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Scientists Determine if Beneficial Microorganisms from Weeds can Help Corn Become More Drought-Tolerant

Drought can cause issues for grain crops and three Clemson University scientists are working to get to the root of the problem.

18 Jul 2022

Global Warming Makes Pine Trees More Susceptible to Disease

The high heat and low water conditions produced by global warming weaken pine trees' resistance to disease by hindering their ability to mount an effective defense at the same time that pathogenic fungi in their tissues become more aggressive, new research suggests.

15 Jul 2022

California’s Climate-Change Solution Arsenal may be in Jeopardy, Research Reports

The State of California is banking on its forests to help reduce planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But that element of the state's climate-change solution arsenal may be in jeopardy, as new research from the University of California, Irvine reports that trees in California's mountain ranges and open spaces are dying from wildfires and other pressures – and fewer new trees are filling the void.

15 Jul 2022

On the ‘Elevator to Extinction’: Arctic-alpine Plants Endangered in Scottish Highlands

Rare arctic-alpine plants are being driven higher up Scotland’s mountains by climate change and will soon become extinct if we don’t intervene, new research from the University of Stirling has found.

14 Jul 2022

New Study Outlines the Hydrological Impact of Lithium Mining

A groundbreaking new study recently published in the journal Earth's Future and led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in collaboration with the University of Alaska Anchorage, is the first to comprehensively account for the hydrological impact of lithium mining.

13 Jul 2022

Computer Model Shows a More Nuanced Relationship Between Sea Level Rise and Barrier Island Retreat

Barrier islands protect the coastline from storms, storm surge, waves and flooding. They can act as a buffer between the ocean and beachfront property. As sea level rises, barrier islands retreat, or move closer toward the shore, which diminishes the buffer and protection.

11 Jul 2022

Solar-Powered Chemistry Could Recycle Carbon Dioxide into Fuels and Chemicals

An international research team has demonstrated that solar-powered synthesis gas could repurpose carbon dioxide into fuels and beneficial chemicals.

7 Jul 2022

Temperate Phages Play a Vital Role in Mediating Colonization Competition in the Coral Microbiota

Coral is considered a complex holobiont, harboring a range of life forms at various scales. This includes zooxanthellae, coral cells, and linked bacteria, viruses, and archaea.

4 Jul 2022

“Forever Chemicals” Affect Soil Properties and Microbial Processes, Study Shows

Soils are impacted globally by several anthropogenic factors, including chemical pollutants. Among those, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of concern due to their high environmental persistence, which are therefore also called "forever chemicals" in public discourse. However, their effects on soil structure and function were largely ignored.

4 Jul 2022

U.S. Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Could Result in Avoidable Human Health and Ecological Damages

The Supreme Court has curtailed the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a decision that could limit other federal agencies' regulatory powers.

1 Jul 2022