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The Nightmare Politics and Sticky Science of Hacking the Climate

Spraying aerosols and sucking carbon out of the air would bring down temperatures, yes. But the unintended consequences of geoengineering could be enormous......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredJun 22nd, 2022

Researchers find association between media diet and science-consistent beliefs about climate change

In a paper titled "The Politicization of Climate Science: Media Consumption, Perceptions of Science and Scientists, and Support for Policy," published May 26, 2024, in the Journal of Health Communication, researchers probed the associations between m.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Webb opens new window on supernova science

Peering deeply into the cosmos, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was just a small fraction of its current age. A team using Webb data has identified 10 tim.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Deriving mammalian DNA methylation predictors for maximum life span, gestation time and age at sexual maturity

A research team has found that there are epigenetic predictors of species life span and other traits in mammals. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes how they analyzed data held in a database created by the Ma.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

The US Drought Monitor is a critical tool for the arid West: Can it keep up with climate change?

Known for its glowing swaths of yellow, orange and red, the U.S. Drought Monitor has warned farmers, residents and officials throughout the nation of impending water scarcity every week since 1999......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

States beg insurers not to drop climate-threatened homes

In the coming years, climate change could force Americans from their homes, not just by raising sea levels, worsening wildfires and causing floods—but also by putting insurance coverage out of reach......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

The Science of Having a Great Conversation

Forming meaningful bonds with others can improve your health, make you mentally sharper, and fuel creativity. Making friends can feel daunting, but research shows there are many ways to build better connections......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsJun 9th, 2024

Maps of heavy metals in Wellington, New Zealand soils show impacts of urbanization

A new study from GNS Science marks a significant step in the assessment of environmental contamination in Aotearoa New Zealand's capital......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 9th, 2024

COP29 climate hosts say they"ll keep expanding fossil fuels

The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan told AFP on Friday that his country would keep increasing fossil fuel production "in parallel" with investments in cleaner alternatives......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Researchers engineer new approach for controlling thermal emission

The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute has spearheaded an international team to engineer a novel approach for controlling thermal emission, detailed in a paper published in Science. This breakthrough offers new design strategies b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

How Much Energy Would It Take to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of the Air?

A physicist runs the math on direct air capture and warns: This tech won't save us from climate catastrophe......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Fish out of water: How killifish embryos adapt their development

The annual killifish lives in regions with extreme drought. A research group at the University of Basel now reports in Science that the early embryogenesis of killifish diverges from that of other species. Unlike other fish, their body structure is n.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Scientists develop fatigue-free ferroelectric material

Researchers at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with research groups from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Fudan University, have.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Study: The climate crisis, policy distraction and support for fuel taxation

To limit the consequences of the global climate crisis, the global community needs to dramatically reduce its carbon emissions. However, public support for measures to achieve this goal can be attenuated by current crises, which distract people's att.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Working together on the plastic problem: How to keep citizens engaged?

What motivates citizens to participate in a citizen science project on plastic pollution? And does that motivation change over time? Liselotte Rambonnet tried to answer these and other questions with her research on the Clean Rivers ("Schone Rivieren.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Coming in from the cold: Study reveals widespread negative experiences for women in polar research

Every day, women are working on frontier science in Earth's unforgiving polar environments. Our study, published today in PLOS Climate, investigated what their experiences are actually like......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Heat-switch device boosts lunar rover longevity in harsh moon climate

Astronauts driving a vehicle around the landscape of the moon must not only face dangers related to zero gravity and falling into craters, but also the problem of extreme fluctuations in temperature. The lunar environment oscillates between blisterin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Increasing tropical cyclone frequency may have deadly consequences for seabird populations

The increase in tropical cyclone frequency and intensity due to climate change could lead to dramatic declines in seabird populations, suggests a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment. The authors' conclusion is based on the impact of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

How milk proteins interact with caffeine in espresso

The swirl of milk and espresso—a small storm in your mug—doesn't impact the dynamics of the milk proteins, according to research published in ACS Food Science & Technology......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Climate records keep getting shattered. Here is what you need to know

Month after month, global temperatures are setting new records. Meanwhile, scientists and climate policymakers warn of the growing likelihood that the planet will soon exceed the warming target set at the landmark Paris 2015 climate talks......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Colombian underwater "art gallery" serves as coral home

On the Caribbean seafloor, an unusual sculpture gallery is taking shape with an equally unusual purpose: to provide homes for corals under threat from tourism and climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024