How much greenhouse gas a company produces has a significant effect on the value of the company\’s stock, according to an extensive multi-national research project involving the University of Otago. Professor Paul Griffin of the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis, led the study. He and his colleagues Associate Professor David […] … learn more→

To shift the global economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy will require the construction of wind, solar, nuclear, and other installations on a vast scale, significantly altering the face of the planet. Can these new forms of energy approach the scale needed to meet the world’s energy demands? … learn more→

Advances in productivity over the past 30 years have reduced the carbon footprint and overall environmental impact of U.S. beef production, according to a new study presented today by a WSU researcher. In \”Comparing the environmental impact of the US beef industry in 1977 to 2007,\” assistant professor of animal science Jude L. Capper revealed […] … learn more→

A new study issued this week by some of the world\’s top experts on forest governance finds fault with a spate of international accords, and helps explain their failure to stop rampant destruction of the world\’s most vulnerable forests. The report suggests that global efforts have too often ignored local needs, while failing to address […] … learn more→

About 250 million years ago about 95 per cent of life in the sea was wiped out and 70 per cent on land also. Researchers at the University of Calgary believe they have discovered evidence to support massive volcanic eruptions burned significant volumes of coal producing ash clouds that had a broad impact on global […] … learn more→

Now that there\’s no escaping the digital world, research is getting more serious about what happens to personalities that are incessantly on. … learn more→

Within two weeks of its 1951 release, J.D. Salinger‘s novel rocketed to Number 1 on the New York Times best-seller list.  The book- which explores three days in the life of a troubled 16-year-old boy- has been a “favorite of censors” ever since its publication. In 1960, school administrators at a high school in Tulsa, […] … learn more→

A successful collaboration between the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York is set to lead to the creation of one of the UK’s biggest doctoral training centres for postgraduate researchers in the social sciences. The consortium won approval from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for its ‘outstanding’ bid to form the White Rose […] … learn more→

An innovative, educational computing platform developed by University at Buffalo faculty members and hosted by the cloud (remote, high-capacity, scalable servers) is helping UB students understand parts of evolutionary biology on an entirely new level. Soon, high-school and middle-school students will benefit from the same tool as well. Pop! World, developed by UB faculty members […] … learn more→

A water hammer can occur when a valve is suddenly opened or closed in a pipe carrying water or steam, causing a pressure wave to travel down the pipe with enough force that it can sometimes cause the pipes to burst. Now, new research shows that a similar effect takes places on a tiny scale […] … learn more→