Shiners in the streams could serve as canaries in a coal mine for tracking water availability and planning for future droughts, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist.
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2022
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The Earth—with its myriad interactions of atmosphere, oceans, land and ice components—presents an extraordinarily complex system for investigation. For researchers, simulating the dynamics of these systems has presented ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2022
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When trying to make sense of past earthquakes, researchers typically turn to the geological record. However, there may be clues to understanding old quakes in the biological record as well—in tree rings, for example. As ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 21, 2021
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Heat and drought events may coincide more often due to climate change, with negative consequences for agriculture, according to a new study. Crop yields often drop during hot growing seasons, and combined heat and drought ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2021
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The Murray-Darling Basin is Australia's biggest agricultural region, producing almost 40% of the national food supply during the growing season from April to September. It's filled with criss-crossing rivers, wetlands and ...
Environment
Aug 11, 2021
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Wales could face public water supply challenges and lower hydro power generation potential in the future according to new research. The findings of a recently published study conducted by Bangor University researchers, as ...
Environment
Aug 3, 2021
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The timeline for end-of-summer-snowline measurements in New Zealand's Southern Alps has been extended in new research by the University of Otago and Victoria University of Wellington.
Environment
Jul 8, 2021
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The genetic make-up of indigenous chickens has changed to better cope with climatic challenges, giving hope to future breeding of more productive and climate-resilient livestock, a study in Ethiopia has found.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 7, 2021
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A study on big droughts in the Greater Mekong region revealed findings that can help reduce the carbon footprint of power systems while providing insights into better designed and more sustainable power plants.
Environment
Mar 4, 2021
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The world watched with a sense of dread in 2018 as Cape Town, South Africa, counted down the days until the city would run out of water. The region's surface reservoirs were going dry amid its worst drought on record, and ...
Environment
Jan 12, 2021
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