Nature & Environment : Science World Report

Apr 08, 2019 09:32 AM EDT

Air temperatures in the Arctic are driving system change

A new paper shows that air temperature is the "smoking gun" behind climate change in the Arctic, according to John Walsh, chief scientist for the UAF International Arctic Research Center.

Apr 05, 2019 08:54 AM EDT

UCF researchers develop way to control speed of light, send it backward

University of Central Florida researchers have developed a way to control the speed of light. Not only can they speed up a pulse of light and slow it down, they can also make it travel backward.

Apr 05, 2019 08:52 AM EDT

Detecting pollution with a compact laser source

Researchers at EPFL have come up with a new middle infrared light source that can detect greenhouse and other gases, as well as molecules in a person's breath.

Apr 03, 2019 02:08 PM EDT

London cyclists warned evening commute has the dirtiest air, so pick a clean route home

Cyclists in London should take a different route back home during evening peak-time hours to avoid breathing in harmful black carbon from vehicles

Mar 28, 2019 10:21 AM EDT

Reducing water consumption in mining

Digitization in beneficiation technology is helping to ensure that this precious commodity is used efficiently

Mar 27, 2019 09:45 AM EDT

Substituting HPS with light-emitting diodes for supplemental lighting in greenhouses

Light-emitting diodes can replace high-pressure sodium lighting

Mar 19, 2019 09:24 AM EDT

EPFL researchers make a key discovery on how alpine streams work

An EPFL study has prompted scientists to rethink a standard approach used to calculate the velocity of gas exchange between mountain streams and the atmosphere.

Mar 19, 2019 09:18 AM EDT

EPFL researchers make a key discovery on how alpine streams work

An EPFL study has prompted scientists to rethink a standard approach used to calculate the velocity of gas exchange between mountain streams and the atmosphere.

Mar 14, 2019 08:42 AM EDT

How marine snow cools the planet

And how ocean acidification could reverse that effect

Mar 13, 2019 09:38 AM EDT

Asteroid Bennu, target of NASA's sample return mission, is rotating faster over time

In late 2018, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft arrived at Bennu, the asteroid it will be studying and sampling over the next several years.

Mar 13, 2019 08:42 AM EDT

Cardiorespiratory fitness of farmed Atlantic salmon unaffected by virus

The respiratory systems of Atlantic salmon function normally even when carrying large loads of piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), new UBC research has found.