Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Satellite data is one monitoring tool regulators turn to in this very dry year. The California Department of Water Resources constructed a rock barrier in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at the beginning of the summer to prevent salt water from pushing too far inland. Photo taken June 15, 2021. Andrew Innerarity / California Department of Water Resources.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Weather disasters have become five times more common since 1970, due in large part to climate change, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Read more on E360 ?.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the city has been slammed by another record-breaking storm: Hurricane Ida. A new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) reveals that 138 industrial facilities in and around the city—some of which use electricity to contain hazardous chemicals—are potentially without power, putting facility workers and nearby […].
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
An mRNA cancer treatment developed by BioNTech and Sanofi is being tested in people after shrinking tumours in mice, and is hoped to repeat the success of mRNA covid-19 vaccines
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.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. In the American West, drought fuels wildfires and destroys wheat fields in Washington and California’s Lake Shasta drops to dangerously low levels. Water levels on Lake Superior drop to match the lake’s long-term average for the first time in seven years. Covid-19 cases could be on the rise in Saskatoon, Canada , according to a sewage monitoring program.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
North Carolina’s industrial-scale hog farms have long been a major source of pollution. Smithfield Foods now plans to turn some hog waste into biogas, but critics say the project does nothing about the larger problem of waste being stored in lagoons and sprayed on fields. Read more on E360 ?.
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Physics World
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
A new way of controlling the expansion of matter in a freely-falling Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) has produced the coldest effective temperature ever measured: 38 pK (10 -12 K) above absolute zero. The method, which allowed researchers in Germany and France to image the condensate’s evolution for more than two seconds, opens the door to enhanced measurements of the gravitational constant g and photon recoil, and could even offer an alternative means of detecting gravitational waves.
Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
The Nobel Collection of free scientific articles for next generation of scientists goes live. Young people everywhere now have access to a free collection of scientific articles written by winners of science’s most coveted honor, the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Collection , published by Frontiers, aims to improve young people’s access to learning material about science’s role in addressing today’s global challenges.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Though long hostile toward climate science, News Corp Australia is planning an editorial campaign calling for a zero-carbon economy, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. In mid-October, News Corp Australia, owned by conservative media magnate Rupert Murdoch, will launch a two-week campaign advocating for a target of net-zero emissions by 2050. The campaign will be supported by Sky News and will run in metropolitan tabloids.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Repercussions of planned and anticipated wolf hunts and traps could ripple through ecosystems for years to come, scientists say. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A black hole or a neutron star may have merged with a normal massive star and caused it to explode in a supernova, according to Caltech’s Dillon Dong and colleagues. Dong says that such explosions could occur at minimum rate of “one explosion per 10 million years in a galaxy like the Milky Way”. Many stars are born in pairs, and two stars massive enough to explode as supernovae can be close companions.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
When raised in captivity, musk ducks learn to copy the sounds of human life around them, which shows that they are what’s known as vocal language learners like parrots and humans
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Indigenous voices on the environment are finally being heard as Marseille hosts a global biodiversity summit, with a call to protect 80 percent of the Amazon, as well as a “counter conference” highlighting the conservation movement’s historic violation of people’s rights. Read more on E360 ?.
Cool Green Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Where have all the weasels gone? The small carnivores are in decline, and you can help. The post Have You Seen A Weasel Lately? appeared first on Cool Green Science.
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Physics World
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Smartphones could soon come equipped with a quantum-powered source of random numbers after researchers in China developed a quantum random number generator (QRNG) chip small enough to sit comfortably on a fingertip. What’s more, the new integrated photonic chip generates random numbers at rate of 18.8 gigabits per second – a record-high rate that should allow the generator to interface with the ever-increasing speed of Internet communications.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
Men fed a plant-based diet farted seven times more per day and had bigger stools than when they were on a Western diet because their “good” bacteria flourished
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Those who were exposed to Ground Zero have increased rates of certain cancers and other health problems. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental Leader
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
IBM has introduced the Power E1080 server, the first to be used on its Power10 processer, which the company says will use artificial intelligence and technology improvements to make hybrid cloud environments significantly more efficient. The post IBM Power E1080 Server Promotes Big Increase in Energy Efficiency appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
The Nobel Prize for Physics is almost upon us, but before we know who is heading to Stockholm (maybe via Zoom again), the Ig Nobel prizes take the limelight. Meant to make you “first laugh, then think”, the Ig Nobels were held online yesterday for the second time in a row given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s physics prize went to Alessandro Corbetta from Eindhoven University of Technology and colleagues for explaining why pedestrians don’t constantly collide with one another when wal
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Halibut fishing off the coast of Greenland uses heavy equipment dragged along the sea floor, which can cause irreversible harm to slow-growing anemones and coral
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
School-based interventions that help students regulate their emotions in healthy ways have proved effective at preventing pandemic-related issues. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Cool Green Science
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Bird banding has become one of the most useful tactics in bird conservation. Here’s what you need to know. The post An Introduction to Bird Banding appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Hot, ocean-covered exoplanets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres could harbour life and may be more common than planets that are Earth-like in size, temperature and atmospheric composition. According to astronomers at the University of Cambridge, UK, this newly defined class of exoplanets could boost the search for life elsewhere in the universe by broadening the search criteria and redefining which biosignatures are important.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
Inhabitant
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
These companies honor that connection to the planet and its inhabitants, giving consumers a way to support native heritage while making purchasing decisions that protect the environment. Here are some Indigenous-owned brands you can support.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Read the full story at Recycling Today. Nth Cycle, a metal processing and recycling technology company based in Boston, has been awarded a $250,000 grant by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) through its InnovateMass program. The grant money will go toward commercializing Nth Cycle’s clean and modular electro-extraction technology.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Brain tumour classification: The neural network classifies tumour type based on its image characteristics in the MRI scan. The colour maps show which pixels led to a correct prediction, with warmer colours representing higher contributions. (Courtesy: Radiological Society of North America). When it comes to diagnosing brain cancer, biopsies are often the first port of call.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
The chips at the heart of our digital devices are manufactured by a few large companies, but an open-source approach to design could end their dominance - with implications for everyone
Inhabitant
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Located in Norway, Powered by Ulsteinvik by Kaleidoscope Nordic looks like it could be a science fiction movie set. But this is no story. This is what the future of design may look like.
National Law Center
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Food. The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: September 7, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Late in 2020, scientists in Germany and Lithuania announced a new milestone in so-called “tandem” solar cells – that is, cells made from two different types of photovoltaic material. Writing in Science , the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin/Kaunas University team reported that its perovskite/silicon tandem cell had a photovoltaic conversion efficiency (PCE) of 29.15%, beating out the previous maximum of 26.2% for a tandem cell.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
Inhabitant
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Designed by Jiri Lev of Atelier Jiri Lev, the Tasmanian House combines traditional and innovative approaches to architecture with local Tasmanian elements as a response to some of the area’s most pressing social issues.
Eco Justice
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
The 2021 federal election is an opportunity for Canadians to elect the federal government they believe can chart a path toward a sustainable future for this country. In advance of. Read more. The post Federal Election 2021: What the parties are promising (so far) appeared first on Ecojustice.
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