Dust from all over the world is landing in the Sierra Nevada mountains carrying microbes that are toxic to both plants and humans.
Drought Increases Microbe-Laden Dust Landing in Sierras
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Vancouver Researchers Suggest Air Pollution be Included as Risk Factor for Patients with Lung Cancer and Have Never Smoked
Researchers from Vancouver, British Columbia today examine the effect of duration of past exposure to air pollution with lung cancer diagnosis in new research presented at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer 2022.
Researchers Show Potential for Improved Water-Use Efficiency in Field-Grown Plants
Water deficit is currently one of the most significant limiting factors for global agricultural productivity, a factor further exacerbated by global climate change according to a 2019 water report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
More Wolves, Beavers Needed as Part of Improving Western United States Habitats, Scientists Say
Oregon State University scientists are proposing management changes on western federal lands that they say would result in more wolves and beavers and would re-establish ecological processes.
Risk of Death Rises as Climate Change Causes Nighttime Temperatures to Climb
Excessively hot nights caused by climate change are predicted to increase the mortality rate around the world by up to 60% by the end of the century, according to a new international study that features research from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Lack of Data May Be Hiding True Extent of Biodiversity Loss
The number of species facing extinction may be much higher than previously thought, according to a new study.
