A new tool can better assess an important but overlooked indicator of global warming: the variety of bugs, worms, and snails living in high mountain streams.
How Mountain Streams Signal Climate Change
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NOAA Researchers Study Coral Reef Biodiversity Along Hawai'i Coast
Researchers use environmental DNA to identify the species that inhabit the coral reefs around the Big Island of Hawai'i.
New Endeavor Fast-Tracks the Power of Crop Diversity for Climate Resilience
Researchers will source useful gene variations from CGIAR genebanks to develop climate-smart crops.
Avian Influenza Reported In Texas, Monitoring Continues
Texas A&M poultry science experts advise Texans with backyard flocks to be diligent in reducing birds' exposure to the disease.
Can Sunflowers Help Defeat the ‘Insect Apocalypse’?
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by Lynn Adler, professor of biology, has been awarded $2.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to trace how food affects the ability of pathogens to attack plant pollinators.
New Approach Better Predicts Air Pollution Models’ Performance in Health Studies
Nine out of 10 people in the world breathe air that exceeds the World Health Organization’s guidelines for air pollution.
