Controls of food chain length in an urban desert environment

Author's: John L. Sabo, Kevin E. McCluneySummary: Understanding the determinants of the length of food chains is of fundamental importance to ecologists. Food chain length influences the potential complexity of

The economics of sustainability

Paul Atkinson from KJZZ Rado The recession has forced the issue of sustainability to take a back seat. But as KJZZ's Paul Atkinson reports, now may be the time to

The view from 2025

By Rob MelnickExecutive Dean, Global Institute of Sustainability andPresidential Professor of Practice, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University Strolling down one of our world-famous canal banks in 2025, it's hard

Science Foundation Arizona launches new solar initiatives and the Solar Technology Institute

Five new solar initiatives totaling $4 million dollars to advance Arizona's renewable energy leadership PHOENIX - Science Foundation Arizona announced its new solar technology initiatives and the opening of the

Impacts of traffic noise on birds in urban environments

Communication is the basis of all social relationships between animals. Birds use acoustic signals (calls and songs) to attract and bond with mates, defend territories and warn of danger from

The business of climate change - a call for innovation

By Jessica LagreidUndergraduate, W.P. Carey School of BusinessStudent Worker, Global Institute Of Sustainability "In periods of great flux and uncertainty, the people who love [change] are going to find opportunities,"

Keeping our old computers out of the 'e-waste' piles

Eric Williams, an assistant professor of civil, environmental and sustainability in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, is interviewed on a segment of the program Sustainability, which aired recently

Lebanese architect embraces “poetry of decay” renovating war-scarred guildings

By Leah Starr, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Lebanese architect Bernard Khoury defies the norm with his avant-garde designs, which he builds in response to what he calls the “total

Quantum dots/nanomaterials: Ingredients for better lighting, reliable power

Imagine flexible lighting devices manufactured by using printing techniques. Imagine solar power sources equally as reliable and as portable as any conventional power source. Such advances are among aims of

New microscope to advance research, education

Arizona State University will be home to one of the world’s most advanced electron microscopes, one that will enable researchers to do work essential to making significant advances in nanoscale

Phoenix mayor to unveil lofty 17-point green plan for Phoenix

Mayor Phil Gordon will use today's State of the City address to outline an ambitious strategy to make Phoenix the first carbon-neutral city - and the greenest - in the

Award to transform babble to benefit

What comes to mind when you look across grasslands? That they are major components of “drylands,” regions that cover more than 40 percent of the world's land area and home