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New Research Reveals Insights on Climate-Inspired Urban Design Projects
A pair of new studies by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the School of Architecture shed new light on the potential of climate-inspired architectural and urban design proposals, termed "climatopias," to effectively address climate change challenges.
Biodiversity at Risk in Most Rainforests
New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the globe can safeguard thousands of threatened species from extinction.
Existing EV Batteries May Last up to 40% Longer than Expected
The batteries of electric vehicles subject to the normal use of real-world drivers – like heavy traffic, long highway trips, short city trips, and mostly being parked – could last about a third longer than researchers have generally forecast, according to a new study by scientists working in the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center, a joint center between Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Scientists Urged to Pull the Plug on ‘Bathtub Modeling’ of Flood Risk
Recent decades have seen a rapid surge in damages and disruptions caused by flooding.
Arctic Report Card Spotlights Caribou, Seals and Carbon
The Alaska we experience today and our children will experience in the future is not the Alaska of the past.