Unusual Currents Explain Mysterious Red Crab Strandings
Jul 5, 2021, 12:45 pm By ENNNew findings suggest that abnormal ocean currents cause the occasional appearance of pelagic red…Stanford Research Shows Muskrats Are a Bellwether for a Drying Delta
Jul 5, 2021, 12:44 pm By ENNDownstream of hydroelectric dams and Alberta’s oil sands, one of the world’s largest freshwater…Better Planning Can Reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect
Jul 2, 2021, 2:49 pm By ENNIn his PhD thesis, EPFL researcher Martí Bosch proposes a method for spatially quantifying the…Blazes Rage in British Columbia
Jul 2, 2021, 2:46 pm By ENNMore than 40 wildfires were burning across the Canadian province by the end of June 2021, including…A Scorcher in Siberia and Europe
Jul 2, 2021, 2:46 pm By ENNWhile record-breaking heat enveloped the Pacific Northwest in June 2021, other parts of the Northern…Earth from Orbit: Record Heat and Drought is Raising Wildfire Risk
Jul 2, 2021, 2:45 pm By ENNThe western U.S. has seen record-breaking high temperatures over the past week as a heat dome, or…Is Global Plastic Pollution Nearing an Irreversible Tipping Point?
Jul 2, 2021, 2:03 pm By ENNCurrent rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse,…Cleaner Air has Boosted U.S. Corn and Soybean Yields, Stanford-Led Research Shows
Jul 2, 2021, 1:58 pm By ENNA key factor in America’s prodigious agricultural output turns out to be something farmers can do…At What Temperature the Weather Becomes a Problem
Jul 2, 2021, 1:55 pm By ENNWhen extreme heat becomes more frequent and temperatures remain high for extended periods of time,…Assembly of Satellite to Track World’s Water Shifts From US to France
Jun 30, 2021, 4:05 pm By ENNThe Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission took a big step toward launch this week when a…Extreme Events: Ecosystems Offer Cost Effective Protection
Jun 30, 2021, 2:55 pm By ENNEcosystems can buffer impacts from hazard events and provide other benefits such as clean water,…New Research Lifts the Clouds on Land Clearing and Biodiversity Loss
Jun 30, 2021, 2:54 pm By ENNQUT researchers have developed a new machine learning mathematical system that helps to identify and…NIST Laser ‘Comb’ Systems Now Measure All Primary Greenhouse Gases in the Air
Jun 30, 2021, 2:50 pm By ENNResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have upgraded their laser…‘Plugging in’ to Produce Environmentally Friendly Bioplastics
Jun 30, 2021, 2:49 pm By ENNBioplastics — biodegradable plastics made from biological substances rather than petroleum — can…Hot Nights Confuse Circadian Clocks in Rice, Hurting Crop Yields
Jun 29, 2021, 3:31 pm By ENNRising nighttime temperatures are curbing crop yields for rice, and new research moves us closer to…Researchers Pinpoint Unique Growing Challenges for Soybeans in Africa
Jun 29, 2021, 3:29 pm By ENNDespite soybean’s high protein and oil content and its potential to boost food security on the…New Findings to Boost Barley Yields at Higher Temps
Jun 29, 2021, 3:27 pm By ENNAn international team of researchers has identified a novel mechanism in barley plants, which could…Microbes Feast on Crushed Rock in Subglacial Lakes Beneath Antarctica
Jun 29, 2021, 3:26 pm By ENNThe study, led by the University of Bristol and published today in Nature’s Communications Earth &…FSU Researchers Find Most Nitrogen in Gulf of Mexico Comes From Coastal Waters
Jun 29, 2021, 10:35 am By ENNAlmost all of the nitrogen that fertilizes life in the open ocean of the Gulf of Mexico is carried…Mountaintop Glacier Ice Disappearing in Tropics Around the World
Jun 29, 2021, 10:34 am By ENNMountaintop glacier ice in the tropics of all four hemispheres covers significantly less area -- in…
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