Yale E360
JANUARY 13, 2022
Amazon Indigenous leader Juma Xipaia has fought against massive dam projects and the incursion of illegal loggers and miners onto her community’s lands. In a Yale e360 interview, she explains why what’s at stake is the survival of her people and their millennia-old way of life. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2022
Yale postdoctoral fellow Aileen Fernandez writes about how she and her colleagues have come together to help retain, support, and provide community for underrepresented minority postdocs at Yale University.
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Circle of Blue
JANUARY 13, 2022
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. The U. K. Environment Agency directs employees to ignore some incidents of pollution, according to a leaked internal report. Some seasonal workers in the U. K. report “unacceptable” accommodations, including lack of running water. Ethiopia will begin generating power from a controversial Nile River dam. The U. S. Navy agrees to drain fuel tanks that are believed to have contaminated water supplies near Pearl Harbor.
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2022
Declines in birds and mammals are hampering plants by curbing the dispersal of their seeds, in a "clear intersection of the biodiversity crisis heavily impacting the climate crisis"
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
JANUARY 11, 2022
From Minnesota to the Northwest Territories, researchers are studying dramatic changes in the vast northern forests: thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases, increased wildfires, and the slow transformation of these forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2022
UCS Climate and Energy program policy director Rachel Cleetus breaks down the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's latest report on costly, dangerous climate-related disasters in 2021.
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Physics World
JANUARY 11, 2022
Complex numbers are essential to achieve the most accurate quantum-mechanical description of nature, according to experiments done by two independent teams of physicists. Both studies were inspired by the Bell’s inequality test of quantum theory and suggest that complex numbers are more than just a mathematical convenience when it comes to the formulation of quantum mechanics.
Yale E360
JANUARY 10, 2022
2021 was the fifth-hottest year on record and close to 1.2 degrees C (2.1 degrees F) warmer than the preindustrial average, according to an analysis from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The last seven years were the hottest ever "by a clear margin," the analysis found, thanks to rising concentrations of greenhouse gasses, which hit new highs last year.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2022
Reflections on the film, "Don't Look Up.".
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 13, 2022
This article was produced by SJV Water, the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ). This piece is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Colorado Public Radio, Columbia Insight, The Counter, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water.
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.
Physics World
JANUARY 8, 2022
Using a technique known as strain engineering, researchers in the US and Germany have constructed an “excitonic wire” – a one-dimensional channel through which electron-hole pairs (excitons) can flow in a two-dimensional semiconductor like water through a pipe. The work could aid the development of a new generation of transistor-like devices. In the study, a team led by Vinod Menon at the City College of New York (CCNY) Center for Discovery and Innovation and Alexey Chernikov at the Dresden Univ
Yale E360
JANUARY 14, 2022
Berlin's regional parliament is considering creating a car-free zone in the German capital in response to a concerted push from a local advocacy group. The car ban would apply to the space ringed by the S-Bahn train line, which circles the city center, an area larger than Manhattan. Read more on E360 ?.
Frontiers
JANUARY 12, 2022
Frontiers has won the Best Culture of Learning category at the 2021 LinkedIn Talent Awards. Each year, LinkedIn recognizes organizations that have ‘ demonstrated adaptability, innovation, and creativity’ in the talent space through its learning platform, LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Frontiers has been recognized as the best middle-sized company in Switzerland for investing in the learning and development of its staff, connecting them to relevant and applicable training programs, and supporting the
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 10, 2022
On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection reported their inspections found 4,386 violations of environmental regulations at conventional oil and gas operations during 2021 -- nearly two and a half times the violations reported just two years ago in 2019 and 337 more than in 2020. The number of conventional violations is the largest on record-- at least since 2013.
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
JANUARY 10, 2022
Another challenging cancer site – another difficult radiation treatment to plan. Scientists at Duke University Medical Center and UNC Charlotte have developed a deep transfer learning model that automates radiotherapy planning for some of these tricky-to-plan cancers. They published their methods in Physics in Medicine & Biology. Why transfer learning?
Scientific American
JANUARY 10, 2022
You might not think that you can generate more body acceleration than a big-league baseball pitcher, but new research shows you can. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
JANUARY 10, 2022
Eucalyptus trees rely on root fungi to source nutrients and water – but the fungi actually control the genetic development of the tree roots by releasing tiny chunks of RNA
Inside Climate News
JANUARY 8, 2022
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. By Katelyn Weisbrod The Hudson Bay in northern Canada froze up later than normal this year, delaying polar bears’ hunting season by two to three weeks, a nonprofit polar bear conservation organization found. When the ice on the bay is thick enough, polar bears living in the Hudson Bay migrate out onto the ice to hunt for seals.
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Physics World
JANUARY 14, 2022
An in-depth knowledge of human organs and how they form is pivotal to understanding how diseases affect these tissues. Unfortunately, it remains inherently difficult to study living organs as they develop inside us. Thus, over the last decade, scientists developed organoids: three-dimensional organ models that self-organize to mimic true organ behaviour.
Cool Green Science
JANUARY 11, 2022
A Steller's sea eagle has turned up in New England. Learn more about this bird's remarkable and unexpected journey. The post An Asian Sea Eagle Is Roaming New England appeared first on Cool Green Science.
New Scientist
JANUARY 12, 2022
The solar system lies inside a structure called the Local Bubble that is some 1000 light years across – and a map of its surface shows it is the site of star formation
The Applied Ecologist
JANUARY 13, 2022
Climate change and anthropogenic activities are jeopardising coastal ecosystems world-wide. Once degraded, these valuable ecosystems are not easy to recover. In their latest research, Hao Huang and colleagues conducted transplanting experiments to search for the optimal spatial design of coastal restoration. Few ecosystems can equate to coastal wetlands in terms of connections with humans.
Physics World
JANUARY 11, 2022
Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience. Please forgive the pun, but the research and deployment world of hydrogen has exploded lately. Much like the 2010s were the decade of wind and solar, the 2020s are setting up to be the decade of hydrogen. It is no longer whether hydrogen will be part of a sustainable energy system solution, but rather how large a role hydrogen will play in a clean, sustainable energy system for the planet.
Inside Climate News
JANUARY 10, 2022
“Smart cities” built from scratch have so far failed to live up to their much-hyped promise. Some critics argue that rather than grafting a new city onto the landscape, it is better to integrate high-tech for clean, efficient energy and transportation into existing cities. By Jim Robbins, Yale Environment 360 This article was originally published by Yale Environment 360.
New Scientist
JANUARY 11, 2022
Cut marks on animal bones suggest ancient hominins butchered them for their meat, and that they were first on the scene instead of having to scavenge from carnivores like big cats
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 13, 2022
By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary The year 2021 is in the books and while we faced global challenges, it was a successful year for DCNR laying the foundation for a better Commonwealth through health, wellness, education, stewardship of our natural resources, a stronger recreation economy and so much more. Though we’ve endured the challenges of a pandemic for nearly two years, staff at DCNR have worked exceptionally hard to continue the department’s mission of promoting, protecting, and conserving P
Physics World
JANUARY 11, 2022
Described as the successor to Hubble, the $10bn James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to revolutionise astronomy. Among its science goals JWST will explore the atmospheres of exoplanets and peer deep into the history of the universe – we might glimpse some of the earliest galaxies after the Big Bang. This short video introduces the JWST mission and the next steps before science operations can begin in mid 2022.
Frontiers
JANUARY 11, 2022
Author: Leticia Nani Silva. Nadja Cech is a Distinguished Professor in Chemistry at the University of North Carolina , Greensboro, where she and her research group use mass spectrometry metabolomics to identify molecules that could be used to treat infectious disease. She is also a member of the research team at the National Institutes of Health Funded Center of Excellence for Natural Product Drug Interactions.
New Scientist
JANUARY 10, 2022
The ancient Egyptians were adept at bandaging dead bodies during the mummification process, but we have had no evidence of the way they dressed flesh wounds until now
Scientific American
JANUARY 11, 2022
A critical care nurse confronts the Omicron surge filling her hospital. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
JANUARY 11, 2022
Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience. Please forgive the pun, but the research and deployment world of hydrogen has exploded lately. Much like the 2010s were the decade of wind and solar, the 2020s are setting up to be the decade of hydrogen. It is no longer whether hydrogen will be part of a sustainable energy system solution, but rather how large a role hydrogen will play in a clean, sustainable energy system for the planet.
Frontiers
JANUARY 13, 2022
By Conn Hastings, science writer. Image: HandmadePictures/Shutterstock. A new study investigates the link between consuming sweeteners during pregnancy and a child’s risk of obesity. Pregnant rats fed with stevia or aspartame gave birth to pups that had a higher risk of obesity and specific changes in their gut microbiome. The findings highlight the importance of maternal nutrition during pregnancy.
New Scientist
JANUARY 12, 2022
A device that delivers electric current to the knees could help combat osteoarthritis, a painful condition caused by worn cartilage, after successful tests in rabbits
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