The aviation industry needs to overhaul its response to climate change
Aviation's growing impact on the climate crisis requires radical solutions that may upend the industry, according to a new commentary article.
Elusive atmospheric wave detected during 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption
The catastrophic eruption of the Hunga Tonga -- Hunga Ha'apai volcano in 2022 triggered a special atmospheric wave that has eluded detection for the...
A better understanding of crop yields under climate change
Researchers use satellites to measure soil moisture around certain crops to solve a long-standing mystery about how water impacts agricultural production. The researchers found...
Heated plot experiments reveal link between warmer early winters and lower crop yields
Innovative experiments using temperature-controlled field plots have helped to explain the link between early winter temperatures and yield in some of our most marketable...
Endangered mouse study shares no-contact sampling method
Collecting genetic samples for small mammals can be tricky, but scientists found a noninvasive way to do it for San Francisco's endangered salt marsh...
Changes to animal feed could supply food for one billion people
Reorganizing food production systems to direct more agricultural byproducts and residues to animal feed would free enough material in feed about one billion people...
Hey suburbanites, meet the neighbors. . .tick-carrying white-tailed deer
A new five-year study found that deer in suburban environments often bed down and spend the night within 50 meters of residential properties. This...
Geologist proposes the number of ancient Martian lakes might have been dramatically underestimated by...
Though Mars is a frozen desert today, scientists have shown that Mars contains evidence of ancient lakes that existed billions of years ago, which...
Pando in pieces: Understanding the new breach in the world’s largest living thing
The massive aspen stand in south-central Utah called 'Pando' seems to be taking three disparate ecological paths based on how the segments are managed,...
Climate change from the ground up: Researchers explore sea level rise impact on building...
Researchers have considered how flooding from rising sea levels and storm surges will damage the built environment along the coast, but what about climate...
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