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Do bacteria play role in weather events? High concentration of bacteria in center of hailstones, researchers report
ScienceDaily (May 25, 2011) — Researchers have discovered a high concentration of bacteria in the center of hailstones, suggesting that airborne microorganisms may be responsible for that and other weather events.They reported their findings May 24, 2011 at the 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in New Orleans.“Bacteria have been found within … Continue reading
Researchers discover charging EVs at night is better
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered that charging an electric vehicle (EV) at night is better for the environment. Their study, which has been published … Continue reading
Natural gas from shale contributes to global warming, researchers find
ScienceDaily (Apr. 12, 2011) — Natural gas extracted from shale formations has a greater greenhouse gas footprint — in the form of methane emissions — than conventional gas, oil and coal over a 20 year period. This calls into question the logic of its use as a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels, according to Robert … Continue reading
Researchers close in on technology for making renewable petroleum
ScienceDaily (Mar. 23, 2011) — University of Minnesota researchers are a key step closer to making renewable petroleum fuels using bacteria, sunlight and carbon dioxide.Graduate student Janice Frias, who earned her doctorate in January, made the critical step by figuring out how to use a protein to transform fatty acids produced by the bacteria into … Continue reading
Researchers map out ice sheets shrinking during Ice Age
ScienceDaily (Feb. 11, 2011) — A set of maps have illustrated, for the first time, how the last British ice sheet shrunk during the Ice Age. Experts developed the maps to understand what effect the current shrinking of ice sheets in parts of the Antarctic and Greenland will have on the speed of sea level … Continue reading
High-yield agriculture slows pace of global warming, say researchers
ScienceDaily (June 14, 2010) Advances in high-yield agriculture over the latter part of the 20th century have prevented massive amounts of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere — the equivalent of 590 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide — according to a new study led by two Stanford Earth scientists. See Also:Plants & AnimalsAgriculture … Continue reading
Caltech Researchers Find Schooling Fish Offer New Ideas for Wind Farming
byJohn R. Weiner, CaltechPublished: 2010-05-28 California, United States –The quest to derive energy from wind may soon be getting some help from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) fluid-dynamics expert John Dabiri View the Original article
Winds from Siberia reduce Arctic sea ice cover, Norwegian researchers find
ScienceDaily (Apr. 28, 2010) The ice cover in the Arctic has decreased dramatically in recent years. Norwegian researchers have discovered that changes in air circulation patterns create winds that push away the ice. See Also:Earth & ClimateClimateGlobal WarmingIce AgesTundraGeographyOceanographyReferenceIce shelfConsensus of scientists regarding global warmingGreenland ice sheetGeologic temperature record In recent years, satellite images … Continue reading
Global warming: Future temperatures could exceed livable limits, researchers find
ScienceDaily (May 5, 2010) Reasonable worst-case scenarios for global warming could lead to deadly temperatures for humans in coming centuries, according to research findings from Purdue University and the University of New South Wales, Australia. See Also:Health & MedicineHuman BiologyPsychology ResearchPlants & AnimalsNatureExtreme SurvivalEarth & ClimateClimateGlobal WarmingScience & SocietyEnvironmental PoliciesResource ShortageReferenceConsensus of scientists regarding … Continue reading