When it comes to carbon emissions, there’s no bigger foe than the building and construction sectors, which contribute at least a third of global greenhouse gases.
Playing With Fire: Harnessing Lava To Build Sustainable Cities
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Small Currents, Big Impact: Satellite Breakthrough Reveals Hidden Ocean Forces
What if some of the smallest ocean currents turned out to be some of the most powerful forces shaping our planet’s climate?
Study Finds Alaska, Rest of Earth, to Lose Most of Glacier Mass
An international study has found that Earth’s glaciers will lose 76% of their 2020 mass under current climate policy pledges made by nations.
Scientists Find a New Way to Help Plants Fight Diseases
In a discovery three decades in the making, scientists at Rutgers and Brookhaven National Laboratory have acquired detailed knowledge about the internal structures and mode of regulation for a specialized protein and are proceeding to develop tools that can capitalize on its ability to help plants combat a wide range of diseases.
Atlantic Ocean Current Expected to Undergo Limited Weakening with Climate Change
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, commonly referred to as the "AMOC," is a system of ocean currents confined to the Atlantic basin that plays a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate by transporting heat from the Southern to the Northern Hemisphere.
Predicting Underwater Landslides Before They Strike
Below ocean wind farms, oil rigs and other offshore installations are mammoth networks of underwater structures, including pipelines, anchors, risers and cables, that are essential to harness the energy source.
