On a clear morning in October 2019, Benjamin Z. Houlton stood at the edge of a corn field in California’s Central Valley.
New Cornell Dean Sees Climate Resilience in Agriculture
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Protected Areas Help Waterbirds Adapt to Climate Change
Researchers of the new study investigated the role of protected areas for the range shifts of wintering waterbirds in Europe and North Africa.
Diagnosing Parkinson’s Disease with Skin Samples Could Lead to Earlier Detection
New research shows a simple skin test can accurately identify Parkinson’s disease, demonstrating for the first time the feasibility of the method.
A New Way of Looking at the Earth’s Interior
Current understanding is that the chemical composition of the Earth’s mantle is relatively homogeneous. But experiments conducted by ETH researchers now show that this view is too simplistic.
Legacy Pollutants Found in Migratory Terns in Great Lakes Region
Chemicals that haven’t been manufactured in the U.S. for years or even decades are still turning up in the bodies of migratory terns in the Great Lakes region, a new study finds.
What Cold Lizards in Miami can Tell us About Climate Change Resilience
Biologist James Stroud’s phone started buzzing early on Jan. 22. A friend who was bicycling to work past the white sands and palm tree edges of Key Biscayne, an island town south of Miami, sent Stroud a picture of a 2-foot-long lizard splayed out on its back. With its feet in the air, the iguana took up most of the sidewalk.
