Real Climate
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The fifth international conference on regional climate ( ICRC 2023 ), organised by World Climate Research Programme’s ( WCRP ) coordinated downscaling experiment ( CORDEX ), has just completed. It was a hybrid on-site/online conference with hubs in both Trieste/Italy (hosted by the International Centre on Theoretical Physics, ICTP ) and Pune/India.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2023
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Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Statement by Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Today’s leak of internal documents from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing reveals that just as in Halton Region and Hamilton, the Ontario government knew that imposing 3,211 hectares of boundary expansions in Belleville, Peterborough, Waterloo, and Wellington was a threat to more than the environment –
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of quantum dots, an entirely new class of material that is used in large-screen TVs and cancer surgery
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Seems like even oil and gas lobbyists take holidays over the summer – in July, a mere 58 lobby meetings were reported by our lobby bot. That’s still more than one meeting per day, but fewer meetings than usual for oil and gas companies. Despite that summer feeling, one group continued to lobby with full force: Pathways Alliance Inc., which is a coalition of the six largest oil and gas companies in Canada.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Two of three genes that affect your likelihood of being vegetarianism are involved in fat metabolism, suggesting that they may affect people's ability to tolerate a diet without animal fats
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The world has happily embraced large language models such as ChatGPT, but even researchers working in AI don't fully understand the systems they work on, finds Alex Wilkins
NRDC
OCTOBER 4, 2023
A new NRDC report finds that California only allocates 18.6% of transportation funds to low-carbon mobility choices. Read the full report here.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The satellite internet services provided by SpaceX Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb or Amazon Kuiper will come with a carbon footprint much higher than that associated with land-based alternatives
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2023
September shattered a record for the highest temperature anomaly of any month and could help push 2023 to be the first year to exceed 1.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Prehistoric people endured frigid and dry conditions in the highlands of central Spain during the coldest part of the last glacial period
Inside Climate News
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Biobanking enables researchers to preserve genetic diversity in wildlife by freezing and storing living cells. By Kiley Price The world’s wildlife are facing a barrage of threats caused by climate change, from the loss of suitable habitat to dwindling food supplies. As a result, endangered species across the U.S. are edging closer to extinction at alarming rates—and if they disappear, critical genetic information could vanish with them.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
NRDC
OCTOBER 4, 2023
EPA’s recent announcement of $4.3 billion in competitive funding for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in our homes and buildings, to win big on public health and reduce both housing energy costs and climate.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
This year could have been the beginning of the end for emissions from generating electricity, were it not for a drought that saw a fall in hydropower generation
NRDC
OCTOBER 4, 2023
With historic commitments from Governor Phil Murphy, backed by robust programs, New Jersey is becoming a leader in clean, efficient buildings.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Researchers built tiny robots that can switch between two different kinds of flight, one involving unusually fast wing-flapping, to better understand insect evolution
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Frontiers
OCTOBER 4, 2023
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Eating more plant-based dishes is good for your health and good for the planet – but the perception that these dishes are for women and not for men may be stopping some men from choosing plant-based meals. Scientists found that you can present vegan dishes with a masculine framing, altering the perception that these dishes are for women, but changing the perception doesn’t change people’s preferences.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Bertrand Bonello’s latest movie, The Beast, invites viewers to grapple with what dependency on technology is doing to us – and asks if AI could even kill off our humanity
Frontiers
OCTOBER 4, 2023
On World Mental Health Day 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mental health a fundamental human right that should be accessible to everyone, regardless of location or background. In support of WHO’s mission, we have compiled a list of leading article collections advancing mental health research. Collecting over a million views, scientists investigated emotional, psychological, and social well-being subjects, including: Post-COVID-19 habit changes 70 articles | 149,000 views
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Common hippos can't move their mouths side to side to grind their food, while pgymy hippos can only partly do this motion
Frontiers
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Download the top ebook releases from this month, including: exploration of psychology and mathematics education work on emerging technologies for musculoskeletal disease new perspectives on ovarian aging and reproduction and contributions to climate change research All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. Shape the future of your field — and publish your own ebook — by editing a special collection around your research area.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Anti-obesity efforts are so intertwined with body-shaming attitudes that they actively harm health and well-being, says Becca Muir
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 4, 2023
By Reid Frazier The following article was first published by The Allegheny Front on October 3, 2023 -- Captain Evan Clark of Three Rivers Waterkeeper started trawling the shores of the Ohio River in Beaver County in September 2022 to monitor Shell’s newly opened ethane cracker for water pollution. He began finding plastic pellets called nurdles, similar to what the plant was supposed to produce.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The tiny crystals, only a few nanometres in size, have applications in computing, lasers and microscopy
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
A scary future looms if we fail to protect the freedom of being anonymous in public places, says Kashmir Hill's new book
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The popular decongestant phenylephrine is not effective, an FDA panel found. Here’s what to use instead.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
A reader informs Feedback about the Black Hole Lane near their home, but adds that they have yet to reach the event horizon
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 4, 2023
On October 4, in a ceremony at the Food Industry Association’s Energy and Store Development Conference, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Program recognized 12 food retail companies and one manufacturer of advanced refrigeration systems for their exceptional achievements to reduce the use of ozone-depleting substances and/or climate-damaging refrigerants.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Fun “facts” about the microbiome have become common knowledge, but even if we have been getting these wrong, the truth about the bacteria, viruses and fungi that live in our gut is worth exploring
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The popular decongestant phenylephrine is not effective, an FDA panel found. Here’s what to use instead.
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