Scientists identify how plants sense temperature
A UC Riverside researcher is leading a team exploring how plants respond to temperature.
Airborne dust threatens human health in Southwest
Researchers have found that in the coming decades, increased dust emissions from severe and prolonged droughts in the American Southwest could result in significant...
Sunshine may decrease risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Children who spend half an hour a day outside in the sun reduce their risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Climate variability — past and future
On the basis of a unique global comparison of data from core samples extracted from the ocean floor and the polar ice sheets, researchers...
Deworming programs for soil-transmitted helminths
Should global government and philanthropic aid be invested in large public health deworming programs in low- and middle-income countries? Doctors know intestinal helminths can...
Increasing heat waves affect up to half a billion people
Extremely high temperatures have been reported by India and Pakistan in the spring. In a new scientific journal article, researchers paint a gloomy picture...
Groundwater markets could promote solutions to the West’s water woes
Amid historic drought and changing rainfall patterns, a groundwater market in the California desert could serve as a template for the future of water...
Default options facilitate faster carbon offsetting in air travel
Economists find that many air travelers more readily choose faster, but more expensive carbon offsetting options online if selecting a slower option requires action....
Transparent solar technology represents ‘wave of the future’
See-through solar materials that can be applied to windows represent a massive source of untapped energy and could harvest as much power as bigger,...
Climate change is hurting children’s diets, global study finds
An international study of 107,000 children finds that higher temperatures are an equal or even greater contributor to child malnutrition than the traditional culprits...
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