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Soils Could Be Affected by Climate Change, Impacting Water and Food

September 13, 2019

Rutgers-led study shows how increased rainfall can reduce water infiltration in soils

Kilauea Eruption Fosters Algae Bloom in North Pacific Ocean

September 9, 2019

The massive 2018 eruption set off an unusual effect: An algae super bloom that stretched for miles and miles

Plant Research Could Benefit Wastewater Treatment, Biofuels and Antibiotics

September 5, 2019

Duckweed genome discovery reveals how aquatic plants cope in challenging environments

The Science of Kombucha

September 4, 2019

As is the case for many things in science, there is more to kombucha than meets the eye—literally

Arctic Permafrost Melting Will Aggravate the Greenhouse Effect

August 27, 2019

There is no clear understanding of the consequences of the permafrost meltdown which may be fraught with other risks aside fr...

Study Reveals Profound Patterns in Globally Important Algae

August 21, 2019

New research shows an algae key to the ocean carbon cycle is surprisingly scarce in fertile equatorial waters

From 1970 to 2012, Global Populations of Big Freshwater Animals Declined by 88 Percent

August 12, 2019

Freshwater megafauna include all freshwater animals that weigh 30 kilograms or more, such as species of river dolphins, beave...

Study Identifies Way to Enhance the Sustainability of Manufactured Soils

August 5, 2019

Soil degradation is posing a huge threat to global food security and every year, around 12 million hectares of cropland are l...

Climate Change Alters Tree Demography in Northern Forests

August 2, 2019

Researchers investigated more than 8,000 individual trees in 17.5-hectare primeval reserve areas

What Motivates People to Join—and Stick with—Citizen Science Projects?

July 25, 2019

A recent UW-led paper explores the interests and identities of participants who join and remain active in citizen scienc...

Researchers Publish New Study on Citrus Greening Disease

July 17, 2019

As citrus greening becomes an increasing threat to growers worldwide, the future of the industry may depend on identifying lo...

Coral Reefs Shifting Away from Equator

July 11, 2019

New research reveals a dramatic rebalancing of young corals from tropical to subtropical waters during the last 40 years...

Plants Don't Think, They Grow: The Case against Plant Consciousness

July 5, 2019

The topic of whether plants can think, learn, and intentionally choose their actions has been under debate since the establis...

The Earth's Rotation Moves Water in Lake Garda

June 5, 2019

A research team from the universities of Trento and Utrecht found that the rotation of the Earth influences the mixing regime...

More Animal Species under Threat of Extinction

January 17, 2019

Once every few years, specialized researchers voluntarily assess the conservation status of animal species in the world...

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