Heading to the lake this summer? While harmful algal blooms can cause health problems for lake visitors, satellite data can provide early detection of harmful algae, resulting in socioeconomic benefits worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from one harmful algal bloom event, a new study finds.
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Rogue’s Gallery of Dusty Star Systems Reveals Exoplanet Nurseries
Astronomers this month released the largest collection of sharp, detailed images of debris disks around young stars, showcasing the great variety of shapes and sizes of stellar systems during their prime planet-forming years.
Puget Sound Eelgrass Beds Create A ‘Halo’ with Fewer Harmful Algae, New Method Shows
Eelgrass, a species of seagrass named for its long slippery texture, is one of nature’s superheroes.
Effects From Low-Level Concentrations of Harmful Chemicals Preserved Through Three Generations of Fish
Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass the impacts on to future generations that were never directly exposed to the chemicals, according to Oregon State University researchers.
Researchers Develop Low-cost, Easy-to-use Emergency Ventilator for COVID-19 Patients
A team of engineers and physicians at the University of California San Diego has developed a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator for COVID-19 patients that is built around a ventilator bag usually found in ambulances.
Simulations Reveal How Saltwater Behaves in Earth’s Mantle
Scientists estimate that the Earth’s mantle holds as much water as all the oceans on the planet, but understanding how this water behaves is difficult.
