Arctic permafrost is thawing as the Earth warms due to climate change.
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Pika Survival Rates Dry up with Low Moisture
Although it has been ranked as the cutest creature in US National Parks, the American pika is tough, at home in loose alpine rocks in windswept mountain regions.
Rapid Gene Cloning Technique Will Transform Crop Disease Protection
Researchers have pioneered a new method which allows them to rapidly recruit disease resistance genes from wild plants and transfer them into domestic crops.
Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop Prediction Tool for Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are a common and painful condition, with many sufferers experiencing recurrent episodes.
Culprit Found for Honeybee Deaths in Almond Groves
It’s about time for the annual mass migration of honeybees to California, and new research is helping lower the chances the pollinators and their offspring will die while they’re visiting the West Coast.
WVU Researcher Unearths an Ice Age in the African Desert
A field trip to Namibia to study volcanic rocks led to an unexpected discovery by West Virginia University geologists Graham Andrews and Sarah Brown.