September 2020 - theLAB.earth

Environmental News Network – Post-Tropical Storm Teddy in NASA Newfoundland Nighttime View

TheEarthLabSeptember 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Post-tropical cyclone Teddy over the province of Newfoundland, Canada in the early morning hours of Sept....

Human Kindness Events

Environmental News Network – New Report Raises Concerns About Climate Change and Health in Connecticut

TheEarthLabSeptember 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

The Yale School of Public Health’s Center on Climate Change and Health released a new report today on changing conditions in Connecticut that, left untreated,...

Energy Events

Chad halts lake’s world heritage status request over oil exploration

TheEarthLabSeptember 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

Chad has asked to suspend an application for world heritage site status for Lake Chad to explore oil and mining opportunities in the region, it...

Water Events

Greens accuse NSW of ‘blackmailing’ other states on Murray-Darling Basin

TheEarthLabSeptember 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

The New South Wales water minister, Melinda Pavey, has again threatened to walk away from a key part of the Murray-Darling Basin agreement, telling a...

Global Media

Environmental News Network – Air Pollution Particles and Metals Found in the Placenta

TheEarthLabSeptember 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

Pollution particles, including metals, have been found in the placentas of fifteen women in London, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London....

Energy News

New computational tool enables prediction of key functional sites in proteins based on structure

TheEarthLabSeptember 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

A new technology that uses a protein’s structure to predict the inner wiring that controls the protein’s function and dynamics is now available for scientists...

Global News

Atmospheric scientists study fires to resolve ice question in climate models

TheEarthLabSeptember 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

When fossil fuel or biomass burns, soot -- also known as black carbon -- fills the air. Black carbon is an important short-term climate driver...

Human Kindness News

Improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine

TheEarthLabSeptember 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

Hundreds of innovators, research pioneers, clinicians, industry leaders and policy makers from all around Europe are united by a vision of how to revolutionize healthcare....

Water News

Surface deep: Light-responsive top layer of plastic film induces movement

TheEarthLabSeptember 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

Azobenzene-containing plastic film is a peculiar material; its surface can change shape when exposed to light, making it a valuable component in modern technologies/devices like...

Global Events

Environmental News Network – Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Twenty-One States

TheEarthLabSeptember 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Association of American State Geologists are pleased to announce the projects that have received funding for FY2020 under the...