Schlagwort: DGVN
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Earth’s Orbital Rhythms Link Timing of Giant Eruptions and Climate Change
An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the sequence of events during the last million years before the extinction of the dinosaurs at the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary. New high resolution geochemical records for the first time reveal when and how two major eruption phases of…
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Singapore – live healthy, grow old healthy
Singapore, a city state that has been trying to live in harmony with exotic wildlife for decades. Singapore shines not as a high-tech country, but with forward-looking holistic concepts. For example, the state rewards health-conscious behaviour. It is a modern concept. Those who behave pro-socially are doing well. Those who behave in a more divisive…
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Amazon rainforest more resilient than assumed
New evidence suggests that mean annual precipitation in the Amazon region is not going to change significantly even if it were completely deforested. This is contrary to previous concerns that beyond a certain threshold, the Amazon would turn into a savannah. However, the researchers who conducted the study point out that a full picture of…
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Future research and technology integration for urban ecosystems
Fraunhofer IAO is partner of the future festival FUTUROMUNDO FORESIGHT Stuttgart/Germany, February 20, 2025. Fraunhofer IAO and Futuromundo Multi-Conference & Festivals officially announce their cooperation and the speaker line-up for Futuromundo Foresight 2025. The Future Urban Economies Forum on the future of value creation opportunities and design potential of urban spaces is one of several…
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Melting Glaciers Increase Loss of Freshwater Resources and Rise Global Sea Levels
The melting ice from glaciers worldwide is leading to an increased loss of regional freshwater resources. And it is causing global sea levels to rise at ever-greater rates. Since the year 2000, glaciers have been losing 273 billion tons of ice annually, according to estimates by an international research community led by researchers of the…