Environment
Huge Numbers of Sea Urchins are Overpowering Hawaii’s Coral Reefs
As coral reefs struggle to adapt to warming waters, high levels of pollution and sea-level rise, ballooning sea-urchin populations are threatening to push some reefs…
News
Environment
Health Benefits can be influenced by Forest Management
Forests play a crucial role in promoting health and wellbeing, but not all forests provide the same benefits. A large-scale international study, co-led by the…
Environment
Bees Face New Risks, putting Our Survival and theirs at Stake
A new report identifies the top 12 emerging threats that could accelerate pollinator losses within the next 5-15 years, according to ten of the world’s…
Environment
Limiting Global Warming will Save Twice the amount of Ice
A new study finds that if global warming exceeds the Paris Climate Agreement targets, the non-polar glacier mass will diminish significantly. However, if warming is…
Engineering
Engineers deal with Sunlight Intermittency in Solar Desalination
Fresh drinking water is a vital yet limited resource that will only grow scarcer over the next few years, according to the World Resources Institute.…
Social Science
Anthropologists Highlight the Human Cost of Glacier Decline
In an important contribution from the social sciences, Rice University anthropologists Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer examine the societal consequences of global glacier loss in…
Environment
A New Computer Language can Identify Hidden Pollution
Biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants at breakneck speed – without requiring them to code. By making…
Environment
Climate Change is unlikely to Lead to the Collapse of the Atlantic Ocean Current
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, commonly referred to as the “AMOC,” is a system of ocean currents confined to the Atlantic basin that plays a…
Environment
Coexisting with Floating Solar Energy and Assisting Birds
From a small California winery to a large-scale energy project in China, floating photovoltaics – or “floatovoltaics” – are gaining in popularity. Commonly installed over…
Environment
Living Libraries may be Able to Rescue Our Food
University of Hawai’i scientists are among a team of researchers who have discovered an innovative way to help adapt food crops around the world to…
Technology
Smart Sponge Device Absorbs Water from Thin Air
Engineers from Australia and China have invented a sponge-like device that captures water from thin air and then releases it in a cup using the…
Environment
Agriculture in Forests can give both Climate and Economic Advantages
Forest-based agroforestry can restore forests, promote livelihoods, and combat climate change, but emerging agroforestry initiatives focusing only on tree planting is leading to missed opportunities…
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