Health - Jun 7
Manchester leads on research to reduce the risk of serious side-effects of cancer treatment
Manchester leads on research to reduce the risk of serious side-effects of cancer treatment
Campus VUB - Jun 7
State secretary for Asylum and Migration praises active VUB policy on inclusion and diversity
State secretary for Asylum and Migration praises active VUB policy on inclusion and diversity
Law - Jun 7
University of Glasgow researcher co-authors report on privacy intrusion and national security
University of Glasgow researcher co-authors report on privacy intrusion and national security
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Health - Environment - 02.08.2013 
Research provides insights into marine disease and climate
Climate changes have increased the occurrence of infectious diseases in some natural and agricultural systems, and developing predictive early-warning systems will be crucial to combat their spread.
Environment - Life Sciences - 01.08.2013
Environment - Computer Science - 01.08.2013
Environment - Earth Sciences - 01.08.2013 
Scientists: Climate change occurring 10 times faster than at any time in past 65 million years
Not only is the planet undergoing one of the largest climate changes in the past 65 million years, Stanford climate scientists Noah Diffenbaugh and Chris Field report that it's occurring at a rate 10 times faster than any change in that period.
Environment - 01.08.2013 
Panel calls for protecting world's largest forest
At least half of Canada's 1.4 billion acre boreal forest, the largest remaining intact wilderness on Earth, must be protected to maintain the area's current wildlife and ecological systems, according to a report by an international panel of 23 experts.
Environment - Art and Design - 31.07.2013 
Venice exhibit aims to keep island afloat
The Polynesian island nation of Tuvalu will someday be swallowed by the ocean as the first victim of a rising ocean level caused by global warming.
Environment - 31.07.2013
Life Sciences - Environment - 31.07.2013
Environment - Life Sciences - 31.07.2013
Life Sciences - Environment - 31.07.2013
Environment - Earth Sciences - 31.07.2013
Environment - Earth Sciences - 30.07.2013 
Santa’s workshop not flooded - but lots of melting in the Arctic
Santa's workshop at the North Pole is not under water, despite recent reports. A dramatic image captured by a University of Washington monitoring buoy reportedly shows a lake at the North Pole.
Event - Environment - 30.07.2013
Life Sciences - Environment - 30.07.2013 
The accelerating invader: super-speedy cane toads on the frontline
Studies that only track established populations of invasive species can underestimate the rate at which they can spread into new territory, researchers from the University of Sydney have concluded. "Animals at the vanguard of an invasion can move twice as far as the animals already in a region," said Associate Professor Rick Shine , from the University's School of Biological Sciences.
Environment - Mechanical Engineering - 29.07.2013
Mechanical Engineering - Environment - 29.07.2013 
Model developed to track eggs of Asian carp, an invasive species
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Asian carp are knocking on the door of the Great Lakes, but managers now can better pinpoint strategies to control their rapidly increasing population, according to a new model for tracking carp eggs developed by researchers at the University of Illinois and the United States Geological Survey.
Environment - Astronomy / Space Science - 26.07.2013
Environment - Life Sciences - 25.07.2013
Earth Sciences - Environment - 24.07.2013 
Coastal Antarctic Permafrost Melting Faster Than Expected
AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time, scientists have documented an acceleration in the melt rate of permafrost, or ground ice, in a section of Antarctica where the ice had been considered stable.
Environment - Economics - 24.07.2013
Health - Environment - 23.07.2013
Environment - 22.07.2013 
Plantations seeks to control invasive plants and pests
As director of natural areas for Cornell Plantations, Todd Bittner manages 44 preserves, sprawled out over 3,400 acres.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 22.07.2013
Environment - 22.07.2013
Environment - Earth Sciences - 22.07.2013 
Ancient global warming caused parts of Antarctica’s ice sheets to melt
This ancient thaw may have caused sea levels to rise by approximately 20 metres, scientists report today Geoscience.
Environment - Computer Science - 19.07.2013 
Internet’s backbone can readily be made more sustainable, Stanford expert says
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it wants to establish minimum energy efficiency standards for all computers and servers sold in the United States.
Event - Environment - 19.07.2013 
Nighttime heat waves quadruple in Pacific Northwest
Nighttime heat waves are becoming more frequent in western Washington and Oregon. And if you don't sleep well in hot weather, this might be a good time to buy a fan, since records show that on average heat waves tend to strike around the last week of July. University of Washington research shows that the region west of the Cascades saw only three nighttime heat waves between 1901 and 1980, but that number quadrupled to 12 nighttime heat waves in the three decades after 1980, according to a paper published in the July issue of the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
Environment - Economics - 19.07.2013 
Wildfires projected to get more common, harder to control
UAlberta researchers predict that global warming will increase severity of wildfires threefold by end of century.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 18.07.2013
Life Sciences - Environment - 18.07.2013 
Boldly Illuminating Biology’s "Dark Matter"
Is space really the final frontier, or are the greatest mysteries closer to home? In cosmology, dark matter is said to account for the majority of mass in the universe, however its presence is inferred by indirect effects rather than detected through telescopes.
Life Sciences - Environment - 18.07.2013
Administration - Environment - 18.07.2013
Social Sciences - Environment - 17.07.2013
Environment - Economics - 17.07.2013
Environment - 17.07.2013
Life Sciences - Environment - 16.07.2013
Life Sciences - Environment - 15.07.2013 
From flounders to seahorses: Evolutionary success of spiny-rayed fishes detailed
Even as the dinosaurs were becoming extinct 66 million years ago, the ancient ancestor of spiny-rayed fishes flourished, eventually giving rise to tens of thousands of species that can now be found in home aquariums or on dinner plates.
Environment - Economics - 15.07.2013 
From the grounds up, study seeks sustainable 'java'
Baristas rejoice! Cornell professors seek to brew agricultural, environmental and economic sustainability together for the world's smallholder coffee bean growers.
Environment - 15.07.2013 
UT Austin Establishes Texas Invasive Species Program with $2.7 Million from Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation
AUSTIN, Texas — To combat and manage pesky invasive species such as fire ants, tawny crazy ants and Cactoblastis moths, the Texas Invasive Species Program has been established at The University of Texas at Austin with $2.7 million in support from the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation.
Life Sciences - Environment - 15.07.2013
Social Sciences - Environment - 15.07.2013
Event - Environment - 14.07.2013
Environment - Administration - 13.07.2013 
The best defense against catastrophic storms: Mother Nature, say Stanford researchers
Stanford researchers say that natural habitats such as dunes and reefs are the best protection against storms and rising sea levels along the U.S. coastline.
Civil Engineering - Environment - 13.07.2013
Environment - Economics - 12.07.2013 
Proposed solar array offers a bright energy future
Here comes the sun: Cornell hopes to expand its renewable energy portfolio as it benefits from the NY-Sun Initiative, a series of large-scale, solar energy projects expected to add about 67 megawatts of solar electricity to the state.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 12.07.2013
Economics - Environment - 12.07.2013 
Osvaldo’s thesis made major contribution to mining industry
Osvaldo's thesis made major contribution to mining industry Even before Osvaldo Urzúa had completed his DPhil in SPRU, his thesis about the development of more innovative supplier firms for mi
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 11.07.2013
Environment - Economics - 11.07.2013
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 11.07.2013 
Maine's indigenous plants help economy, Native Americans
Rocky shorelines teeming with lobster and dense pine and spruce forests often come to mind when thinking of Maine, yet the state is full of other natural resources of great value to those who live there.
Environment
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Climate changes have increased the occurrence of infectious diseases in some natural and agricultural systems, and developing predictive early-warning systems will be crucial to combat their spread.
Arctic sea-ice loss has widespread effects on wildlife
With sea ice at its lowest point in 1,500 years, how might ecological communities in the Arctic be affected by its continued accelerating melting over the next decades?
With sea ice at its lowest point in 1,500 years, how might ecological communities in the Arctic be affected by its continued accelerating melting over the next decades?
Solar energy could supply one-third of power in U.S. West
Low-cost solar power could supply more than a third of all energy needs in the Western U.S., if the nation can hit its targets for reducing the cost of solar energy, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Low-cost solar power could supply more than a third of all energy needs in the Western U.S., if the nation can hit its targets for reducing the cost of solar energy, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Not only is the planet undergoing one of the largest climate changes in the past 65 million years, Stanford climate scientists Noah Diffenbaugh and Chris Field report that it's occurring at a rate 10 times faster than any change in that period.
At least half of Canada's 1.4 billion acre boreal forest, the largest remaining intact wilderness on Earth, must be protected to maintain the area's current wildlife and ecological systems, according to a report by an international panel of 23 experts.
The Polynesian island nation of Tuvalu will someday be swallowed by the ocean as the first victim of a rising ocean level caused by global warming.
This spiny, worm-like creature had relatives all around the world
The 505-million-year-old Burgess Shale in Canada's Yoho National Park is famous for its bizarre marine animal fossils, most of which are thought to be found nowhere else on the planet. But a recent study led by University of Toronto ecology & evolutionary biologist Jean-Bernard Caron and published in the July 31 issue of the British scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B suggests that one of its most famous animals had relatives spanning the globe.
The 505-million-year-old Burgess Shale in Canada's Yoho National Park is famous for its bizarre marine animal fossils, most of which are thought to be found nowhere else on the planet. But a recent study led by University of Toronto ecology & evolutionary biologist Jean-Bernard Caron and published in the July 31 issue of the British scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B suggests that one of its most famous animals had relatives spanning the globe.
Climate change threatens hotspots of genetic diversity
Past climates shaped the current hotspots of genetic diversity for the grey long-eared bat, one of the UK's rarest mammals, but future climate change threatens these biodiversity hotspots, according
Past climates shaped the current hotspots of genetic diversity for the grey long-eared bat, one of the UK's rarest mammals, but future climate change threatens these biodiversity hotspots, according
Aquatic playground can turn water tanks into fish schools
Juvenile Atlantic salmon raised in tanks with hiding places and floating artificial plants showed signs of improved brain function and could better navigate mazes than the salmon reared in standard hatchery tanks. The discovery may help fish hatcheries raise a smaller number of fish that can better survive in the wild.
Juvenile Atlantic salmon raised in tanks with hiding places and floating artificial plants showed signs of improved brain function and could better navigate mazes than the salmon reared in standard hatchery tanks. The discovery may help fish hatcheries raise a smaller number of fish that can better survive in the wild.
Mangroves could survive sea-level rise if protected
Human activity is currently a bigger threat to mangroves, and the natural defences they provide against storm surges and other coastal disasters, than rising sea levels, according to a new study.
Human activity is currently a bigger threat to mangroves, and the natural defences they provide against storm surges and other coastal disasters, than rising sea levels, according to a new study.
Santa's workshop at the North Pole is not under water, despite recent reports. A dramatic image captured by a University of Washington monitoring buoy reportedly shows a lake at the North Pole.
Studies that only track established populations of invasive species can underestimate the rate at which they can spread into new territory, researchers from the University of Sydney have concluded. "Animals at the vanguard of an invasion can move twice as far as the animals already in a region," said Associate Professor Rick Shine , from the University's School of Biological Sciences.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Asian carp are knocking on the door of the Great Lakes, but managers now can better pinpoint strategies to control their rapidly increasing population, according to a new model for tracking carp eggs developed by researchers at the University of Illinois and the United States Geological Survey.
A response to Methane Mischief: Misleading Commentary Published In Nature
The 24 July news story about the potential cost of Arctic methane release has provoked widespread coverage, including a critique in the Washington Post. Here, Professor Peter Wadhams responds to some of the comments that were made. The 25 July post by Jason Samenow on the global economic impacts of methane emissions in the East Siberian Sea portrays the findings of our research as misleading, a statement with which I strongly disagree.
The 24 July news story about the potential cost of Arctic methane release has provoked widespread coverage, including a critique in the Washington Post. Here, Professor Peter Wadhams responds to some of the comments that were made. The 25 July post by Jason Samenow on the global economic impacts of methane emissions in the East Siberian Sea portrays the findings of our research as misleading, a statement with which I strongly disagree.
Researchers seek to preserve where the wild things are
Palmyra Atoll is one of the most remote sites in the United States and serves as an excellent example of how less-disturbed reef ecosystems function.
Palmyra Atoll is one of the most remote sites in the United States and serves as an excellent example of how less-disturbed reef ecosystems function.
AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time, scientists have documented an acceleration in the melt rate of permafrost, or ground ice, in a section of Antarctica where the ice had been considered stable.
Cost of Arctic methane release could be ’size of global economy’ warn experts
Economic modelling shows that the possible methane emissions caused by shrinking sea ice from just one area of the Arctic could come with a global price tag of 60 trillion dollars - the size of the world economy in 2012.
Economic modelling shows that the possible methane emissions caused by shrinking sea ice from just one area of the Arctic could come with a global price tag of 60 trillion dollars - the size of the world economy in 2012.
Pollution in the Home: Kitchens Can Produce Hazardous Levels of Indoor Pollutants
Scientist Brett Singer is a vegetarian. So why has he been frying up hamburgers? Singer and his team of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) indoor air researchers have found hazardous levels of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide in a surprisingly large portion of California home kitchens.
Scientist Brett Singer is a vegetarian. So why has he been frying up hamburgers? Singer and his team of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) indoor air researchers have found hazardous levels of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide in a surprisingly large portion of California home kitchens.
As director of natural areas for Cornell Plantations, Todd Bittner manages 44 preserves, sprawled out over 3,400 acres.
Grad researcher studies impacts of Marcellus Shale development on wildlife
Lillie Langlois, Ph.D. candidate in wildlife and fisheries science, is assessing Marcellus Shale drilling's impacts on deep-woods bird communities.
Lillie Langlois, Ph.D. candidate in wildlife and fisheries science, is assessing Marcellus Shale drilling's impacts on deep-woods bird communities.
Most flammable boreal forests in North America become more so
The magenta-flowered fireweed, which springs up after a burn, dominates a landscape once covered in black spruce in Alaska's Yukon Flats. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A 2,000-square-kilometer zone in the Yukon Flats of interior Alaska - one of the most flammable high-latitude regions of the world, according to scientists - has seen a dramatic increase in both the frequency and severity of fires in recent decades.
The magenta-flowered fireweed, which springs up after a burn, dominates a landscape once covered in black spruce in Alaska's Yukon Flats. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A 2,000-square-kilometer zone in the Yukon Flats of interior Alaska - one of the most flammable high-latitude regions of the world, according to scientists - has seen a dramatic increase in both the frequency and severity of fires in recent decades.
This ancient thaw may have caused sea levels to rise by approximately 20 metres, scientists report today Geoscience.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it wants to establish minimum energy efficiency standards for all computers and servers sold in the United States.
Nighttime heat waves are becoming more frequent in western Washington and Oregon. And if you don't sleep well in hot weather, this might be a good time to buy a fan, since records show that on average heat waves tend to strike around the last week of July. University of Washington research shows that the region west of the Cascades saw only three nighttime heat waves between 1901 and 1980, but that number quadrupled to 12 nighttime heat waves in the three decades after 1980, according to a paper published in the July issue of the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
UAlberta researchers predict that global warming will increase severity of wildfires threefold by end of century.
First atlas on oceanic plankton
In an international collaborative project, scientists have recorded the times, places and concentrations of oceanic plankton occurrences worldwide.
In an international collaborative project, scientists have recorded the times, places and concentrations of oceanic plankton occurrences worldwide.
Is space really the final frontier, or are the greatest mysteries closer to home? In cosmology, dark matter is said to account for the majority of mass in the universe, however its presence is inferred by indirect effects rather than detected through telescopes.
Avocado farmers face unique foe in fungal-farming beetle
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Beetles with unusual "green thumbs" for growing fungi are threatening avocado crops and could transform into a more destructive pest, according to an international team of researchers.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Beetles with unusual "green thumbs" for growing fungi are threatening avocado crops and could transform into a more destructive pest, according to an international team of researchers.
British public favour energy system change, study shows
PA 238/13 The values and factors that influence people when deciding whether to accept or reject changes to the energy system are revealed for the first time by research involving Nottingham academics. The findings of the study, which was led by Cardiff University and draws on expertise from The University of Nottingham, reveal that people in Britain are fully supportive of the idea of energy change.
PA 238/13 The values and factors that influence people when deciding whether to accept or reject changes to the energy system are revealed for the first time by research involving Nottingham academics. The findings of the study, which was led by Cardiff University and draws on expertise from The University of Nottingham, reveal that people in Britain are fully supportive of the idea of energy change.
Central weather portal for London
Create a central weather portal for London to help save lives, protect property and boost the economy, say King's College London climate scientists.
Create a central weather portal for London to help save lives, protect property and boost the economy, say King's College London climate scientists.
Diesel vehicles save owners thousands
ANN ARBOR-Drivers of diesel vehicles can save thousands of dollars in total ownership costs compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute study.
ANN ARBOR-Drivers of diesel vehicles can save thousands of dollars in total ownership costs compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute study.
Existing biodiversity could prevent global food scarcity, scientists say
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/16/2013) —Seeds stored in international gene banks could be the key to growing enough food to feed an expanding world population, according to scientists from the University of Minnesota and a consortium of genomics experts.
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/16/2013) —Seeds stored in international gene banks could be the key to growing enough food to feed an expanding world population, according to scientists from the University of Minnesota and a consortium of genomics experts.
Even as the dinosaurs were becoming extinct 66 million years ago, the ancient ancestor of spiny-rayed fishes flourished, eventually giving rise to tens of thousands of species that can now be found in home aquariums or on dinner plates.
Baristas rejoice! Cornell professors seek to brew agricultural, environmental and economic sustainability together for the world's smallholder coffee bean growers.
AUSTIN, Texas — To combat and manage pesky invasive species such as fire ants, tawny crazy ants and Cactoblastis moths, the Texas Invasive Species Program has been established at The University of Texas at Austin with $2.7 million in support from the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation.
Even Zombies Need an Agent
While getting to the bottom of the zombie ant phenomenon, biologist David Hughes is taking calls from Hollywood-and gaining new insights into the role of behavior in the spread of disease. It may sound like science fiction, but the body snatchers are for real. David Hughes has seen them, and trailed them from the jungles of Thailand to the woodlands of South Carolina.
While getting to the bottom of the zombie ant phenomenon, biologist David Hughes is taking calls from Hollywood-and gaining new insights into the role of behavior in the spread of disease. It may sound like science fiction, but the body snatchers are for real. David Hughes has seen them, and trailed them from the jungles of Thailand to the woodlands of South Carolina.
Phytoplankton social mixers
Tiny ocean plants use turbulence for travel to social gatherings. Tiny ocean plants, or phytoplankton, were long thought to be passive drifters in the sea - unable to defy even the weakest currents, or travel by their own volition. In recent decades, research has shown that many species of these unicellular microorganisms can swim, and do so to optimize light exposure, avoid predators or move closer to others of their kind.
Tiny ocean plants use turbulence for travel to social gatherings. Tiny ocean plants, or phytoplankton, were long thought to be passive drifters in the sea - unable to defy even the weakest currents, or travel by their own volition. In recent decades, research has shown that many species of these unicellular microorganisms can swim, and do so to optimize light exposure, avoid predators or move closer to others of their kind.
Stanford researchers say that natural habitats such as dunes and reefs are the best protection against storms and rising sea levels along the U.S. coastline.
Here comes the sun: Cornell hopes to expand its renewable energy portfolio as it benefits from the NY-Sun Initiative, a series of large-scale, solar energy projects expected to add about 67 megawatts of solar electricity to the state.
NSF grant launches renewed vision for research and training to advance Earth-surface research
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/12/2013) —The University of Minnesota announced today that it has received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further the understanding of Earth-surface environments.
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/12/2013) —The University of Minnesota announced today that it has received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further the understanding of Earth-surface environments.
Osvaldo's thesis made major contribution to mining industry Even before Osvaldo Urzúa had completed his DPhil in SPRU, his thesis about the development of more innovative supplier firms for mi
Social media to help farmers deal with climate change
Whether farmers believe in climate change or not - 66 percent do - their actions show that they are adapting to global warming, according to panelists at a July 8 discussion on campus.
Whether farmers believe in climate change or not - 66 percent do - their actions show that they are adapting to global warming, according to panelists at a July 8 discussion on campus.
Nature valued from space
11 July 2013 Satellites show how we can promote economic development in an environmentally sustainable manner by putting a price on nature's resources.
11 July 2013 Satellites show how we can promote economic development in an environmentally sustainable manner by putting a price on nature's resources.
Rocky shorelines teeming with lobster and dense pine and spruce forests often come to mind when thinking of Maine, yet the state is full of other natural resources of great value to those who live there.
Health - Jun 7
Manchester leads on research to reduce the risk of serious side-effects of cancer treatment
Manchester leads on research to reduce the risk of serious side-effects of cancer treatment
Campus VUB - Jun 7
State secretary for Asylum and Migration praises active VUB policy on inclusion and diversity
State secretary for Asylum and Migration praises active VUB policy on inclusion and diversity
Law - Jun 7
University of Glasgow researcher co-authors report on privacy intrusion and national security
University of Glasgow researcher co-authors report on privacy intrusion and national security