Coral reefs in remote, uninhabited areas of the American Pacific are generally in good condition, while reefs in the regions that are closer to human populations show more signs of impacts, according to five status reports on reef ecosystems released today by NOAA.
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UM Professor Co-Authors Report on the Use of Biotechnology in Forests
University of Montana Professor Diana Six is one of 12 authors of a new report that addresses the potential for biotechnology to provide solutions for protecting forest trees from insect and pathogen outbreaks, which are increasing because of climate change and expanded global trade.
Idled Farmland Presents Habitat Restoration Opportunities in San Joaquin Desert
Land no longer suitable for agriculture could be reclaimed as habitat for dozens of endangered species, according to a new analysis.
Building Larger, Lighter Wind Turbine Blades
Researchers are contributing to renewable energy solutions with a National Science Foundation grant.
Clean and Green: UCI Physicist Helps Invent Novel Way of Converting Nitrogen to Ammonia
Researchers have come up with a way to more sustainably produce ammonia using atoms of molybdenum as a catalyst for electrochemical conversion.
Urban-Rural Disparities In Cancer Deaths
Researchers found striking disparities in mortality rates from lung, prostate and colon cancer between urban and rural areas.