So far this winter, the Great Lakes have been unusually ice-free.
Great Lakes Low on Ice
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Food Quality Matters for Southern Resident Killer Whales, UBC Study States
Not all Chinook salmon are created equal, and this has a major impact on the energetics for southern resident killer whales.
New Study Settles Long-Standing Debate: Does Agricultural Erosion Create a Carbon Sink or Source
Over the last decade, researchers have sounded the alarm on soil erosion being the biggest threat to global food security.
Feedback Loops Make Climate Action Even More Urgent, Scientists Say
An international collaboration led by Oregon State University scientists has identified 27 global warming accelerators known as amplifying feedback loops, including some that the researchers say may not be fully accounted for in climate models.
Engineered Wood Grows Stronger While Trapping Carbon Dioxide
Rice University scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction.
Slow Motion: USU Geophysicist Investigates Tectonic Plate Boundary Earthquake Behavior
Renaissance polymath Leonard da Vinci demonstrated that frictional forces slow down the motion of surfaces in contact.
