Today there are more than seven million electric vehicles (EVs) in operation around the world, compared with only about 20,000 a decade ago.
Electric Vehicles Can Fight Climate Change, But They’re Not A Silver Bullet
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Fewer Vehicles, Less Air Pollution
As Auckland traffic volumes plummeted during New Zealand’s strictest lockdown, so did air pollution levels but a detailed analysis shows a more complex picture than might be expected.
Caltech Researcher Unveils Sensor that Rapidly Detects COVID-19 Infection Status, Severity, and Immunity
One feature of the COVID-19 virus that makes it so difficult to contain is that it can be easily spread to others by a person who has yet to show any signs of infection.
Environmental Doom And 'Eco-Anxiety'
News reports regularly remind us that the environment is under threat from a raft of climate change effects including loss of biodiversity, melting ice sheets and devastating ‘climate fires’.
Whale-Watching By Satellite
Scientists have successfully attached satellite tracking tags to six New Zealand southern right whales, or tohorā, and are inviting the public to follow the whales’ travels online.
Ice Discharge in the North Pacific Set off Series of Climate Events During the Last Ice Age, Study Finds
Repeated catastrophic ice discharges from western North America into the North Pacific contributed to, and perhaps triggered, hemispheric-scale changes in the Earth’s climate during the last ice age, new research published online today in Science reveals.
