California’s Mendocino complex of fires now largest in state’s history
California has been dealing with record breaking fires for the past month and they aren't even halfway through their fire season. The Mendocino Complex...
Forests crucial for limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees
Trying to tackle climate change by replacing forests with crops for bioenergy power stations that capture carbon dioxide (CO2) could instead increase the amount...
Genetic ‘toolkit’ helps periwinkles gain advantage on the seashore
Periwinkles, struggling to survive the seashore battleground, have developed a genetic 'toolkit' to help them adapt to different environments, a new study shows.
Mojave Desert birds crashed over the last century due to climate change
More than 100 years ago, biologists conducted a thorough survey of birds in the Mojave Desert. A recent resurvey shows that the species richness...
Managed waterways are not isolated from effects of climate change
A study has found that human changes to rivers and streams in the United States and Canada do not isolate these natural resources from...
Capturing elephants from the wild shortens their lives
Humans have been capturing wild Asian elephants for more than 3,000 years, and this still continues today despite the fact that the populations are...
Mass timber: Thinking big about sustainable construction
The Longhouse, a prototype 'mass timber' building designed by students, demonstrates that even huge buildings can be built primarily with wood.
Iron-silica particles unlock part of the mystery of Earth’s oxygenation
The oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere was thanks, in part, to iron and silica particles in ancient seawater, according to a new study by geomicrobiologists....
Baby sea snails ride waves into shallower waters
The warming ocean may cause the larvae of bottom-dwelling snails to hatch earlier in the spring, when waves are larger, potentially impacting their ability...
Size matters: If you are a bubble of volcanic gas
The chemical composition of gases emitted from volcanoes -- which are used to monitor changes in volcanic activity -- can change depending on the...
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