Using the latest satellite technology from the European Space Agency (ESA), scientists from the University of Bristol have been tracking patterns of mass loss from Pine Island – Antarctica’s largest glacier.
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Cutting Road Transport Pollution Could Help Plants Grow
Cutting emissions of particular gases could improve conditions for plants, allowing them to grow faster and capture more carbon, new research suggests.
Buildings Can Become a Global CO2 Sink If Made out of Wood Instead of Cement and Steel
A material revolution replacing cement and steel in urban construction by wood can have double benefits for climate stabilization, a new study shows.
Science at the Interface: Bioinspired Materials Reveal Useful Properties
The design of sophisticated new materials is undergoing brisk technological advancement.
Rewilding the Arctic Could Stop Permafrost Thaw and Reduce Climate Change Risks
The wide-scale introduction of large herbivores to the Arctic tundra to restore the ‘mammoth steppe’ grassland ecosystem and mitigate global warming is economically viable, suggests a new paper from the University of Oxford.
Contradicting Prevalent View, UCI Oceanographers Predict Increase in Phytoplankton
A neural network-driven Earth system model has led University of California, Irvine oceanographers to a surprising conclusion: Phytoplankton populations in low-latitude waters will expand by the end of the 21st century.