Big data and data mining have provided several breakthroughs in fields such as health informatics, smart cities and marketing. The same techniques, however, have not delivered consistent key findings for climate change.
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Researchers find post-fire logging harms Spotted owls
Wildlife ecologists studying the rare Spotted owl in the forests of California have discovered that large, intense wildfires are not responsible for the breeding territory extinction that has been reported recently.
Fruit fly breakthrough may help human blindness research
For decades, scientists have known that blue light will make fruit flies go blind, but it wasn’t clear why. Now, a Purdue University study has found how this light kills cells in the flies’ eyes, and that could prove a useful model for understanding human ocular diseases such as macular degeneration.
Turning heat into electricity
What if you could run your air conditioner not on conventional electricity, but on the sun’s heat during a warm summer’s day? With advancements in thermoelectric technology, this sustainable solution might one day become a reality.
El gas Shale es una de las formas menos sostenibles de producir electricidad
El gas Shale es una de las formas menos sostenibles de producir electricidad, según una nueva investigación de la Universidad de Manchester.
Greenhouse technology could be the future of food
CU Boulder engineers have received a $2.45 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a scalable, cost-effective greenhouse material that splits sunlight into photosynthetically efficient light and repurposes inefficient infrared light to aid in water purification.
The four-year research program could yield next-gen technology capable of solving food, energy and water security challenges posed by global population growth and climate change.