environment

  1. Two researchers kneel near a piece of scientific equipment—a metallic box roughly the size of a toaster on four short legs—next to a plot of forest used for a long-running soil carbon experiment. Small, green juvenile trees grow on the plot that’s demarcated by tall green posts.

    A leaky sink: Carbon emissions from forest soil will likely grow with rising temperatures

  2. Concept illustration of a factory with smokestacks emitting pollution into the sky, against a background of trees and cityscape. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Support for carbon capture positive overall, but varies by group and aspect of technology

  3. A composite satellite image shows North America, with Mexico easily visible against a deep blue sea. The northern U.S. and Canada are hidden, however, under dense white clouds, swirling around an extratropical cyclone center above Minnesota.

    U-M research forecasts warmer, rainier winter storms ahead for Great Lakes region

  4. Concept illustration of a panoramic view of the mountainous wilderness, with forests, meadows, and a river in the foreground; a cityscape including skyscrapers and modern buildings in the background; various animals like deer, foxes, elk, and birds visible around the landscape; a sunny day; in the style of realistic digital art. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Human-wildlife overlap expected to increase across more than half of land on Earth by 2070

  5. A lone star tick, brown with a white spot on its back, sits on a green leaf.

    Tick-borne red meat allergy prevented in mice through new nanoparticle treatment

  6. U-M researchers computed the total system energy efficiency of using green hydrogen directly, or indirectly in e-fuels, to power planes, trains, automobiles and ships. They found that the system inefficiencies during hydrogen or e-fuel production, storage, transportation, dispensing and use leads to about 80-90% energy loss of the initial electrical input. By contrast, electric-powered transport is about three to eight times more efficient than using hydrogen directly or in e-fuels. Image credit: Stephen Alvey and Joaquim Martins

    Green hydrogen: Powering the future of passenger and freight transportation?

  7. Mass extinction 66 million years ago triggered rapid evolution of bird genomes

  8. A forest on fire. Image credit: skeeze from Pixabay

    Wildfires across North America: U-M experts can comment

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    Preventing future massive tech outages: U-M experts available to comment

  10. Cover of the journal Opto-Electronic Advances for July 2024: A dark blue background with the profile of a robot in the foreground features seven bubbles, each containing images related to OptoGPT. Two bubbles feature graphics of OptoGPT’s process: a flowchart of the light spectrum input and material composition output and a graphic of stacked layers of a multilayer film structure. The other five bubbles show applications of OptoGPT: phone touch screens, color filters, solar cells, car windows, and optical filters.

    OptoGPT for improving solar cells, smart windows, telescopes and more

  11. Concept illustration of a hand holding an envelope with green clouds and the city skyline in background, symbolizing sustainable business practices. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Negative sentiment in environmental advocacy emails boosts engagement

  12. A car shaped like a yellow bullet with a white cockpit and solar panels on top moves along a black-paved, Australian road.

    U-M solar car team returns to the American Solar Challenge

  13. Blue solar panel boards. Image credit: Zbynek Burival, Unsplash

    More Michigan communities developing renewable energy goals, U-M survey finds

  14. White wisps and spots swirl against the deep blue ocean.

    Sea ice’s cooling power is waning faster than its area of extent

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    Electric aviation: Batteries that stay strong for the flight duration

  16. Concept illustration of migrant farm workers and housing. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Behind Michigan’s abundant agricultural economy are farmworkers facing poor living conditions

  17. Concept illustration of a coal plant at sunset. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community support

  18. An animation screenshot shows a simulated worker wearing a hardhat connected by two air tubes to a backpack that houses the device’s cold plasma module. Air is shown flowing downward from the brim of the hat.

    An invisible mask? Wearable air curtain, treated to kill viruses, blocks 99.8% of aerosols

  19. Concept illustration of a vibrant agricultural landscape showcasing a diverse, thriving farm with a mix of crops, animals, and sustainable farming practices. The scene includes farmers of different backgrounds working together harmoniously, incorporating traditional Indigenous farming techniques. In the background, there's a stark contrast with industrial agriculture--large monoculture fields and factory farms emitting pollution. The foreground focuses on the lush, biodiverse agroecological farm, with rich green plants, colorful crops, and healthy soil. The overall mood is hopeful and energetic, emphasizing the principles of sustainability, resilience, and fairness. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Agroecology: A paradigm shift in the US food system

  20. The daily life of the local people against flooding in the streets of Cambodia. Image credit: Aleksandra Novikova, iStock

    Climate change ignored? U-M study reveals sociology’s blind spot