream winds are twice as likely to cross the Atlantic and wreak havoc in Europe than weaker...
Study finds all African carnivores at risk for range loss
A new study assessing 91 African carnivores to identify gaps in capacity necessary for their conservation found that many species that are currently classified...
What keeps plant roots growing toward gravity? Study identifies four genes
What happens belowground in a corn field is easy to overlook, but corn root architecture can play an important role in water and nutrient...
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Barcelona to ban old cars from roads to tackle air pollution.
Motorists will be prohibited from driving vehicles older than 20 years on weekdays from 2019 in effort to cut emissions
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The EU has come to the end of a three-year effort to reform its controversial farming subsidy programme, known as the Common Agricultural Policy...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says climate change not man-made
Moscow: Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday said climate change was not caused by human activity, as the White House announced that President Donald...
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