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Published Unique field study shows how climate change affects fire-impacted forests



During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A research team has ...
Published First ever 3D reconstruction of 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth chromosomes thanks to serendipitously freeze-dried skin



An international research team has assembled the genome and 3D chromosomal structures of a 52,000-ye...
Published Major fires an increasing risk as the air gets thirstier, research shows - Major Fires: An Increasing Risk as the Air Gets Thirstier


Greater atmospheric demand for water means a dramatic increase in the risk of major fires in global...
Published Nullarbor rocks reveal Australia's transformation from lush to dust - Nullarbor Rocks Reveal Australia's Transformation from Lush to Dust



Researchers have discovered how long ago the Australian Nullarbor plain dried out, with a new approa ...
Published Traditional hydrologic models may misidentify snow as rain, new citizen science data shows - Traditional Hydrologic Models May Misidentify Snow as Rain, New Citizen Science Data Shows



Normally, we think of the freezing point of water as 32°F - but in the world of weather forecasting...
Published Climate change: Rising rainfall, not temperatures, threaten giraffe survival - Climate Change: Rising Rainfall, Not Temperatures, Threaten Giraffe Survival



Giraffes in the East African savannahs are adapting surprisingly well to the rising temperatures cau...
Published Climate change could trigger the Congo peatlands to release billions of tons of carbon - Climate Change Could Trigger the Congo Peatlands to Release Billions of Tons of Carbon


New research reveals that the world's largest tropical peatland turned from being a major store of c...
Published Japanese beetles could spread throughout Washington state, US, in 20 years



Without intervention, the colorful but devastating Japanese beetle could make its way across the eve...
Published Shift to 'flash droughts' as climate warms - Shift to 'Flash Droughts' as Climate Warms



'Flash droughts' have become more frequent due to human-caused climate change and this trend is pred...
Published Altering the circadian clock adapts barley to short growing seasons



To ensure that plants flower at the right time of year, they possess an internal clock, which enable...
Published Extreme El Niño weather saw South America's forest carbon sink switch off



Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere when condi...
Published A new, rigorous assessment of OpenET accuracy for supporting satellite-based water management



Sustainable water management is an increasing concern in arid regions around the world, and scientis...
Published Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats has long been in flux



It has been long assumed that Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats was formed as its ancient namesake lake d...
Published Restoring the Great Salt Lake would have environmental justice as well as ecological benefits



Inland seas around the world are drying up due to increasing human water use and accelerating climat ...
Published Fairy circles: Plant water stress causes Namibia's gaps in grass



Namibia's legendary fairy circles are mysterious, circular, bald patches in the dry grasslands on th ...
Published Small, adsorbent 'fins' collect humidity rather than swim through water



Clean, safe water is a limited resource and access to it depends on local bodies of water. But even...
Published Fuel treatments reduce future wildfire severity



There is a common belief that prescribed burning, thinning trees, and clearing underbrush reduce ris...
Published Off-season cattle grazing to help control fire danger from invasive cheatgrass - Off-Season Cattle Grazing: A Promising Solution to Control Fire Danger from Invasive Cheatgrass


Cheatgrass, an invasive annual grass that has invaded Nevada rangelands, is responsible for much of...
Published Hope for present-day Martian groundwater dries up in new study - Hope for Present-Day Martian Groundwater Dries Up in New Study


Liquid water previously detected under Mars' ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage,...
Published Mudskippers could be key to understanding evolution of blinking - Mudskippers: The Key to Understanding the Evolution of Blinking



Blinking is crucial for the eye. It's how animals clean their eyes, protect them, and even communica...