A global initiative bringing together researchers across scientific disciplines launches it 10-year strategy to identify key sustainability priorities.
Calling Inquiring Minds: Citizen Science Association Hosts 2015 Conference
Opportunities for learning, networking, and connecting are the focus of the upcoming Citizen Science 2015 conference. This Citizen Science Association event will take place Feb. 11-12 in San Jose, California. Participants on every side of citizen science, from research coordination to volunteering, are invited to join the conversation.
Call for Papers: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Change
Download call for papers. 2015 Quarterly Theme, Issue 1 Submissions accepted now through March 19, 2015 Earthzine.org is an online scientific journal sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). We are looking for feature stories, opinion pieces, research articles, news, and more for a special issue devoted to the theme of ÛÏIndigenous Perspectives on Environmental Change.Û Articles … Read More
The power of water
Calver, Derbyshire: Harnessing the rivers to the rumbling wheels of industry took away a good portion of their wildness, but it wasn’t always plain sailing.
E.ON to quit gas and coal and focus on renewable energy
Germany utility firm to sell off most power generating units amid ‘dramatically altered global energy markets’.
Moon closest to Mars on November 25
Tonight – November 25, 2014 – the waxing crescent moon and the red planet Mars appear in the twilight sky at nightfall. Be sure to check out these worlds at early evening because they’ll follow the sun beneath the horizon by mid-evening.
Scientists solve reptile mysteries with landmark study on the evolution of turtles
A team of scientists, including researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, has reconstructed a detailed ‘tree of life’ for turtles. Next generation sequencing technologies in Academy labs have generated unprecedented amounts of genetic information for a thrilling new look at turtles’ evolutionary history. Authors place turtles in the newly named group ‘Archelosauria’ with their closest relatives: birds, crocodiles, and … Read More
Don’t Fuel the Fire: Investigating Fire Susceptibility
Project Team: Idaho Disasters Team Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland; and Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho Authors: Kiersten Newtoff Katy Bradford Jeff May Eric Smith Mentors/Advisors: John Schnase (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Mark Carroll (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Keith Weber (Idaho State University) Abstract: Wildfires play an important role in ecosystem health, with many … Read More
The Bloom Gloom: Monitoring Cyanobacteria in Georgia’s Lakes
Project Team: Georgia Water Resources Team Team Location: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Authors: Ike Sari Astuti Bradley Bartelme Shuvankar Ghosh Danielle Haskett Benjamin Page Caren Remillard Simmone Simpson Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Deepak Mishra (University of Georgia) Dr. Susan Wilde (University of Georgia) Past/Other Contributors: Elizabeth Benyshek (DEVELOP) Abstract: The effects of anthropogenic eutrophication are intensified in Georgia’s watersheds due to … Read More
Anomalous Precipitation: The Teleconnection Connection
Project Team: Southwest U.S. Climate Team Team Location: NOAA National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina Authors: Shani Kent Hall Lance Watkins Mentors/Advisors: Dr. DeWayne Cecil (NOAA, Global Science & Technology, Inc.) Dr. Carl Schreck (NOAA, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites) Past/Other Contributors: Eleanor Davis (DEVELOP) Anja Nothdurft (DEVELOP) Ashley Mendenhall (DEVELOP) Abstract: In Arizona, California and Nevada, projected … Read More