Applied Carbon, a Houston-based technology company, is designing automated machines that convert crop waste into biochar, a charcoal-like substance that improves soil health while storing carbon for millions of years.
Read MoreConservation won’t be enough to save Utah’s inland sea. Saved water must be “shepherded” to the lake, rather than used by someone else.
Read MoreSmall choices can make a big impact this holiday season. Learn from a forest ecologist what Christmas tree is best for you and the environment.
Read MoreResearchers quantified the value of U.S. property exposed to increased wildfire and tree mortality associated with climate stresses and beetle infestation.
Read MoreOn May 16 and 17, the Wilkes Center’s inaugural climate summit convened scientists, inventors, business and government leaders in a collective effort to explore the best solutions for a warming planet.
Read MoreThe simple actions of pulling my hair back and putting on my lab coat made me feel like a professional scientist, a feeling I have been obsessed with ever since.
Read MoreThe inaugural two-day gathering brings together people, science and innovation to accelerate climate solutions, and finalists for the historic $1.5 million Wilkes Center Climate Prize at the University of Utah.
Read MoreThe 22-member team, including six members from the U, studied the lake’s current condition and summarized policy recommendations to restore the lake’s health.
Read MoreThree College of Science researchers named high-level “influencers” by Clarivate.
Read MoreUnexpected results could be driven by regional factors that favor acclimation to drought resistance over resilience to extreme climatic events.
Read MoreThe Wilkes Climate Prize at the U will award $1.5 million annually to a proposal to combat climate change from all sectors.
Read MoreUtah donors contributed to the global prize to support science, education and entrepreneurial and practical solutions to climate change.
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