Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Scientists have long drawn up a Red List to alert officials about wildlife and plant species threatened with extinction. Now some say it’s time to flip the script and create a “green status” category that identifies how to bring these species back to sustainable levels. Read more on E360 ?.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Computer models inform key decisions in the Colorado River basin. But they cannot predict the future. . Precipitation in the mountains of Colorado is a source of uncertainty for water availability in the Colorado River basin. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. The Bureau of Reclamation’s 24-month study, in the simplest terms, projects water levels for the next two years at 12 federal reservoirs in the Colorado River basin, including Lakes Mead and Powell, the countries largest reservo
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Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
It's September–or as we know it at UCS, Early Career Scientist Month! Melissa Varga provides some wise and informed advice about how to be an effective advocate, for those just beginning their careers in science.
Physics World
AUGUST 31, 2021
Detecting a brain tumour at the earliest possible stage enables faster treatment and safer surgery, which are essential to improve the patient’s chance of a good clinical outcome. But brain tumour diagnosis is a difficult task, as common symptoms such as headaches or memory change are not specific to cancer. As such, many tumours remain undetected until they are larger or of a higher grade.
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.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Researchers are finding that when pulverized rock is applied to agricultural fields, the soil pulls far more carbon from the air and crop yields increase. More studies are underway, but some scientists say this method shows significant benefits for farmers and the climate. Read more on E360 ?.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Nearly two hundred water systems, large and small, are experiencing outages after the powerful storm. Damage from Hurricane Ida in Houma, Louisiana. Photo via NOAA. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – September 1, 2021. While people in Jefferson Parish, just west of New Orleans, queued for hours in the heat and humidity on Wednesday to pick up bottled water and packaged meals, the destruction that Hurricane Ida delivered to Louisiana’s eastern parishes was becoming clearer.
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Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Contrary to what we’ve long assumed, this reservoir of comets surrounding the solar system may have more visitors than permanent residents. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Quasiparticles in motion: illustration of ghost polaritons in a calcite crystal being “launched” to record distances by a gold microdisk. (Courtesy: HUST). The existence of ghost hyperbolic surface polaritons has been demonstrated by an international collaboration including researchers in China and the US. Based at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), National University of Singapore (NUS), National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) and the City University of New Yor
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 30, 2021
Merida, Venezuela © Brajhan Rivas / Flickr Creative Commons. At least 20 people are dead and thousands others are displaced in western Venezuela following a week of flash floods and landslides. Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue. Torrential rain fell relentlessly this past week in western Venezuela, producing floods that destroyed over 1,200 buildings and displaced thousands of people.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
More catastrophic storms are coming.
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.
Inside Climate News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
A new study shows how global warming is driving more polar vortex disruptions like the one that froze Texas earlier this year. By Bob Berwyn New research shows that Arctic climate changes during the next few weeks may determine if and when the Eastern United States gets another extreme cold wave this coming winter.
Scientific American
AUGUST 30, 2021
Birth rates in many high-income countries declined in the months following the first wave, possibly because of economic uncertainty. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 31, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as one of the strongest storms to ever hit the United States. Brazil is steadily losing its surface water, a recent survey found. Hurricane Nora hits Mexico as a Category 1 storm. As water supplies dwindle, Syria is on the verge of a humanitarian crisis, aid groups warn. The Detroit metro area flooded once again this summer as residents express exhaustion with officials lack of response to the area’s aging sewage system.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 31, 2021
A historic black community fights to improve its air quality.
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.
Physics World
AUGUST 31, 2021
Data collected more than thirty years ago contain what could be evidence of high-energy neutrinos generated by a supernova. That is the claim of Yuichi Oyama , a physicist at the KEK research institute in Japan, who worked on one of two experiments that he says appear to have intercepted such particles from the SN1987A event but which did not release the relevant data at the time.
Scientific American
AUGUST 30, 2021
Too many surveys fail to include options beyond “male,” “female” and “do not wish to disclose” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 30, 2021
Transcript. In Egypt, the government’s investment fund is looking for private partners to build seawater desalination plants powered by renewable energy. Global Water Intel reports that the investment fund hopes to build 17 such plants by 2025, at a cost of roughly $2.5 billion. The extra water would be welcome. The arid North African county receives little rainfall, and relies heavily on the Nile River for its water supply.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The link between science and policy has never been clearer. Science continues to help shape the government’s response to COVID-19, its current and future decisions regarding the climate crisis, and standards for education, nutrition, and wages. When the government needs to know how to tackle our toughest challenges, it should reliably look to science.
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The Applied Ecologist
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Understanding the role of different species in the transmission of multi-host pathogens is vital for effective control strategies. In their latest research, Lushasi and colleagues present data from a previously unstudied area of south-east Tanzania following the introduction of large-scale dog vaccination. Rabies is one of the world’s most feared diseases due to its high case fatality rate.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
We fast-forward to 2050 and imagine what an average day will be like when we have slashed our carbon emissions – a picture informed by the latest research, ongoing trials and expert opinion
Scientific American
AUGUST 30, 2021
Legal and practical obstacles make it difficult to clean the burn pits and health-damaging chemicals that remain at military bases. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
The Paralympic Games in Tokyo will be wrapping up this weekend and to honour the hosts, this edition of the Red Folder is focussing on Japan. World-class swimmers must work hard for even the smallest advantage in their sport. One physical reality that they are up against is that the resistive force pushing them back in the water is proportional to the cube of their swimming speed – which means that speeding up costs a lot of energy.
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
With most of Pennsylvania currently under flood warnings and flash flood watches due to the remnants of Hurricane Ida moving north across the country. Among the many risks that come with floods are contaminant dangers for your drinking water and potential back-ups of your wastewater. Before using them again, there are important measures to take to ensure your water systems are in working order.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Wooden floors impregnated with silicon and metal ions can generate enough electrical power from human footsteps to power light bulbs or other small electrical appliances
Cool Green Science
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
New research shows just how useful citizen science is for horseshoe crab conservation. The post How Citizen Science Aids Horseshoe Crab Conservation appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Physics World
AUGUST 30, 2021
(Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech and Planck US Data Center at IPAC/ESO/Piquito veloz). Over thousands of years, humans have never tired of pondering the universe and our place in it. But as our knowledge has advanced, the specific questions we ask have changed. What’s Eating the Universe and Other Cosmic Questions by physicist and writer Paul Davies is a whistle-stop tour of the biggest mysteries that cosmologists are investigating today.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Ions flowing through atom-thin stacks of carbon confirm classic theories but also yield new surprises. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The extreme cold snap that left millions without power in Texas early this year may have been made more likely due to melting Arctic sea ice, according to a scientific model
Law Columbia
AUGUST 31, 2021
By Michael B. Gerrard. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash. The constitutions of more than three-quarters of the countries on earth have explicit reference to environmental rights or responsibilities In the last several years courts in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Australia, Pakistan, Nepal and Colombia have held that these provisions, or similar non-statutory doctrines, require national governments to act on climate change.
Physics World
AUGUST 31, 2021
Virtual reality timeline: As patients are introduced to the MRI scanner, the environment synchronizes with their movements. Following an initial calibration, patients can select the content they’d like to experience during virtual reality immersion. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/ Sci. Rep. 10.1038/s41598-021-95634-y). The bore of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine can be intimidating.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
A lost “treasure trove” of bird samples reveals how eye shape changes with environment. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
AUGUST 31, 2021
In Indonesia, Goffin’s cockatoos have been seen whittling tools such as wedges and scoops that help them break into the pits of sea mangoes
Inside Climate News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Efforts to save a vanishing Louisiana coast could be hampered by increasingly powerful hurricanes and funding that, with many other shorelines threatened, is spread thin. By James Bruggers, Bob Berwyn Sinking, soggy south Louisiana has been losing ground, literally, for decades: The southern part of the state lost about 1,800 square miles from the 1930s through 2010.
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