Food has a tremendous impact on the environment. Image Credit: Flickr/71430589@N02
Eating healthier food could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says a new study out of UCSB
You are what you eat, as the saying goes, and while good dietary choices boost...
Scientists have found surprising evidence of rapid climate change in the Arctic: In the middle of the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole, they discovered that the levels of radium-228 have almost doubled over the last decade.
The finding indicates...
A new study based on evidence from past warm periods suggests global warming may be double what is forecast.
Future global warming may eventually be twice as warm as projected by climate models and sea levels may rise six metres...
Reductions in water use first observed in 2010 continue, show ongoing effort towards "efficient use of critical water resources."
Water use across the country reached its lowest recorded level in 45 years. According to a new USGS report, 322 billion...
Global temperatures showing the change from pre-industrial times. The global temperatures for January to September 2016 were approximately 1.2°C above pre-industrial levels and 0.88°C (1.58°F) above the average for the 1961-1990 reference period.Credit: NOAA; NASA/ UK Met Office; CRU
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Shale gas is one of least sustainable options for producing electricity, according to new research from The University of Manchester.
Taking into account a range of sustainability aspects and assuming that they are all equally important, the research found that...
Soldiers often need to see through smoke, fog, dust or any other airborne obscurant and detect the presence of toxins or other chemicals in the field or on the front lines. To identify those chemicals, they use infrared (IR)...
Monthly global lower troposphere anomaly. December 1978 to December 2016.Credit: UAH
Globally, 2016 edged out 1998 by +0.02 C to become the warmest year in the 38-year satellite temperature record, according to Dr. John Christy, director of the Earth System...
A major new study involving researchers from the University of York has measured a global shift towards more sustainable agricultural systems that provide environmental improvements at the same time as increases in food production.
The study shows that the sustainable...
A study on dramatic changes to Earth's vegetation as it emerged from the last ice age and temperatures rose has offered clues on the kinds of transformations that will occur to landscapes with similar increases in temperature anticipated over...
People of color in the U.S. are more exposed to extreme urban heat which have health implications including heat-related deaths and illnesses such as stroke, respiratory difficulty, cramps, and exhaustion. Additionally, the average person of color is exposed to...
