New research by UMBC’s Glenn Wolfe and collaborators is shaping how scientists understand the fate of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in Earth’s atmosphere.
Researchers Develop New Method to Gauge Atmosphere's Ability to Clear Methane
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Study: Severe Air Pollution Can Cause Birth Defects, Deaths
In a comprehensive study, researchers from Texas A&M University have determined that harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere can produce birth defects and even fatalities during pregnancy using the animal model.
Heat, Not Drought, Will Drive Lower Crop Yields, Researchers Say
Cornell researchers have weighed in on a high-stakes debate between crop experts and scientists: Which of climate change’s challenges – higher temperature or stress from drought – poses the greater threat to U.S. rain-fed agriculture?
Snapshot of Chikungunya Could Lead to Drugs, Vaccines for Viral Arthritis
Chikungunya virus, once confined to the Eastern Hemisphere, has infected more than 1 million people in the Americas since 2013, when mosquitoes carrying the virus were discovered in the Caribbean.
Exotic Pets Can Become Pests with Risk of Invasion
A large proportion of successful vertebrate invasions can be traced to the global exotic pet trade.
UNH Researchers Find Slowdown in Earth’s Temps Stabilized Nature’s Calendar
Sometimes referred to as nature’s calendar, phenology looks at the seasonal life cycle of plants and animals and is one of the leading indicators of climate change.
