Tag: research
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Coral Skeletons Reveal Centuries of Rising Sea Levels
A new study published in the international journal Nature Communications has revealed how Western Australia’s coral reefs have been affected by changing ocean currents, rising sea surface temperatures and sea level variability. Scientists from The University of Western Australia (UWA), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), CSIRO and the University of San Diego analyzed coral cores from…
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UC Davis and Honda Unveil Smart Home For a Zero-Carbon Future
Honda and the University of California, Davis aren’t particularly known for constructing homes, but an ambitious project places the two entities at the forefront of designing homes capable of producing more renewable energy than they consume. They began constructing the Honda Smart Home last spring and unveiled it less than a year later on the…
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Scientists to Build Underwater Bio-Dome Simulating Future Ocean Acidification Levels
A few weeks from now, in the waters off the Tasmanian coast, marine ecologist Jonny Stark of the Australian Antarctic Division and a team of biologists and technicians will piece together an underwater laboratory. Once they get the technology hooked up and running, they will promptly disassemble the hoses, instruments, pumps and plastic panels and crate it…
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Scientists to Build Underwater Bio-Dome Simulating Future Ocean Acidification Levels
A few weeks from now, in the waters off the Tasmanian coast, marine ecologist Jonny Stark of the Australian Antarctic Division and a team of biologists and technicians will piece together an underwater laboratory. Once they get the technology hooked up and running, they will promptly disassemble the hoses, instruments, pumps and plastic panels and crate it…
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How 11,000 Oil and Gas Wells Gave Utah Community More Ozone Pollution Than Los Angeles
Clearly, there’s no comparing the sparse population of Utah’s Uintah Basin and that of the mega-metropolis within the Los Angeles basin. So, how could both places possibly have similar volatile organic compounds (VOCs) levels? Despite an area population of barely 30,000, Uintah County is home to a combined 11,200 oil- and gas-producing wells. Over time, their presence led…