| Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 |
| 9:40 am |
Researchers found shallow-water corals are not related to their deep-water counterparts https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160303094052.htm Shallow-reef corals are more closely related to their shallow-water counterparts over a thousand miles away than they are to deep-water corals on the same reef, new research indicates. |
| 12:07 pm |
Tiny island deer in Panama hunted to extinction thousands of years ago https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160303120737.htm Once there was a dwarf deer on an island in the Pacific, but residents hunted it to extinction 6,000 years ago. Knowing this may help to conserve conservation of deer on a neighboring island. |
| 1:35 pm |
New maps reduce threats to whales, dolphins https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160303133518.htm Biologists have created highly detailed maps charting the seasonal movements and population densities of 35 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises -- many of them threatened or endangered -- in US Atlantic and Gulf waters. The maps give government agencies and marine managers better tools to protect these highly mobile animals and guide ocean planning, including decisions about the siting of wind energy and oil and gas exploration along US coasts. |
| 1:36 pm |
Fuel or food? Study sees increasing competition for land, water resources https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160303133614.htm About one-third of the world's malnourished population could be fed by using resources now used for biofuel production, new research indicates. As strategies for energy security, investment opportunities and energy policies prompt ever-growing production and consumption of biofuels like bioethanol and biodiesel, land and water that could otherwise be used for food production increasingly are used to produce crops for fuel. |
| 2:57 pm |
Greenland's ice is getting darker, increasing risk of melting https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160303145741.htm Greenland's snowy surface has been getting darker over the past two decades, absorbing more heat from the sun and increasing snow melt, a new study of satellite data shows. That trend is likely to continue, with the surface's reflectivity, or albedo, decreasing by as much as 10 percent by the end of the century, the study says. |
| 2:59 pm |
(Rain)cloud computing: Researchers work to improve how we predict climate change https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160303145924.htm Two scientists work on simulations that project what the climate will look like 100 years from now. Last year, they completed the highest-resolution climate forecast ever done for North America, dividing the continent into squares just over seven miles on a side -- far more detailed than the standard 30 to 60 miles. |
| Friday, March 4th, 2016 |
| 9:20 am |
Clean energy could stress global water resources https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160304092012.htm Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector could lead to greater pressure on water resources, increasing water use and thermal water pollution. Dedicated adaptation measures will be needed in order to avoid potential trade-offs between the water and climate change impacts of the energy system. |
| Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 |
| 6:21 pm |
Are developments in technology improving air quality? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160302182100.htm The London fog episode of the 1950s and the thousands of premature deaths that followed catalysed a series of attempts to improve air quality. According to author Philip K. Hopke, there have been continued efforts to determine sources of air pollution over the last 50 years. Moreover, according to a recent article, developments in pollutant-measurement technologies continue to improve today. |
| 8:45 pm |
Impact of climate change on food production could cause over 500000 extra deaths in 2050 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160302204506.htm Climate change could kill more than 500,000 adults in 2050 worldwide due to changes in diets and bodyweight from reduced crop productivity, according to new estimates. The research is the strongest evidence yet that climate change could have damaging consequences for food production and health worldwide. |
| 8:46 pm |
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| 8:46 pm |
Not-so-simple green https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160302204623.htm Two researchers examine the dark side of 'green' products in a new article. The authors are experts in life-cycle assessment (LCA), which quantifies the environmental impacts of products and services throughout their life cycle, from resource extraction through use and end of life. |
| Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 |
| 8:43 am |
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