New research in Science is showing how the rise of modern agriculture has turned a North American native plant, common waterhemp, into a problematic agricultural weed.
How Intensive Agriculture Turned a Wild Plant Into a Pervasive Weed
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Warming Seas’ Negative Impact on Giant Kelp Starts in Early Life – Otago Study
Rising ocean temperatures are driving deterioration of kelp forests worldwide, but a University of Otago study hopes to help turn the tide and restore the valuable habitats.
UConn Researcher Aims to Uncover Plant Invasions in the Tropics
Invasive species of plants have a knack for settling in new settings and making big changes to an ecosystem, even leading to extinctions of native species.
Electric Car Sales Drive Toward Cleaner Air, Less Mortality
Electric cars – and their continued sales growth – are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce human mortality in most, if not all, U.S. metropolitan areas, according to Cornell research published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (March 2023).
Hubble Detects Ghostly Glow Surrounding Our Solar System
The researchers say that one possible explanation for this residual glow is that our inner solar system contains a tenuous sphere of dust from comets that are falling into the solar system from all directions, and that the glow is sunlight reflecting off this dust.
Assessing El Niño ‘Flavors’ to Unravel Past Variability, Future Impact
As with many natural phenomena, scientists look to past climate to understand what may lie ahead as Earth warms.
