Ozone gas is reducing the growth of tropical forests – leaving an estimated 290 million tonnes of carbon uncaptured each year, new research shows.
Ozone Pollution Reduces Tropical Forest Growth
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One of the World’s Fastest Ocean Currents Is Remarkably Stable, Study Finds
A new study by scientists at the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), and the National Oceanography Centre found that the strength of the Florida Current, the beginning of the Gulf Stream system and a key component of the global Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, has remained stable for the past four decades.
Slowly but Surely, U.S. School Buses Are Starting to Electrify
About 20 million students in the United States ride to school each day on the familiar yellow bus.
New USGS Map Shows Where Landslides Are Most Likely to Occur in U.S.
Landslides are a common hazard in the US. In fact, nearly 44% of the country could experience one, potentially catastrophically.
Bee Antidote to Deadly Pesticides Shows Promise
Scientists may have found an antidote to pesticides that are directly and indirectly killing bees, according to a new paper published Sept. 5 in Nature Sustainability showing promising early results in common eastern bumblebees.
World’s Strongest Battery Paves Way for Light, Energy-Efficient Vehicles
When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically reduced.
