A team of Arizona State University scientists has been using the latest space technology, combined with ground measurements, to assess the health of one of the nation’s most important sources of underground water, a large aquifer system located in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
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Changes in Ocean ‘Conveyor Belt’ Foretold Abrupt Climate Changes by Four Centuries
In the Atlantic Ocean, a giant ‘conveyor belt’ carries warm waters from the tropics into the North Atlantic, where they cool and sink and then return southwards in the deep ocean.
Long, Cold Winter Won’t Affect Fire Season
Alberta’s long, cold winter won’t do anything to dampen the 2019 wildfire season, but being extra careful when working and playing in the forests this spring could help, says a University of Alberta expert.
Beware of Sleeping Queens Underfoot This Spring
It was long thought that queen bumblebees, after hibernating in the ground over winter, emerged, began feeding and dispersed quite quickly to found their new colony.
Immediate Population Management Needed To Save Remaining Caribou Herds
The fate of woodland caribou rest on a varied, immediate and intense response to reduce predation rates, according to a University of Alberta-led comprehensive review of population recovery measures.
Better Water Testing, Safer Produce
Salads were recently in the news—and off America’s dinner tables—when romaine lettuce was recalled nationwide.