New research led by a Florida State University professor shows that potential adaptive responses by sea turtles, such as shifting the timing of when they nest, may not be enough to counteract the projected impacts from climate change on hatchling production.
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Research Explores Whether Coral Islands Could Survive the Impact of Rising Sea Levels
A major international research project is to explore the potential for low-lying coral atoll islands to survive the predicted rise in sea level.
Soy Expansion in Brazil Linked to Increase in Childhood Leukemia Deaths
Over the past decades, Brazil has become the world’s leading soybean producer, as well as the leading consumer of pesticides.
OU Researcher Aims to Uncover Biological Mechanisms for Fuel Upcycling
A project led by John Peters, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, has received a nearly $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
Climate-Smart Cows Could Deliver 10-20x More Milk in Global South
A team of animal scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is set to deliver a potential game changer for subsistence farmers in Tanzania: cows that produce up to 20 times the milk of indigenous breeds.
In a Surprising Finding, Light Can Make Water Evaporate Without Heat
Evaporation is happening all around us all the time, from the sweat cooling our bodies to the dew burning off in the morning sun.