by nick | Feb 22, 2017 | Biology, Earth and Environment
Professor Arthur DeVries of the University of Illinois is the discoverer of anti-freeze proteins in polar fishes, which enable them to survive and thrive in polar environments, where they would otherwise freeze to death. This unique adaptation forms a cornerstone of...
by nick | Feb 22, 2017 | Earth and Environment, Physical Science
Figuring out how the highest clouds in the sky behave means understanding how ice forms at high altitude. This is especially true when trying to quantify the impact of human activity on their formation and how it affects climate change. To improve our understanding,...
by nick | Feb 22, 2017 | Biology, Earth and Environment
The size of fish catches from rivers has reduced to alarming levels in many countries. Professor Helmut Segner of the University of Bern in Switzerland is studying the reasons why fish stocks might be dwindling. His research focusses primarily on the effect of sex...
by nick | Feb 22, 2017 | Earth and Environment, Engineering and Tech, Physical Science
It takes a multidisciplinary approach involving physics, chemistry, biology and geology to uncover the mysteries of the least explored and understood places on Earth. A blind sighted look into the ocean depths Earth is a water world. Although oceans cover 71% of its...
by nick | Feb 22, 2017 | Earth and Environment
Founded in 1981 in the European capital of Brussels, the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) is a nongovernmental organization that represents over 50,000 geoscientists from 25 countries. EFG’s primary aims are to work toward the safe and sustainable use of the...
by nick | Feb 22, 2017 | Biology, Earth and Environment
Climate change and anthropic interactions with the oceans are making marine habitats increasingly unsuitable for marine animal life. This is why researchers like Professor Gordon Taylor at Stony Brook University are working to understand the complex dynamics governing...
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