When the Arctic polar vortex is especially strong and stable, the coldest polar air stays in the Arctic.
Understanding the Arctic Polar Vortex
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Replenishing Atlantic Herring
A Texas A&M research team is using genome sequencing to monitor herring populations, which could help prevent overfishing.
Chemical Signal in Plants Reduces Growth Processes in Favor of Defense
In a new study in PNAS, an international team of researchers including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown that Arabidopsis thaliana plants produce beta-cyclocitral when attacked by herbivores and that this volatile signal inhibits the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway.
New Ozone Air Pollution Maps Support Global Burden of Disease Study
The team used ozone observations from more than 8,800 sites around the globe and output from nine different global atmospheric models.
Ecosystem Restoration is a Pressing Issue in Fragmented Rainforest
In light of the United Nations (UN) declaration that 2021-2030 is the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a group of scientists voice concerns about restoration in heavily fragmented landscapes under a hotter and drier future scenario.
Adaptation, Not Irrigation Recommended for Midwest Corn Farmers
Researcher advises farmers to invest in technology and regenerative soil practices
