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African Fires Wipe Out Endangered Rhino's Favorite Foods
Wake Forest University
Fires in the African savannah - planned by national park staff to regenerate the preferred grasses of grazers such as wildebeests and zebras - are killing the few foods that endangered black rhinos love to eat.
Researchers studying Marshalltown tornado's impact on renter, immigrant households
Iowa State University
A disaster researcher at Iowa State University is examining how the tornado that hit Marshalltown this summer affected housing and different types of households - particularly immigrant households and renters - in order to understand what can be done in the future to address disaster recovery needs in the United States.
Climate change, rising sea levels a threat to farmers in Bangladesh
Ohio State University
Rising sea levels driven by climate change make for salty soil, and that is likely to force about 200,000 coastal farmers in Bangladesh inland as glaciers melt into the world's oceans, according to estimates from a new study.
Do Mussels Reveal the Fate of the Oceans?
Florida Atlantic University
Prior research has suggested that mussels are a robust indicator of plastic debris and particles in marine environments. A new study says that's not the case because mussels are picky eaters and have an inherent ability to choose and sort their food. Instead, the researchers have discovered that marine aggregates also called "marine snow," play a much bigger role in the fate of the oceans when it comes to plastic debris.
Fish give up the Fight After Coral Bleaching
University of Vermont
Researchers found that when water temperatures heat up for corals, fish 'tempers' cool down, providing the first clear evidence of coral bleaching serving as a trigger for rapid change in the behavior of reef fish. Publishing in Nature Climate Change, the researchers show how butterflyfish, considered to be sensitive indicators of reef health, offer an early warning sign that reef fish populations are in trouble.
Rising Temperatures and Human Activity are Increasing Storm Runoff and Flash Floods
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Columbia Engineers show for the first time that runoff extremes have dramatically increased in response to climate and human-induced changes. Their findings demonstrate a large increase in precipitation and runoff extremes driven by human activity and climate change.
MSU Sociologist Investigates Community Impacts of Reduction of Goose Population
Mississippi State University
A Mississippi State sociologist's upcoming book explores how one rural community is adapting as shifting climatological conditions have eliminated more than 100,000 geese from a traditional wintering ground.
The Stories Behind the Science: How Does the Ocean's Saltiness Affect Tropical Storms?
Department of Energy, Office of Science
Two researchers with personal experience of hurricanes set out to investigate the role of an underestimated factor in storm's strength - salinity. They found that salinity plays a larger role than anyone thought, including them.
Cleaning up Dirty Water with Microbes and Grease (Podcast)
Oregon State University, College of Engineering
How long will the world's supply of clean fresh water last? Just the fact that we have to ask that question is enough to start worrying, as threats from pollution, climate change, and overpopulation continue to get worse. Fortunately, researchers like Tyler Radniecki are at the vanguard of the search for solutions to revive and restore this precious resource.
S&T Provides Real-Time Technology Solutions in Response to Major Hurricanes
Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate
As Hurricane Florence approached the United States East Coast this September and Hurricane Michael approached Florida, emergency managers and responders looked to predictive, situational awareness and decision support tools to help them prepare for the impending landfall and to respond once the storm arrived.
Wind Farms and Reducing Hurricane Precipitation
University of Delaware
New research reveals an unexpected benefit of large-scale offshore wind farms: the ability to lessen precipitation from hurricanes.
Gulf-Wide Sea Grant Team Receives National Award for Oil Spill Science Outreach Efforts
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
The Gulf Sea Grant oil spill science outreach team -- which includes Monica Wilson of UF/IFAS -- -- received the National Superior Programming Award for its work synthesizing research results related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Arctic Greening Thaws Permafrost, Boosts Runoff
Los Alamos National Laboratory
A new collaborative study has investigated Arctic shrub-snow interactions to obtain a better understanding of the far north's tundra and vast permafrost system. Incorporating extensive in situ observations, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists tested their theories with a novel 3D computer model and confirmed that shrubs can lead to significant degradation of the permafrost layer that has remained frozen for tens of thousands of years. These interactions are driving increases in discharges of fresh water into rivers, lakes and oceans
UNH Researchers Say Winter Ticks Killing Moose at Alarming Rate
University of New Hampshire
As winter in New England seems to get warmer, fall lingers longer and spring comes into bloom earlier, areas like northern New Hampshire and western Maine are seeing an unusual continued increase in winter ticks which are endangering the moose population. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that the swell of infestations of this parasite, which attaches itself to moose during the fall and feeds throughout the winter, is the primary cause of an unprecedented 70 percent death rate of calves over a three-year period.
Any way the wind blows
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne researchers recently partnered in a project to improve short-term wind forecasting in complex terrains in an effort to make wind energy a more reliable resource. They are currently seeking funding to pursue further studies with the data collected.
Two Degrees Decimated Puerto Rico's Insect Populations
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
While temperatures in the tropical forests of northeastern Puerto Rico have climbed two degrees Celsius since the mid-1970s, the biomass of arthropods - invertebrate animals such as insects, millipedes, and sowbugs - has declined by as much as 60-fold, according to new findings published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Global Warming Will Have Us Crying in What's Left of Our Beer
University of California, Irvine
On top of rising sea levels, stronger hurricanes and worsening wildfires, scientists project that human-caused climate change will result in one of the most dire consequences imaginable: a disruption in the global beer supply.
Notre Dame Releases Climate Vulnerability Assessment of More Than 270 US Cities
University of Notre Dame
The Urban Adaptation Assessment is an open-source, free measurement and analysis tool that explores a city's ability to adapt and readiness for adaptation to climate change.
FAU Hurricane Evacuation Expert Available to Discuss Aftermath of Hurricane Michael
Florida Atlantic University
Mars Taps Benson Hill's Crop Design Platform to Help Protect Cacao from Climate Change
Benson Hill Biosystems
"We want to enable farmers to produce more cocoa from less land," said Dr. Howard Shapiro, Chief Agricultural Officer of Mars. "Benson Hill has built an impressive data and machine learning platform designed to provide insights that can improve crops faster.
Study Finds Florida Panhandle Not as Prepared for Hurricane as Other Parts of the State
Florida Atlantic University
A study released today found that the vast majority of counties in the Florida Panhandle were less prepared for emergency evacuation compared to the rest of the state.
Studies Reveal Powerful Links Between Economic Development, Technology and Geopolitical Cooperation to Reduce Climate Change
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University researchers are trying to determine key links between economic development, technology, politics and human decision making in the context of climate change. Their research published in two peer-reviewed journals helps shed light on the complex topic.
Experts discuss immediate and lasting impacts of hurricanes
West Virginia University
Hurricane Michael: Expert on public and government use social media in a crisis available for interview
Argonne National Laboratory
Hurricane Michael: Expert in modeling/simulation, emergency preparedness and critical and energy infrastructure available
Argonne National Laboratory
Hurricane Michael: UAB experts available for interviews about emergency response and recovery
University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB experts can comment on the preparation, response and recovery related to Hurricane Michael and how it may impact schools, businesses, hospitals, communities and more.
Social Entrepreneurship Can Lift Communities Before, During and After Severe Weather Events
University of Alabama at Birmingham
People and communities impacted by severe weather can benefit from entrepreneurial activities.
One Key to Climate Change Turnaround Eyed in Antarctic Ocean
University of Delaware
New research could lead to the kind of drastic changes demanded in the UN's climate change report. The study says winds in the Antarctic Ocean strengthen during the austral summer and surface waters acidify faster than can be accounted for by increases in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere alone.
Polar bears gorged on whale carcasses to survive past warm periods, but strategy won't suffice as climate warms
University of Washington
A new study led by the University of Washington found that while dead whales are valuable sources of fat and protein for some polar bears, this resource will likely not be enough to sustain most bear populations in the future when the Arctic becomes ice-free in summers.
Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.13 C per decade
University of Alabama Huntsville
Global Temperature Report: September 2018
WVU Researchers Linking Clean Air Act to Soil Composition
West Virginia University
Researchers from WVU have teamed up with collaborators at Lawrence Livermore National Lab to predict the future of these effects on Earth's forest ecosystems and understand why soil under some tree species gain more carbon in response to nitrogen deposition than others.
UCI Study: Reduced Sierra Nevada Snowmelt Runoff to Threaten California Agriculture
University of California, Irvine
An estimated three-quarters of the water used by farms, ranches and dairies in California originates as snow in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, but the future viability of that resource is projected to be at heightened risk due to global climate change.
Global Sea Level Could Rise 50 feet by 2300, Study Says
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet by 2300 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high and humanity proves unlucky, according to a review of sea-level change and projections by Rutgers and other scientists.
Berkeley Lab, Oak Ridge, NVIDIA Team Breaks Exaop Barrier With Deep Learning Application
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A team of computational scientists from Berkeley Lab and Oak Ridge National Laboratory and engineers from NVIDIA has demonstrated an exascale-class deep learning application that exceeded the exaop barrier, using a climate dataset from Berkeley Lab on ORNL's Summit supercomputer.
Model to predict greenhouse gases, carbon storage in coastal wetlands under changing conditions developed at WVU
West Virginia University
A pair of researchers from West Virginia University has developed a new model to reliably predict the greenhouse gas fluxes of carbon dioxide and methane in coastal wetlands under rising temperatures and changing environments.
Scientists Call for Microbial "Noah's Ark" to Protect Global Health
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
A Rutgers University-New Brunswick-led team of researchers is calling for the creation of a global microbiota vault to protect the long-term health of humanity. Such a Noah's Ark of beneficial germs would be gathered from human populations whose microbiomes are uncompromised by antibiotics, processed diets and other ill effects of modern society, which have contributed to a massive loss of microbial diversity and an accompanying rise in health problems. The human microbiome includes the trillions of microscopic organisms that live in and on our bodies, contributing to our health in a myriad of ways.
More Wet and Dry Weather Extremes Projected with Global Warming
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Global warming is projected to spawn more extreme wet and dry weather around the world, according to a Rutgers-led study. Those extremes include more frequent dry spells in the northwestern, central and southern United States and in Mexico, and more frequent heavy rainfall events in south Asia, the Indochinese Peninsula and southern China.
Crowdsourced App Gauges Flood Waters
Michigan Technological University
Communicating flood risk can be more streamlined and an interdisciplinary team of engineers, hydrologists, and computer scientists plan to develop apps to improve monitoring and predictions.
FAU Research Experts Available to Discuss Red Tide, Harmful Algal Blooms Affecting Florida's Coastlines
Florida Atlantic University
In disaster's wake, novel computing techniques support emergency responders
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
As hurricanes barrel toward the coastlines and wildfires rage in arid regions of the United States, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are providing critical geospatial data to support first responders as they work to save lives and property.
Genome of Sea Lettuce that Spawns Massive "Green Tides" Decoded
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Sea lettuce, a fast-growing seaweed that spawns massive "green tides," is a prolific thief, according to research that for the first time sequenced the genome of a green seaweed
Glassy Wildfire Soot Remains Longer in the Atmosphere
Michigan Technological University
Light-absorbing brown carbon aerosols, emitted by wildfires, remain longer in the atmosphere than expected, which could have implications for climate predictions.
High CO2 Levels Cause Plants to Thicken Their Leaves, Which Could Worsen Climate Change Effects, Researchers Say
University of Washington
When levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rise, most plants do something unusual: They thicken their leaves. Now two University of Washington scientists have shown that this reaction by plants will actually worsen climate change by making the global "carbon sink" contributed by plants was less productive.
Food Security Under Changing Climate
University of Delaware
At a time when changes to climate are expected to impact crop yields, UD scientists are part of an interdisciplinary team that will look to make crops more resilient to meet the demands of producing more food in climates with higher temperatures.
UD Scientists Develop Low-Cost Flood Sensing System
University of Delaware
UD scientists have provided state transportation officials a vital new tool designed to help them monitor roadways prone to flooding and get the information they need to alert drivers to dangerous areas.
How Some Algae May Survive Climate Change
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Green algae that evolved to tolerate hostile and fluctuating conditions in salt marshes and inland salt flats are expected to survive climate change, thanks to hardy genes they stole from bacteria, according to a Rutgers-led study.
S&T Supports FEMA with Comprehensive Flood Insurance Report
Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate
Insurance is a valuable recovery tool for individuals and communities impacted by disaster. While it doesn't prevent the unexpected from happening, it does provide financial peace of mind, a safety net when disaster occurs. Insurance offers critical financial protection and resources that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance programs do not provide.
Predictable, Preventable and Deadly: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning after Storms
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Severe weather events, such as summer hurricanes, tornadoes, and winter snow storms often result in widespread and prolonged power outages, interrupting essential household functions, including home heating. In such a scenario, people may use generators and risk carbon monoxide poisoning.
By Jove! Methane's Effects on Sunlight Vary by Region
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Solar energy absorption by methane is 10 times stronger over desert regions such as the Sahara Desert and Arabian Peninsula than elsewhere on Earth, and nearly three times more powerful in the presence of clouds. This result advances science beyond the existing "global annual-mean estimate" of methane forcing by providing insights into its remarkable spatial variability. This research enabled the first global spatially-resolved calculations of methane forcing, showing strong regional patterns.
Using Integrated Models to Assess NYC Flood Risks From Extreme Storms
Stony Brook University
After Superstorm Sandy, the need to better understand stormwater flood risks and improve infrastructure in the metro area of New York City (NYC) became a priority. A new study is now assessing stormwater flood risks in New York City by way of developing unique modeling and risk assessment tools.
More Persistent Weather Patterns in U.S. Linked to Arctic Warming
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Persistent weather conditions, including dry and wet spells, generally have increased in the United States, perhaps due to rapid Arctic warming, according to a Rutgers-led study. Persistent weather conditions can lead to weather extremes such as drought, heat waves, prolonged cold and storms that can cost millions of dollars in damage and disrupt societies and ecosystems, the study says.
Adoption of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Likely to Increase After Floods
University of Vermont
Residents and property owners are more likely to adopt some green stormwater infrastructure practices if they have experienced flooding or erosion on their property or in their neighborhoods, according to new research from the University of Vermont. With the number of extreme weather events rising, more people may seek ecologically friendly practices to manage stormwater.
Vanderbilt's Michael Vandenbergh, an Expert on Private Climate Governance, Can Provide Context for Recent Efforts by Oil Companies to Address Climate Change
Vanderbilt University
Diverse Forests Are Stronger Against Drought
University of Utah
In a paper published in Nature, researchers led by University of Utah biologist William Anderegg report that forests with trees that employ a high diversity of traits related to water use suffer less of an impact from drought. The results, which expand on previous work that looked at individual tree species' resilience based on hydraulic traits, lead to new research directions on forest resilience and inform forest managers working to rebuild forests after logging or wildfire.
Chemists Demonstrate Sustainable Approach to Carbon Dioxide Capture From Air
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Chemists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a practical, energy-efficient method of capturing carbon dioxide directly from air. If deployed at large scale and coupled to geologic storage, the technique may bolster the portfolio of responses to global climate change.
How Machine Learning Can Sharpen Environmental Research
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne recently hosted a workshop that brought together computational and natural scientists to discuss opportunities for applying machine learning and geospatial statistics to challenging problems in environmental research.
Climatologists obtain grant to develop new climate sensitivity information
University of Alabama Huntsville
Climatologists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have received a grant from the United States Dept. of Energy to develop a new method of determining how the Earth's climate is responding to greenhouse gases that they think will be more accurate than current methods.
A Key to Climate Stabilization Could be Buried Deep in the Mud
Florida State University
A new study led by Florida State University offers some hope that Earth's soil carbon reservoirs might not be quite as vulnerable as experts predict.
Shift in large-scale Atlantic circulation causes lower-oxygen water to invade Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence
University of Washington
Rapid deoxygenation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is caused by shifts in two of the ocean's most powerful currents: the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current. A detailed model shows that large-scale climate change is causing oxygen to drop in the deeper parts of this biologically rich waterway.
Data Mapping Shows Hurricane Florence Could Disrupt Supply Chains Beyond Mid-Atlantic Region, with All Eyes on Port of Charleston
Northern Arizona University
Hurricane Analysis: Argonne Expert Forecasts Impacts of Natural Disasters Affecting Coastal Communities and Infrastructure
Argonne National Laboratory
How does the California drought affect diners in New York? New uses of data can answer that question.
Northern Arizona University
Informatics professor Ben Ruddell will leverage the datasets and methods they produced for FEWSION to map the water footprint of western agriculture and demonstrate the indirect effects caused by changes in snowmelt.
Most Fires in Florida go Undetected
Florida State University
New study indicates common satellite imaging technologies vastly underestimate number of fires in Florida, detecting only 25 percent of burn area.
Responding to hurricanes should start with preparations for the next disaster and not complacency, says IU Kelley School expert
Indiana University
How Not to Be a Victim When Natural Disaster Strikes
Indiana University
Where Have All the Turtles Gone, and Why Does It Matter?
University of Georgia
About 61 percent of the world's 356 turtle species are threatened or already extinct, and the decline could have ecological consequences.
Hurricane forecasts moving from storm tracks to coastal impacts, says University of Washington's Shuyi Chen
University of Washington
Damage from Hurricane Florence to be determined by climate, sea level and land use changes
West Virginia University
Tech expert teams up with firefighters to create mobile storage device to manage Hurricane Florence storm damage data
Hurricane and severe weather preparedness experts available
University of Alabama at Birmingham
WVU Experts Available to Talk About Disaster Vulnerability and Resilience
West Virginia University
Mississippi State University meteorology expert available to discuss Hurricane Florence
Mississippi State University
Notre Dame Engineers prepare coordinated response as Florence threatens Carolinas
University of Notre Dame
UIowa analytics researcher studies the best way to route emergency supplies following a hurricane, earthquake, or some other natural disaster.
University of Iowa
FSU Researcher Rooting Out the Errors in Storm Simulation Models
Florida State University
With the support of a $500,000 grant from the NOAA Research, Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP), researchers will develop diagnostic tools to identify the hidden biases that compromise high-powered climate models.
Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.13 C per decade
University of Alabama Huntsville
Global Temperature Report: August 2018
Drought, Conflict and Migration in Kenya
University of Utah
The study is the first to use a nationwide survey representing an entire country in sub-Saharan Africa to find connections between droughts, migration and violence. The survey asked if respondents had to move because of drought, were victims of violence, and, using an indirect questioning method, whether they have latent support violence.
Floridian Turned Midwestern Meteorologist Can Discuss Tropical Storms
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Coastal experts available as Tropical Storm Florence strengthens and heads toward East Coast
Virginia Tech
Coal Plant Offsets with Carbon Capture Means Covering 89 Percent of the U.S. In Forests
Michigan Technological University
Researchers found that using bio-sequestration to capture carbon produced by U.S. coal-fired plants even after carbon capture and storage would require using 62 percent of the nation's arable land for that process, or 89 percent of all U.S. land with average forest cover. In comparison, offsetting the amount of carbon produced by manufacturing solar panels is 13 times less land, making it a far more viable option.
Birds Retreating From Climate Change, Deforestation in Honduras Cloud Forests
University of Utah
Cloud forests are not immune to down-to-earth problems of climate change and deforestation. A 10-year study of bird populations in Cusuco National Park, Honduras, shows that the peak of bird diversity in this mountainous park is moving higher in elevation. Additional land protection may not be enough to reverse the trend, driven in part by globally rising temperatures.
Volcano Under Ice Sheet Suggests Thickening of West Antarctic Ice Is Short-Term
University of Washington
Evidence left by a volcano under the ice sheet suggests that the observed bulging of ice in West Antarctica is a short-term feature that may not affect the glacier's motion over the long term.
New Study Shows Ways to Maximize Temperature-Lowering Benefits of Chicago's Green Roofs
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame researchers have created an integrated framework to identify which neighborhoods would benefit most from green roofs - and provide city officials with a strategic approach to ensure the best return on their investment to beat the heat.
Recycled Oyster Shells and 'Oyster Castles' Create Living Shoreline Protection Along Delaware Bay
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Using recycled oyster and clam shells, a Rutgers University team partnered with The Nature Conservancy, The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a living artificial reef along Delaware Bay to protect the shoreline from storm damage. These oyster castles - essentially modified concrete blocks that become living reefs as oyster larvae attach to them and grow - can reduce the impacts of future storms, provide habitat for wildlife and improve water quality.
Researchers Discover New Source of Formic Acid Over Pacific, Indian Oceans
Sandia National Laboratories
LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Insights from experiments at Sandia National Laboratories designed to push chemical systems far from equilibrium allowed an international group of researchers to discover a new major source of formic acid over the Pacific and Indian oceans.The discovery was published in the July 3 issue of Nature Communications and featured on the "Editors' Highlights" webpage.
How Hotter Nights Hurt Your Health
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office
It's not your imagination: Even nighttimes are warmer now. A San Francisco State professor explains how the rise in temperature could affect us.
Researchers Release the Most Accurate Map of Antarctica Terrain
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering
A team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota and The Ohio State University have released the most accurate high-resolution terrain map of Antarctica ever created.
A Terrain Map That Shows Antarctica in Stunning Detail
Ohio State University
Scientists have released the most accurate, high-resolution terrain map of Antarctica ever created. The new map has a resolution of 2 to 8 meters, compared to 1,000 meters, which was typical for previous maps. "It is the highest-resolution terrain map by far of any continent," said Ian Howat, professor of earth sciences at The Ohio State University.
Genetics and Pollution Drive Severity of Asthma Symptoms
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Asthma patients, with a specific genetic profile, exhibit more intense symptoms following exposure to traffic pollution, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and collaborators. The study appeared online in Scientific Reports.
Disaster Researchers Offer Safety Guidelines as Hurricane Season Arrives
University of Delaware
Tricia Wachtendorf and Jim Kendra, co-directors of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, offer preparedness guidelines for hurricane season based on their experience and studies of major events. They are experts on evacuation decision-making and response during disasters.
Faster Than We Thought: Sulfurization of Organic Material
Washington University in St. Louis
Processes that were thought to take tens of thousands of years can happen in hours, according to new research. And that may change our understanding of the carbon cycle, and maybe the history of Earth's climate.
Climate Change Projected to Boost Insect Activity and Crop Loss, Researchers Say
University of Washington
In a paper published Aug. 31 in the journal Science, a team led by scientists at the University of Washington reports that insect activity in today's temperate, crop-growing regions will rise along with temperatures. Researchers project that this activity, in turn, will boost worldwide losses of rice, corn and wheat by 10-25 percent for each degree Celsius that global mean surface temperatures rise.
Global Warming: More Insects, Eating More Crops
Rising global temperatures are expected to significantly increase crop losses from insects, especially in temperate regions, a new study finds. Losses for three top staple grains (wheat, rice, maize) are projected to rise by 10-25% per degree of warming. A 2-degree rise in global average temperature would result in crop losses of approx. 213 million tons.
Landslide expert headed to Kerala, India
Michigan Technological University
NSF Invests in Collaborative Research to Improve Key Crops' Resilience to Higher Temperatures
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center today announced a four-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Plant Genome Research Program, titled, The Role of Meiotic-Stage Non-Coding RNA in the Modulation of Anther & Pollen Development in Grasses.
European Researchers Develop a New Technique to Forecast Geomagnetic Storms
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Flashes of brightness known as solar flares can be followed by coronal mass ejections that send plasma from the sun into space. These charged particles can then travel to Earth, and when they arrive they wreak havoc on Earth's magnetic field. The result can be beautiful but also destructive: auroras and geomagnetic storms. In the journal Chaos, researchers report a method for analyzing magnetic field data that might provide better short-term forecasting of geomagnetic storms.
Manmade Mangroves Could Get to the 'Root' of the Problem for Threats to Coastal Areas
Florida Atlantic University
With threats of sea level rise, storm surge and other natural disasters, researchers are turning to nature to protect humans from nature. Using bioinspired materials that mimic mangrove trees, they are creating mangrove-like structures that can be used for erosion control, coastal protection, and habitat reconstruction. Structures like seawalls are expensive to build, raise environmental concerns, and obstruct the natural landscape. The prototype they have developed is scalable, smaller, simpler to use and cost effective.
Melting Arctic Ice Revamping World's Shipping Routes--Prompting China's "Polar Silk Road" and New Investigation
Case Western Reserve University
Rising temperatures are melting the Arctic ice, opening new shipping routes and prompting world powers to jostle for access and control.
Kernels of Knowledge: How Land-Use Decisions Affect Crop Productivity
Model predicts smaller decrease in total corn yields than previous estimates.