Posts by tag: "Climate"

Scientists have discovered more than 1,700 ancient viruses in a Tibetan glacier

An international group of researchers has discovered a record number of frozen viral genomes in an ice sample from the Tibetan plateau, which could enhance our understanding of climate changes and ecosystems in both the past and future. In the Guli...

Forget air conditioning: researchers advise 'cool roofs' to escape heatwave

Researchers from University College London have found that applying a specific type of paint to roofs can mitigate heat in cities. This refers to white paint or light-reflecting paint - and if such a practice were applied throughout the city, its ove...

PACE is NASA's new climate mission studying microplankton and aerosols from space

The satellite will help scientists from the space agency assess the "health" of the World Ocean, climate change, and air quality. The PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission will study microscopic plants and particles, invisible to ...