A new international study highlights the severity of climate change impacts across African mountains, how farmers are adapting, and the barriers they face – findings relevant to people living in mountain regions around the world.
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New Device Uses Electrically Assisted Wind to Fight Fires
Researchers have developed a new portable tool that could improve how firefighters douse fires, making the process more efficient and far less risky.
How Tearing Down Small Dams Is Helping Restore Northeast Rivers
The glass eels, 3 inches long with skin so translucent it reveals the beating of their tiny hearts, writhe with unexpected strength in the palm of a hand.
New Study Assesses Impact of Agricultural Research Investments on Biodiversity, Land Use
New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop varieties that resulted in global benefits to the environment and food system sustainability.
Groundwater in the Arctic is Delivering More Carbon into the Ocean Than Was Previously Known
A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska’s tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean, where it can contribute to climate change, according to new research out of The University of Texas at Austin.
Discovery of Water Droplet Freezing Steps Bridges Atmospheric Science, Climate Solutions
A groundbreaking University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa study on the freezing of water droplets suspended in air sheds light on a key process in Earth’s water cycle: the transformation of supercooled water into ice.