ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Estrogen made by neurons important to making memories

MEDICINE & HEALTH 02.25.2019 08:31 AM

Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories being made, scientists report.

More water resources over the Sahel region of Africa in the 21st century under global warming

02.25.2019 07:56 AM

The Sahel is a semi-arid region of transition in Africa between the Sahara and the Sudanian Savanna, which is extremely sensitive to the precipitation change. This vulnerable region is known for regular severe droughts and megadroughts, leading to large-scale famine.

University of Queensland researchers convert waste glass using new method

02.25.2019 05:54 AM

Researchers develop new method of converting waste glass into useful products Scientists discover a new technique in recycling even small fragments of glass into a useful substance.

Oxalic acid from captured carbon dioxide: a new process

02.23.2019 10:49 AM

Scientists discover the process in converting captured carbon dioxide into oxalic acid Michigan Technological University scientists discovered a method in capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to oxalic acid.

UBC researchers explore an often ignored source of greenhouse gas

02.23.2019 08:40 AM

In a new study from UBC's Okanagan campus, researchers have discovered a surprising new source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions--bicarbonates hidden in the lake water used to irrigate local orchards.

Marine ecosystems changing color influenced by climate change

02.21.2019 08:17 AM

A change in color in the oceans indicate climate change affecting marine ecosystems The threat of climate change in marine ecosystems increases and is evidenced by the intensity of the colors of the oceans.

How to feed the world by 2050?

02.18.2019 07:57 AM

One of the most significant challenges of the 21st Century is how to sustainably feed a growing and more affluent global population with less water and fertilizers on shrinking acreage, despite stagnating yields, threats of pests and disease, and a changing climate.

Singapore Beaches hounded by microplastics with pathogenic bacteria

02.15.2019 07:58 AM

Bacterial scare on the beaches of Singapore National University of Singapore scientists have discovered a biodiverse bacteria thriving on microplastics across Singapore's beaches and coastal regions.

The Life Cycle of an Olive

02.13.2019 18:26 PM

Olives and olive oil are food staples around the world, but many people do not know that olive trees are one of the oldest growing trees in the world - some may live to be as old as 1,500 years, with the average lifespan being 500 years.

Super-absorbent fake leaves suck carbon dioxide from the environment

02.13.2019 09:45 AM

Fake leaves can harness artificial photosynthetic reactions that can reduce carbon dioxide in the environment

NASA catches the 1-day life of Tropical Cyclone Neil

02.12.2019 07:53 AM

Tropical Cyclone Neil had a short life in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. It developed on February 9 and dissipated on February 10. NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of the storm that developed even while battling wind shear.

2018 fourth warmest year in continued warming trend, according to NASA, NOAA

02.07.2019 11:35 AM

Earth's global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

New scale to characterize strength and impacts of atmospheric river storms

02.06.2019 08:33 AM

A team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has created a scale to characterize the strength and impacts of "atmospheric rivers," long narrow bands of atmospheric water vapor pushed along by strong winds. They are prevalent over the Pacific Ocean and can deliver to the Western United States much of its precipitation during just a few individual winter storms.

Rapid gene cloning technique will transform crop disease protection

02.05.2019 08:56 AM

Researchers have pioneered a new method which allows them to rapidly recruit disease resistance genes from wild plants and transfer them into domestic crops.

NW Forest Plan 25 years later: Wildfire losses up, bird populations down

02.05.2019 08:34 AM

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Twenty-five years into a 100-year federal strategy to protect older forests in the Pacific Northwest, forest losses to wildfire are up and declines in bird populations have not been reversed, new research shows.