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Millions More People Depending on Coral Reefs

According to recent data on population increase in coastal areas, millions more people than 20 years ago depend on severely threatened coral reefs.

30 Sep 2022

Commonly Used Biodiversity Measures do not Pick Up Reorganization of Marine Ecosystems

Existing ways of calculating biodiversity dynamics are not very effective in detecting wholesale species community change due to the effects of ocean acidification.

30 Sep 2022

Locally Tailored and Globally Scalable Approach to Conserve Coral Reefs

Climate change-induced marine heat waves have been associated with mass mortality in some of the world’s most renowned coral reef systems.

29 Sep 2022

New $65 Million Project to Quantify the Climate Impact Potential of Sorghum

Nadia Shakoor, PhD, principal investigator and senior research scientist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is part of the nation-wide team that will work to quantify the climate impact potential of sorghum as part of a five-year, up to $65 million project lead by National Sorghum Producers.

29 Sep 2022

Study Suggests Ways to Build More Resilient and Diverse Ecosystems

The findings identify critical weaknesses in current tree-planting strategies in cities across the United States and suggest ways to build more resilient and diverse ecosystems.

28 Sep 2022

Climate Change Could Increase Suitable Habitat for Invasive Stink Bug

A foul-smelling, voracious, wide-spread pest could become even more ubiquitous with climate change.

27 Sep 2022

Coral Genome Reveals Pathway for Cysteine Biosynthesis

Researchers have discovered a high-quality genome present in coral, reveling a new pathway for animal cysteine biosynthesis.

26 Sep 2022

Termites may Play a Larger Role in Global Wood Decomposition as Temperatures Warm

Most people think termites are a nuisance that consume wood in homes and businesses. But those termites represent less than 4 percent of all termite species worldwide.

26 Sep 2022

WHOI-led Project on Coral Reef Tech Awarded $5M from NSF

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) $5 million to participate in NSF’s groundbreaking Convergence Accelerator Program.

22 Sep 2022

Discovering how Surface Soil Bacteria React to Climate Change

The global carbon cycle is affected by the bacteria present in the surface-level soil, but these microbes are also sensitive to the environmental changes that occur.

21 Sep 2022