Climate
Equity weighting increases the social cost of carbon, warrants careful dialogue
In a Policy Forum, Brian Prest and colleagues discuss how new regulatory guidelines from the U.S. Office of Management and...
Ben-Gurion University researchers offer proof of concept for unique aquaponics system
SDE BOKER, Israel, August 14, 2024 – Climate change poses a severe threat to food production, making it imperative to...
Rising mercury pollution in soil could be related to climate change, study says
In 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury went into effect, designed to help curb mercury emissions and limit exposure across...
Climate change raised the odds of unprecedented wildfires in 2023-24
Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were at least three times more likely due to climate...
Urban Future Lab announces finalists for 2024 Urban Future Prize Competition
NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Urban Future Lab (UFL) has selected nine startup companies from 317 applications to compete for...
Study reveals urban trees suffer more from heat waves and drought than their rural counterparts
NEW YORK, August 13, 2024 — A recently published study in Ecological Applications details how trees in New York City...
Expansion of agricultural land threatens climate and biodiversity
By 2030, global cultivation areas are expected to expand by 3.6 percent, increasing global agricultural production by two percent. This...
Protecting surf breaks mitigates climate change, helps coastal communities, analysis finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Safeguarding places to hang ten and shoot the curl is an opportunity to simultaneously mitigate climate change,...
Changing food consumers’ choices may help cut greenhouse gases
Planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions associated with the global food supply chains induced by diets could fall by 17% if people...
Ships now spew less sulfur, but warming has sped up
RICHLAND, Wash.—Last year marked Earth’s warmest year on record. A new study finds that some of 2023’s record warmth, nearly...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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