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It's hard to forget the excruciating heat that blanketed the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021. Temperatures in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia soared...
What the nose doesn’t know helps wildlife: Using olfactory cues to protect vulnerable species
Behavioral ecologists have discovered a way to harness animals' olfactory ability to protect vulnerable plants and endangered animals.
Modern wind turbines can more than compensate for decline in global wind resource
Wind energy contributes significantly to the energy sector's sustainable, low-CO2 transformation. However, the efficiency of wind turbines depends on available wind resources and the...
Research highlights importance of large wood in streams for land-based animals
Land managers have invested millions of dollars annually since the 1980s to place large pieces of wood back in streams, owing primarily to its...
Remote sensing helps track carbon storage in mangroves
Researchers have developed a model that can estimate the productivity of mangrove forests at large scales. A remote sensing-based productivity model that considered the...
Wildlife–human conflicts could shift with climate change
Researchers modeled the risk of human -- elephant conflict in Thailand under different climate change scenarios using a risk framework. A spatial shift in...
Systematic warming pool discovered in the Pacific due to human activities
A long-term, increasingly warming pool of water in the northeast Pacific was recently discovered. It measures three million square kilometers, resulted from increased anthropogenic...
Agriculture emissions pose risks to health and climate
Environmental engineers determine the economic cost of reactive nitrogen emissions from agriculture, and their significant risks to populations through air pollution and climate change.
Melting Arctic ice could transform international shipping routes, study finds
Melting ice in the Arctic Ocean could yield new trade routes in international waters, reducing the shipping industry's carbon footprint and weakening Russia's control...
Science coverage of climate change can change minds
Science reporting on climate change does lead Americans to adopt more accurate beliefs and support government action on the issue -- but these gains...
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