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Range-shifting fishes are climate-change losers, according to new research

The warming of the Earth's oceans due to climate change is affecting where the world's fishes live, eat, and spawn—and often in ways that can negatively impact their populations. That's according to a new paper published in the journal Nature Ecolo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMar 12th, 2024

Net zero plans show limited climate ambition on "residual" emissions

New research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals what countries think will be their most difficult to decarbonize sectors when they reach net zero, with agriculture expected to be responsible for the largest remaining emissions......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

For sustainable aviation fuel, researchers engineer a promising microorganism for precursor production

Sustainable aviation fuels made from renewable sources of carbon could reduce carbon dioxide emissions and help to mitigate climate change. Isoprenol is a chemical involved in the production of a jet biofuel blendstock called 1,4-dimethylcyclooctane.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Study finds liberals and conservatives differ on climate change beliefs—but are relatively united in taking action

The division between liberals and conservatives on both climate-change beliefs and related policy support is long-standing. However, the results of a newly released global experiment show that despite these differences, the two camps actually align w.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Researchers: Heat is coming for our crops—we have to make them ready

Australia's vital agriculture sector will be hit hard by steadily rising global temperatures. Our climate is already prone to droughts and floods. Climate change is expected to supercharge this, causing sudden flash droughts, changing rainfall patter.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

John Ternus emerging as most likely successor to Tim Cook as Apple CEO

A new report from Bloomberg today gives an in-depth look at who could replace Tim Cook as Apple’s CEO, who has held the title since 2011 and turns 64 this year. While the report says there’s “no reason to assume that a change at the helm is imm.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Apple maintains US market share as smartphone demand continues to weaken

New research claims that US smartphone shipments have declined 8% year over year, yet Apple's iPhone has stayed steady at 52% of the market.Delays over Apple's iPhone 14 saw its sales boost come late, which has now affected yearly comparisonsEven if.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Accounting change drives down Cars Commerce Q1 net income

Cars Commerce's 2023 acquisition of D2C Media helped promote revenue gains, and price increases helped boost average revenue per dealer......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Astrophysicists discover a novel method for hunting the first stars

A recent study led by the research group of Professor Jane Lixin Dai of the Department of Physics at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has discovered a novel method for detecting the first-generations stars, known as Population III (Pop III) stars, w.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Unearthing the impacts of hydrological sensitivity on global rainfall

Georgia Tech researcher Jie He set out to predict how rainfall will change as Earth's atmosphere continues to heat up. In the process, he made some unexpected discoveries that might explain how greenhouse gas emissions will impact tropical oceans, af.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Research investigates the environment of globular cluster NGC 6355

Using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), Argentinian astronomers have investigated the environment of a galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6355. The study, presented in a paper published May 2 on the pre-print server arXiv, found that the cluster ha.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Getting dirty to clean up the chemical industry"s environmental impact

The global chemical industry is a major fossil fuel consumer and climate change contributor; however, new Curtin University research has identified how the sector could clean up its green credentials by getting dirty......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

City Trees Save Lives

Green spaces significantly cool our ever-hotter cities. New research suggests more trees could cut heat-related ER visits in LA by up to two-thirds......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

School"s out: how climate change threatens education

Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education of millions of children......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Bleaching of coral reefs shows severe ocean circulation changes

A new paper in Oxford Open Climate Change indicates that extensive bleaching and deaths are widespread at several major coral reefs around the world. This suggests that climate change has resulted in shifting patterns in ocean circulation. Coral reef.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Ransomware attacks impact 20% of sensitive data in healthcare orgs

Recent cyber incidents demonstrate the healthcare industry continues to be a prime target for ransomware hackers, according to Rubrik. New research by Rubrik Zero Labs reveals that ransomware attacks produce larger impacts against these healthcare ta.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Affordability to affect new-vehicle purchases, study says

An Urban Science and Harris Poll study found 55 percent of consumers said they're likely to change their vehicle purchase or lease plans due to economic concerns in the near future, lower than dealers' expectations......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Bloomberg: John Ternus emerging as the most likely successor to Tim Cook as Apple CEO

A new report from Bloomberg today gives an in-depth look at who could replace Tim Cook as Apple’s CEO, who has held the title since 2011 and turns 64 this year. While the report says there’s “no reason to assume that a change at the helm is imm.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

International SWOT mission can improve flood prediction

Rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are like our planet's arteries, carrying life-sustaining water in interconnected networks. When Earth's water cycle runs too fast, flooding can result, threatening lives and property. That risk is increasing as climate c.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Solid-state reaction among multiphase multicomponent ceramic enhances ablation performance, study finds

Multicomponent ultra-high temperature ceramic (UHTC) has attracted much attention in research due to its superior high-temperature mechanical properties, lower thermal conductivity and enhanced oxidation resistance......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

High hopes for carbon capture, underground storage

Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere to store underground "sounds too good to be true", a climate expert told AFP, yet the technology to increase its capacity tenfold is already being tested......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024