New research led by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is shining a spotlight on one of the ocean’s most overlooked habitats: seagrass.
New Study Highlights Success in Open-Coast Seagrass Restoration
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Studying Bird Flu in the Air to Protect People, Agricultural Operations in Michigan and Beyond
Discovering how the bird flu virus degrades in the air around livestock and how engineering solutions can effect that degradation quickly and efficiently are core aims of a new University of Michigan Engineering-led project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Global Atlas Will Track Human and Climate Impact on River Systems
Rivers are critical resources that affect everything from watersheds to agriculture to energy.
New Material Can Help Combat Water Shortages Where Water Is Needed Most
A newly developed plastic material of the same type as is used in baby diapers can collect clean and safe drinking water from the air.
New Study Reveals Hidden “Chemical Currency” Fueling the Ocean’s Carbon Cycle
A new study, led by researchers at Columbia University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), identifies a diverse set of molecules released by marine phytoplankton that fuel microbial life and help drive Earth’s carbon cycle.
Earthquake Scientists Reveal How Overplowing Weakens Soil at Experimental Farm
Plowing, or tilling, is an age-old agricultural practice that readies the soil for planting by turning over the top layer to expose fresh earth.
