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A Native California Wildflower Isn’t Keeping Up with Climate Change

The mountain jewelflower inhabits a wide swath of California and Oregon, from summer-scorched foothills to high mountains where snow falls during winter.

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Heat is Coming for Hawaiian Corals But Study Finds There May Be Time to Adapt

Since the first major bleaching event in 1996, Hawaiian corals have been subject to increasing heat stress and more prevalent bleaching events.

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A Longer, Hotter Reality Surrounds Marine Heatwaves, New Study Finds

Anyone who has boiled a pot of water understands that it takes both time and energy to raise the temperature, so it may come as a surprise to learn that scientists have long treated marine heatwaves (MHWs) as isolated events.

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3D-Printed Bridge Points the Way to Greener Construction

Concrete is the most widely used building material on Earth, and producing it is one of the largest single sources of carbon emissions.

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Roadless Rule Helps Protect Clean Drinking Water for 25 Million Americans, New Study Shows

Approximately 90% of the U.S. population relies on public water systems.

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URI Researchers Discover Rare Freshwater Mussels in Moosup River

When University of Rhode Island researchers slipped beneath the surface of the Moosup River recently, they did not expect to find a living freshwater mussel community.

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Climate Change is Forcing Amphibians to Change Their Diet – But They Can Only Adapt so Far

New research involving Queen Mary University of London reveals that amphibians can change what they eat to cope with rising temperatures, but that this natural survival strategy has limits.

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AI Tool Reveals Climate Shifts May Have Fueled Bursts of Bird Evolution

University of Michigan researchers have used an AI tool to demonstrate that birds in the group Passeriformes evolved in rapid evolutionary bursts and that these bursts frequently coincided with climate shifts throughout Earth’s history.

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How an Influx of Salt May Affect Microbial Ecosystems

As sea levels rise and saltwater seeps into freshwater, stressed aquatic populations may retain overall growth even as diversity declines, MIT scientists find.

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Coffee and Heart Health: How Many Cups of Caffeinated Coffee Are Safe to Drink Each Day?

Although the relationship between caffeine and cardiovascular health is complex, the latest research indicates consuming up to 5 cups of caffeinated coffee per day (up to 400 mg of caffeine/day) is safe for most adults and may be linked to cardiovascular health benefits in some individuals, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement.

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