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Human Impact on Amazon Forests is Transforming its Ecological Functions and Evolutionary History

A new study reveals that the impact humans are having on the Amazon rainforest is so profound it is even changing the evolutionary history and functionality of the forests.

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Proposed All-Climate Battery Design Could Unlock Stability in Extreme Temps

Despite lithium-ion (Li) batteries’ role as one of the most widely used forms of energy storage, they struggle to operate at full power in low temperatures and sometimes even explode at high temperatures.

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Extension Farm Stress Program Offers Tools, Training, Resources

For Michigan’s farmers, fall harvest is both the culmination of a year’s work and one of its most demanding stretches. Long hours, unpredictable weather and financial uncertainty can take a toll.

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Exploring Climate-Smart Forestry Across Continents

David MacFarlane, a professor of measurements and modeling in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University, recently completed a six-month sabbatical that took him from the mangrove coasts of Mexico to the alpine forests of Italy.

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Study Reveals Rainfall Tipping Point That Threatens Crops

New research shows that crops like maize and wheat, which depend on recycled rainfall, are more vulnerable to drought. 

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Fishes, Young and Old, Are Shrinking in Michigan’s Inland Lakes

Climate change is changing the size of fishes in Michigan’s inland lakes, leaving the young and old of many species more vulnerable to predation.

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Sand Mining Reducing the Flow of Southeast Asia's Largest Lake

A new study co-led by Newcastle University highlights how sand mining is endangering the normal functioning of the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.

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Understanding How Bacteria Use “Sunscreen” to Adapt to Climate

Using single particle spectroscopy, researchers from the Squires Lab revealed molecular insights into how different types of photosynthetic bacteria can use a shared mechanism to protect themselves from too much sunlight.

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In the US, Western Rivers May Be Allies in the Fight Against Climate Change

New study reveals underestimation of carbon uptake in rivers in arid areas, with global implications.

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Climate Intervention Techniques Could Reduce the Nutritional Value of Crops, New Study Finds

A new study published in the journal, Environmental Research Letters, reports that cooling the planet by injecting sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere—a proposed climate intervention technique—could reduce the nutritional value of the world’s crops.

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