4+ week, 2+ day ago  (716+ words) Study finds rare failures can have enormous consequences A new study shows that systems designed to capture methane from cow manure, called dairy digesters, are highly effective. But on the rare occasions they fail, the leaks are large enough to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (609+ words) UC Riverside-led study found no places in the ocean completely untouched by human chemical impacts A global analysis of more than 2, 300 seawater samples from more than 20 field studies around the globe indicates that human-made chemicals make up a significant portion…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (575+ words) UC Riverside study reshapes understanding of toxoplasmosis and identifies new paths for treatment A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to one-third of the global population, is far more…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (340+ words) Efforts needed to reduce data center emissions and water use, report authors say Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, found that health impacts from pollution associated with California's computer processing data centers tripled from 2019 to 2023 " and could rise by…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (574+ words) Using advanced technology to understand natural reef resilience, and boost it With much of the world's coral turning a ghostly white, UC Riverside scientists have launched a $1. 1 million project to uncover how reefs regain life-giving algae after suffering from heat…...

7+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (674+ words) UCR experts examined the costs of hundreds of Colorado River water projects over 20 years The most cost-effective way to conserve the dwindling waters of the Colorado River may not come from building new reservoirs, canals, or wells, but from changing…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (555+ words) Study: how Earth may overcorrect for warming UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its carbon. As a result, they believe that global warming can overcorrect into an ice…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (616+ words) Research ties China's anti-pollution efforts to a global spike in warming One of the most pressing mysteries in climate science is why Earth has begun warming faster over the past 15 years. A new international study points to a surprising contributor:…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago  (887+ words) New research reveals evolutionary reversal in island plants On the younger, black-rock islands of the Gal'pagos archipelago, wild-growing tomatoes are doing something peculiar. They're shedding millions of years of evolution, reverting to a more primitive genetic state that resurrects ancient…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (528+ words) Sealing manure ponds at a Central Valley farm cut emissions dramatically" A giant, balloon-like tarp stretches over a lagoon of manure on a Central Valley dairy farm, concealing a quiet but remarkable transformation. Methane, a potent climate-warming gas, is being…...