Arctic winter warming causes cold damage in the subtropics of East Asia
Due to climate change, Arctic winters are getting warmer. An international study shows that Arctic warming causes temperature anomalies and cold damage thousands of...
Gabon provides blueprint for protecting oceans
Gabon's network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) provides a blueprint that could be used in many other countries, experts say. Since announcing a new...
Mineral dating reveals new clues about important tectonic process
Ancient rocks on the coast of Oman that were once driven deep down toward Earth's mantle may reveal new insights into subduction, an important...
Unique seagrass nursery aims to help Florida’s starving manatees
More than 1,000 manatees died in 2021, due mostly to starvation. They consume about 100 pounds of seagrass a day, and this staple food...
Lotus effect: Self-cleaning bioplastics repel liquid and dirt
Inspired by the always immaculate lotus leaf, researchers have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable.
The perilous migratory journey of the eastern whip-poor-will
Using GPS tags attached to the birds, researchers discovered some surprising facts about the long migrations that eastern whip-poor-wills make from their Midwest breeding...
Who’s responsible for roadside rubbish?
New research reveals that items in litter typically originate less than two miles from where they're found -- and unless humans remove them, most...
New ‘vertical map’ of airborne microorganisms indicates how global warming will impact global ecosystems
In a landmark study of airborne microorganisms from ground level up to 3,500 meters, scientists have found that bacteria and fungi populate the planet's...
‘Double-hazard’ zones for wildfire in the West
Rapidly growing communities in the American West's forests and shrublands are nestled in zones where local soil and plant traits amplify the effect of...
Wastewater monitoring for public health
Researchers have been monitoring wastewater on the UC Davis campus and in the city of Davis for COVID-19 through the Healthy Davis Together program....
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