How desert ants find their way in a featureless environment – Science Daily
Science Daily How desert ants find their way in a featureless environmentScience DailyWhen they set out in search of food in their flat, bare, hostile environment, they are nevertheless always able to find their way back to their nest on the shortest route possible. They have an internal navigation system. The ants measure the distance…
Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment – Science Daily
Science Daily Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environmentScience DailyRoads are causing rapid evolutionary change in wild populations of plants and animals according to a Concepts and Questions paper published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The paper is available now online in ‘early view’ ahead of being … and more »
Reworking the built environment – The Hindu
The Hindu Reworking the built environmentThe HinduThere are many pressing economic and social issues facing the built environment sector. It has become the focal point for the impact of global developments such as urbanisation, the changing climate and resource scarcity. City resilience and …
The Media Is Already Linking Oroville Dam Disaster To Global Warming – Daily Caller
The Desert Sun The Media Is Already Linking Oroville Dam Disaster To Global WarmingDaily CallerRoger Bales, an engineering professor with the University of California, Merced, said global warming was to blame for California’s unusually wet winter. “It doesn’t take much warming to change snowstorms into rainstorms,” Bales told The Guardian. “With …‘Dangerously false’: Oroville Dam…
Public mostly positive about environment – Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Public mostly positive about environmentScoop.co.nz (press release)New Zealanders perceive the state of the natural environment to be adequate or good, and people consider themselves well informed about environmental issues, according to Lincoln University’s 8th Public Perceptions of New Zealand’s Environment survey. and more »
Scientists highlight deadly health risks of climate change – CNN
AOL News Scientists highlight deadly health risks of climate changeCNNThe Climate & Health Meeting was organized to replace the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s climate change conference, which was postponed in January, ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Trump administration did not …Controversial climate change conference resurrected in Trump’s USAOL NewsGore warns of dangers…
Climate Change Is Transforming the World's Food Supply – Live Science
Live Science Climate Change Is Transforming the World’s Food SupplyLive ScienceATLANTA — Climate change is poised to affect the world’s food supply in three key ways, experts say. “There will be impacts on the quantity, quality and location of the food we produce,” said Dr. Sam Myers, a medical doctor and senior research … and…
Climate change: Carbon fee, dividend – The Seattle Times
Climate change: Carbon fee, dividendThe Seattle TimesI was encouraged to see Froma Harrop’s column regarding a carbon tax and dividend plan similar to the policy proposed by the Citizens’ Climate Lobby. I encourage Democrats and Republicans to support this plan, also similar to a bill sponsored by Sen.
NASA is defiantly communicating climate change science despite Trump's doubts – Washington Post
Washington Post NASA is defiantly communicating climate change science despite Trump’s doubtsWashington PostIf you peruse NASA’s social media feeds dedicated to climate change, you would have no clue a new administration that has expressed doubts about the reality or seriousness of the issue has taken power. Every day, NASA has dutifully posted updates on …The case…
Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment – Phys.Org
Phys.Org Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environmentPhys.OrgRoads are causing rapid evolutionary change in wild populations of plants and animals according to a Concepts and Questions paper published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The paper is available now online in ‘early view’ ahead of being … and more »