New UC Riverside research suggests nitrogen released by gas-powered machines causes dry soil to let go of carbon and release it back into the atmosphere, where it can contribute to climate change.
Soil Tainted by Air Pollution Expels Carbon
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Biorefinery Uses Microbial Fuel Cell to Upcycle Resistant Plant Waste
When nature designed lignin — the fibrous, woody material that gives plants their rigid structure — it didn’t cut any corners.
Warmer Climate May Drive Fungi to Be More Dangerous to Our Health
The world is filled with tiny creatures that find us delicious. Bacteria and viruses are the obvious bad guys, drivers of deadly global pandemics and annoying infections.
New Study Highlights the Impact of Two New Marine Gases on Climate Models’ Accuracy
In addition to oxygen, nitrogen or carbon dioxide, the air we breathe contains small amounts of organic gases, such as benzene and toluene.
“Spleen-on-a-chip” yields insight into sickle cell disease
Every day, billions of red blood cells pass through the spleen, an organ that is responsible for filtering out old or damaged blood cells. This task is made more difficult when the blood cells are misshapen, as they are in patients with sickle cell disease, which affects millions of people throughout the world.
Project Aims to Shield Cayman Islands Turtles From Climate Change Threats
The islands’ sea turtles are recovering from over-harvesting – but climate change is causing habitat loss, an increasingly female population (the sex of turtle hatchlings is determined by temperature) and has the potential to reduce egg-hatching success.
