You don't always need a laser—sometimes a camera will do. Researchers at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) have now disproved the paradigm that the height of snowpack can only be accurately determined ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2023
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Vegetation can respond to drought through different mechanisms, including changes in the plants' structure and physiology. A new study led by Dr. Wantong Li and Dr. Rene Orth at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2023
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Phytoplankton determine how much life the ocean is able to support and play a role in controlling atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, thereby regulating our climate. These tiny marine plants depend on sunlight as well ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2023
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Recent wildfires in Hawaii and in many parts of Canada underscore the importance of wildfire prevention and management. Research from North Carolina State is helping us better understand—and possibly mitigate—increased ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 15, 2023
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A study of 12 species of highly migratory fish predators—including sharks, tuna, and billfish such as marlin and swordfish—finds that most of them will encounter widespread losses of suitable habitat and redistribution ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2023
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While some parts of the world suffer extreme heat and persistent drought, others are being flooded. Overall, continental water volumes vary so much over time that global sea levels fluctuate significantly too.
Earth Sciences
Aug 9, 2023
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Wildfire smoke from Canada's extreme fire season has left a lot of people thinking about air quality and wondering what to expect in the days ahead.
Earth Sciences
Aug 9, 2023
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With nearly 170 million residents, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated nations in the world. Nearly half of its residents work on or live around farms, and rice crops are critical to feeding that population.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 4, 2023
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In a study recently published in Forest Ecology and Management, scientists found that fires in America's dry conifer forests are burning hotter and killing more trees today than in previous centuries. The main culprit? Paradoxically, ...
Ecology
Jul 25, 2023
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New research led by Adam Dixon, a conservation scientist with the World Wildlife Fund, describes the successful pilot of a novel method to study how well grassland birds are faring on croplands. The study, published in Ecological ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2023
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