Researchers wanted to know how many current or future power plants people could run while complying with the Paris climate agreement, which set a worldwide goal for limiting greenhouse gases.
AP Environmental Science topic: 6. Energy Resources and Consumption
What if a salmon meets a catfish?
Scientists wanted to know if catfish prey on salmon in rivers that humans have altered.
Nuclear waste = fuel of the future?
Scientists wanted to know if it’s possible to redesign nuclear power stations so that they can run on nuclear waste.
Your house is cold – so what?
High school students from New Zealand answer questions about feeling cold at home due to energy poverty and the trouble that causes.
How can we make biofuels more climate friendly?
Scientists wanted to develop more climate-friendly biofuels by applying conservative management strategies for the crops.
More stuff = more climate change?
Scientists wanted to find out how consumption in our everyday life affects climate change.
How do dams affect fish populations?
Scientists studied if the fish upstream and downstream of a hydroelectric dam were genetically different.
How do oil spills impact fiddler crabs?
What happened with fiddler crabs in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
How can vultures and wind farms co-exist?
Wind turbines sometimes injure vultures flying by. Researchers are looking for ways to solve this problem.
Will artificial trees be the next power plants?
Researchers test new designs for wind turbines, inspired by plants!
