Where is the Colorado River going?
More than half of the American West’s iconic river is being diverted, mostly for use in irrigated agriculture, according to a study released today.
28-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
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More than half of the American West’s iconic river is being diverted, mostly for use in irrigated agriculture, according to a study released today.
28-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
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The findings, which challenge existing climate models, underscore the need to refine predictions and understand the cascading effects on ecosystems, including our own in northern Arizona.
25-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
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Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke every year, and most end up with some level of permanent motor disability. One researcher at Northern Arizona University is developing a device that could help healthcare providers personalize care for stroke...
23-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
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How do you get students excited about geosciences? You get them into the geosciences.
19-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
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The number of unhoused individuals in Arizona jumped almost 25 percent from between 2020 and 2022 as safe, affordable housing disappeared throughout the state. This is a thorny, multifaceted issue, and one that health sciences researcher Sara Shuman...
6-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
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This innovation in forest biometrics introduces advanced models for accurately predicting the size and carbon-storing capacity of American forests, playing a key role in combating climate change and guiding sustainable forest management efforts.
6-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
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New research from Northern Arizona University has explained coast redwood’s remarkable ability to recover from very severe fire, a rare sign of optimism amid a landscape increasingly scarred by severe fires.
30-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
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In a first-of-its-kind study, NAU research professor Chris Hakkenberg is taking a necessary step to finding a solution to biodiversity loss: mapping and measuring biodiversity across the U.S. using NASA's space-borne lidar.
28-Nov-2023 11:45 AM EST
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A team of NAU scientists, led by SICCS professor Kiona Ogle, won a $3.6 million grant from the NSF to study the legacy of extreme climate events on ecosystems in the American West; they hope to not only know how long an extreme event influences...
18-Jul-2022 12:05 PM EDT
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