Targeting DNA sequencing for plant biodiversity research
High-throughput sequencing is revolutionizing research in plant evolutionary biology. Using third-generation sequencing technologies, researchers are able to target long fragments of chloroplast DNA to...
The secret to the skillful skydiving of wingless springtails
Using a combination of computational and robophysical modeling, as well as fluid dynamics experiments, the researchers were able to see for the first time...
Emergence of seasonal delay of tropical rainfall during 1979–2019
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 21 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01066-xTropical rainfall exhibits cyclic north–south migration tracking the warmer hemisphere, and climate warming will delay this...
Warm Arctic fuels second-warmest April on record.
An unusually warm Arctic spring fueled the second-hottest April on record globally, with global warming and unusual weather conspiring to shrink sea ice and...
Biologists found hundreds of plant viruses hitchhiking on pollen
Biologists found hundreds of virus species traveling on pollen grains. The results carry lessons for agriculture and even backyard beekeepers.
Tree planting has potential to increase carbon sequestration capacity on Nation’s forests
In the United States, fully stocking non-stocked and poorly stocked forests would result in an annual increase of 20 percent in the amount of...
Climate change puts availability of vital renewable energy source at risk
A new study has found that as temperatures rise, the window of opportunity to maximize the use of biomass from plants, wood and waste...
Mako shark tracking off west coast reveals ‘impressive’ memory and navigation
The largest effort ever to tag and track shortfin mako sharks off the West Coast has found that they can travel nearly 12,000 miles...
Promoting Climate Action on the Ground in Latin America – Regional Collaboration Centre established...
(Panama City, 31 March 2017) Today sees the opening of a Regional Collaboration Centre in Panama City, to be operated by the United Nations...