Forest trees find a new watery ‘sweet spot’ when CO2 is high
Trees living in conditions where the carbon dioxide (CO2) has been artificially elevated are likely to become more efficient in conserving water.
Mapping Mexico’s dengue fever hotspots
Scientists have analyzed data from Mexico's Ministry of Health to identify dengue fever hotspots. Working with epidemiologists at the University of North Texas and...
Wildfires are increasingly burning California’s snowy landscapes and colliding with winter droughts to shrink...
A research team examined what happens to mountain snowpacks when sunny, midwinter dry spells occur in forests impacted by severe wildfire.
Engineers examine drinking water management strategies
While residents in California are still dealing with damage from last month's floods -- after years of devastating droughts -- engineers are looking at...
Mistaken fossil rewrites history of Indian subcontinent for second time
Scientists discovered the first-ever Dickinsonia fossil in India two years ago, changing our understanding of how the continent came to be. Now, new research...
Looking beyond microplastics, researchers find that cotton and synthetic microfibers impact behavior and growth...
While microplastics have received significant attention in recent years for their negative environmental impacts, a new study has found microfibers from synthetic materials as...
Climate change may cut US forest inventory by a fifth this century
A study found that under more severe climate warming scenarios, the inventory of trees used for timber in the continental United States could decline...
Chess players face a tough foe: Air pollution
Chess players perform worse when air pollution increases, according to new research.
Protected areas fail to safeguard more than 75% of global insect species
Insects play crucial roles in almost every ecosystem -- they pollinate more than 80% of plants and are a major source of food for...
Passive radiative cooling can now be controlled electrically
Energy-efficient ways of cooling buildings and vehicles will be required in a changing climate. Researchers have now shown that electrical tuning of passive radiative...
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