Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) stir up the sediment of the river bed when building their spawning pits, thus influencing the composition of the river bed and the transport of sediment.
Eavesdropping on Trout Building Their Nests
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Size Matters in Air Pollution – But It’s Not Enough
Current regulations on air pollution mainly focus on the mass of particles of a particular size range in a sample, and this has been used as a marker for their threat to human health.
Shrinking Dwarves
Nowadays, life in the soil must contend with several problems at once.
Pesticides Can Protect Crops From Hydrophobic Pollutants
Researchers have revealed that commercial pesticides can be applied to crops in the Cucurbitaceae family to decrease their accumulation of hydrophobic pollutants, thereby improving crop safety.
New Soil Models May Ease Atmospheric CO2, Climate Change
To remove carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere in an effort to slow climate change, scientists must get their hands dirty and peek underground.
NASA’s Terra Satellite Finds Wind Shear Weakening Tropical Storm Douglas
Former Hurricane Douglas has encountered strong wind shear after passing the Hawaiian Islands and has now weakened to a tropical storm.
