Governments need to give technical experts more autonomy and hold their nerve to provide more long-term stability when investing in clean energy, argue researchers in climate change and innovation policy in a new paper published today.
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Researchers Model Optimal Amount of Rainfall for Plants
Researchers have determined what could be considered a “Goldilocks” climate for rainfall use by plants: not too wet and not too dry.
ShakeAlert System Continues Progress toward Public Use
A decade after beginning work on an earthquake early warning system, scientists and engineers are fine-tuning a U.S. West Coast prototype that could be in limited public use in 2018.
Satellite Tracking Provides Clues About South Atlantic Sea Turtles' 'Lost Years'
A University of Central Florida biologist whose groundbreaking work tracking the movements of sea turtle yearlings in the North Atlantic Ocean attracted international attention has completed a similar study in the South Atlantic with surprising results.
Traffic pollution putting unborn babies' health at risk, warn experts
Traffic pollution, but not traffic noise, linked to low birth weight
Air pollution from road traffic is having a detrimental impact upon babies’ health in London, before they are born, finds a study.
Decades-Past Logging Still Threatens Spotted Owls in National Forests
Logging of the largest trees in the Sierra Nevada’s national forests ended in the early 1990s after agreements were struck to protect species’ habitat.