Rising Sika deer populations linked to bovine TB infections
New research suggests Ireland's increasing populations of Sika deer may be linked to local outbreaks of TB infection in cattle. Although TB infection rates...
Seismic coda used to locate and define damage from explosions
Comparison of coda waves, the scattered waves that arrive after the direct waves of a seismic event, can be used to determine the relative...
Mapping North Carolina’s ghost forests from 430 miles up
Throughout the U.S. East Coast, trees are dying off as rising seas and higher storm surges push saltwater farther inland. While these 'ghost forests'...
To intervene or not to intervene? That is the future climate question
Experts in climate science and ecology are bringing science to bear on the question and consequences of geoengineering a cooler Earth.
Droughts longer, rainfall more erratic over the last 50 years in most of Western...
Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and more erratic across the West during the past 50 years. Total yearly rainfall has decreased by...
Beef industry can cut emissions with land management, production efficiency
An assessment of 12 different strategies for reducing beef production emissions worldwide found that industry can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as...
Aquatic biodiversity key to sustainable, nutrient-rich diets
New research shows aquatic species contain distinct and complementary sets of micronutrients -- while animals offered similar amounts of protein, they varied greatly in...
Discovery is key to creating heat-tolerant crops
By 2050, global warming could reduce crop yields by one-third. To modify plants' response to heat, scientists must first understand how plants sense temperature....
Separating beer waste into proteins for foods, and fiber for biofuels
All brewers experience the same result of the beer-making process: leftover grain. Once all the flavor has been extracted from grains, what's left is...
How climate change affects Colombia’s coffee production
Climate change poses new challenges to coffee production in Colombia, as it does to agricultural production anywhere in the world, but a new study...
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