Four newly awarded sustainability “catalyst grants” at the University of Michigan are piloting innovative ways to bolster climate resilience and sustainability.
U-M ‘Catalyst Grants’ Address Climate Resilience, Sustainability
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Food From Urban Agriculture has Carbon Footprint 6 Times Larger Than Conventional Produce, Study Shows
A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce.
New Fissures Spill Lava in Iceland
Volcanic activity reawakened on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland with a pulse of eruptions in mid-January 2024.
Climate Change Linked to Spread of Diarrhoeal Illness
Temperature, day length and humidity have been found to be linked to the increased spread of a diarrhoeal illness a new study from the University of Surrey reveals.
Air Pollutants Affect Cardiometabolic Health Even at Low Levels, But Diet May Mitigate the Outcomes
Exposure to air pollutants, even at very low concentrations, was associated with adverse changes in cardiometabolic risk factors in a recent Finnish study.
Study Says Ice Age Could Help Predict Oceans’ Response to Global Warming
A team of scientists led by a Tulane University oceanographer has found that deposits deep under the ocean floor reveal a way to measure the ocean oxygen level and its connections with carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere during the last ice age, which ended more than 11,000 years ago.
