Search results for spring bloom

Environment Apr 16, 2024

Iceland volcano still spewing lava, one month on

Orange lava bubbles and pops, occasionally spewing large fountains from a volcano that has been erupting for a month in Iceland, the second-longest eruption since the region's volcanic activity reawakened in March 2021.

Plants & Animals Apr 4, 2024

Salmon populations are struggling, bringing economic woes for California's fishing fleet

On the docks at Pillar Point Harbor, fishing crews have been arriving with loads of freshly caught Dungeness crab.

Plants & Animals Apr 2, 2024

Scientists gain insight into a buzzing spring pollinator that plays a significant role in the almond industry

The USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), in collaboration with the Ecological Forestry Applications Research Centre in Spain and North Dakota State University, have conducted a comparison of the physiological and molecular ...

Plants & Animals Apr 2, 2024

Catkins are flowering at different times, threatening their pollination and the wildlife that feed on them

As the days grow longer and the air warms up, nature is bursting back to life. Even before their leaves return, trees produce delicate, fuzzy structures known as catkins. These tiny, downy threads, often described as kitten ...

Environment Mar 28, 2024

UK's summer 2022 drought provides warning for future years, say scientists

The UK will be increasingly tested by more droughts like 2022, emphasizing the importance of being prepared for similar extreme weather in future, say scientists who have analyzed that summer's events.

Ecology Mar 27, 2024

The Klamath River's dams are being removed: Inside the effort to restore a scarred watershed

Near the California-Oregon border, reservoirs that once submerged valleys have been drained, revealing a stark landscape that had been underwater for generations.

Plants & Animals Mar 25, 2024

What your fruit bowl reveals about climate breakdown

Spring arrived in style on March 26 2021 in Kyoto, Japan, as cherry trees reached the peak of their bloom. This marked the earliest recorded date when most flowers have opened in a series of annual records dating back to ...

Ecology Mar 22, 2024

In Lake Erie, climate change scrambles zooplankton's seasonal presence

A new analysis of zooplankton in western Lake Erie shows that their biomass and seasonal behavioral patterns have been drastically altered by human-driven changes in water temperature and food webs.

Plants & Animals Mar 22, 2024

Bees need food up to a month earlier than provided by recommended pollinator plants, study reveals

New research from the Universities of Oxford and Exeter has revealed that plant species recommended as 'pollinator-friendly' in Europe begin flowering up to a month too late in the spring to effectively contribute to bee ...

Ecology Mar 21, 2024

Cherry blossoms attract tourists and UW researchers

Couples strolled, TikTokers danced and friends shared takeout under the gnarled branches dappled in pale pink blossoms on the University of Washington's Quad on the last night of winter.

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