In the headwaters state of Colorado, snowpack is king. Colorado State University snow hydrologist Steven Fassnacht recently traveled to one of the most advanced snow laboratories in the world to study this important resource and how snow influences water management and climate forecasting.
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Methane From Manholes and Historic Landfills: Significant Sources of Gas Go Unrecognized
Cities are responsible for almost 1/5th of the global methane emissions caused by human activities.
Water Mission to Gauge Alaskan Rivers on Front Lines of Climate Change
The upcoming Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will provide a trove of data on Earth’s water resources, even in remote locations.
Novel 3D Imaging Model May Show Path to More Water-Efficient Plants
A new computational pipeline for analyzing three-dimensional imaging data can help biologists more accurately and quickly see how the cells in a plant’s leaves respond to the environment and identify plants that more efficiently use water, according to researchers.
How Intensive Agriculture Turned a Wild Plant Into a Pervasive Weed
New research in Science is showing how the rise of modern agriculture has turned a North American native plant, common waterhemp, into a problematic agricultural weed.
Fossil-Sorting Robots Will Help Researchers Study Oceans, Climate
Researchers have developed and demonstrated a robot capable of sorting, manipulating, and identifying microscopic marine fossils.