University of Queensland research will investigate whether the charging habits of electric vehicle (EV) owners could lower the cost of reaching Australia’s climate targets.
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Bees Struggle to Find Flowers Because of Air Pollution
A research team comprising the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and the Universities of Birmingham, Reading, Surrey and Southern Queensland, found that ozone substantially changes the size and scent of floral odour plumes given off by flowers, and that it reduced honeybees' ability to recognise odours by up to 90% from just a few metres away.
New Research Highlights Opportunities to Protect Carbon and Communities from Forest Fires
As the climate and wildfire crises have intensified, so too have concerns regarding the loss of carbon captured and stored in forests from decades to centuries of tree growth.
Harnessing Hydrogen’s Potential to Address Long-Haul Trucking Emissions
MIT researchers work to transform truck powertrain design, with support from the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium.
Stability Inspection for West Antarctica Shows: Marine Ice Sheet Is Not Destabilized Yet, but Possibly on a Path to Tipping
Antarctica’s vast ice masses seem far away, yet they store enough water to raise global sea levels by several meters.
Left or Right Winged? Handedness in Diving Northern Gannets
A new study of northern gannets has found that individual birds are left or right winged.