Environment

Light dependent activation of RuBISCO and Carbon dioxide fixation

H + into thylakoid disks. This leads to increase of  pH in the stroma to about 8. This pH range (7.8 to pH ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 18 2012 - 12:31pm

Villa Åkarp: Sustainable Homes That Are Energy Positive

needs. Specifically, the PVs produce about 4,200 kWh of electricity per year, or a surplus of 600 kWh per ...

Article - Brita Belli - Sep 12 2012 - 4:30am

Green Walls: Vertical Gardens Flip Parks On Their Sides

about half an inch off the wall, allowing for air flow. These installations, too, feature drip ...

Article - Brita Belli - Oct 25 2012 - 6:00am

Cities Have More Native Biodiversity Than You Think

grows. Overall, cities supported far fewer species (about 92 percent less for birds and 75 percent less ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 12 2014 - 2:20pm

Photosynthetic Activity Shows High Productivity Of US Corn Belt

of about 0.4 square miles (1 square kilometer), while the satellite measurements currently have ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2014 - 3:30am

Can You Put A Price On Ecological Restoration?

increased biodiversity by 44% and provision of ecosystem services by 25%. What’s unique about Professor ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2014 - 6:42pm

Without Science Leadership, Food Shortages Could Be Critical World Issue By 2050

honest state-of-the-science address about food. "A greater emphasis is needed in high-value ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2014 - 12:02pm

To You, It's Lost Cargo- To Deep-Sea Animal Communities, It's Home

animals living on the muddy seafloor within about 10 meters (32 feet) of the container. Within this zone, ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2014 - 8:51am

Eradicate Invasive Species, Damage Endangered Species Recovery

800 acres. Eradication of hybrid Spartina began in 2005, and about 92 percent of it has been removed ...

Article - News Staff - May 29 2014 - 4:00pm

Zoning Plan For Earth: Optimizing Where Roads Should And Should Not Go

environmental damage should be central to any discussion about road expansion. “We hope our scheme will be ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 31 2014 - 10:30am