New tracking system monitors danger to rainforests
Scientists develop novel new indicator for monitoring danger to the world's rainforests, which are losing capacity to cycle carbon and ...
Tag: Atmospheric Science
China’s carbon-monitoring satellite reports global carbon net of six gigatons
Credit: Dongxu Yang About six gigatons -- roughly 12 times the mass of all living humans -- of carbon appears ...
Exploring how air pollution in indoor spaces affects human health
A West London-based project will investigate how pollutants in indoor spaces impact children with asthma Researchers will work with communities ...
OU researcher applies principles of fluid dynamics to weather research
Credit: Provided by Scott Salesky. A University of Oklahoma researcher, Scott Salesky, leads a project funded by a half-a-million-dollar grant ...
Mobility restrictions can have unexpected impacts on air quality
An international collaborative study led by University of Helsinki has conducted a holistic study to investigate the effects of COVID-19 ...
A history of African dust
UM led study chronicles the important research on African dust transport across North AtlanticCredit: Image: NOAA, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological ...
Toxic facility relocation depends on community pressure
URBANA, Ill. - No one wants to live near a toxic plant. Toxic-releasing facilities such as paper, pulp, and other ...
The challenge of capturing carbon
In the race to combat climate change, capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has been touted as a simple road to ...
Muddied waters: Sinking organics alter seafloor records
The remains of microscopic plankton blooms in near-shore ocean environments slowly sink to the seafloor, setting off processes that forever ...
Enzyme-based plastics recycling is more energy efficient, better for environment
BOTTLE Consortium effort develops model that finds sizeable energy and carbon-saving benefits for recycling PET, a common plastic used in ...
Data identifies turbine wake clustering, improves wind farm productivity via yaw control
Truly green energy by seeing the forest despite the treesCredit: University of Texas at Dallas WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021 -- ...
A machine learning breakthrough: using satellite images to improve human lives
Berkeley-based project could support action worldwide on climate, health and povertyCredit: (Photo by NASA via Pxfuel) Berkeley -- More than ...
Tree-ring records reveal Asian monsoon variability
Chinese researchers along with international colleagues recently reported a 6,700-year-long, precisely dated and well-calibrated tree-ring stable isotope chronology from the ...
Global satellite data shows clouds will amplify global heating
A new approach to analyse satellite measurements of Earth's cloud cover reveals that clouds are very likely to enhance global ...
The climate impact of wild pigs greater than a million cars
Credit: The University of Queensland By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes ...
New long-term satellite analysis shows “plum” rainy season wetter now than ever before
Meiyu-Baiu fronts in the most recent decade the wettest on recordCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Climate change to bring more intense storms across Europe
Climate change is driving a large increase in intense, slow-moving storms, a new study by Newcastle University and the Met ...
Private-public partnership helps to evaluate satellite observations of atmospheric CO2 over oceans
Observations of carbon dioxide (CO2) on board cargo ship and passenger aircraft are upscaled for an expansion of the column-averaged ...
Climate regulation changed with the proliferation of marine animals and terrestrial plants
Geoscientific study traces carbon-silicon cycle over three billion years on the basis of lithium isotope levelsCredit: photo/©: Ashleigh Hood Earth's ...
Melting High Mountain Asia glaciers are revealed as a potential source of greenhouse gases
Credit: Dr. Yulan Zhang The cryosphere, a term used to describe the areas of the Earth's surface where water exists ...
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Dual action: RNA binding protein also binds DNA and acts as a damage sensor across the genome
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‘Stealth transmission’ fuels fast spread of coronavirus outbreak
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Wiggling worms suggest link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer’s
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Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think
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KU to lead new program supporting inter-American research on nuclear science