A new study by Oregon State University researchers found that shade provided by solar panels increased the abundance of flowers under the panels and delayed the timing of their bloom, both findings that could aid the agricultural community.
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Tree Hydraulics and Water Relations: Why Trees Die as a Result of Drought
When trees die during a period of drought, they die of thirst.
Climate Change is Making Indian Monsoon Seasons More Chaotic
If global warming continues unchecked, summer monsoon rainfall in India will become stronger and more erratic.
Indigenous Land-Use Reduced Catastrophic Wildfires on the Fish Lake Plateau
If you were to visit the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau a thousand years ago, you’d find conditions remarkably familiar to the present.
Channel Migration Plays Leading Role in River Network Evolution, Study Finds
Satellite views of Earth’s major river systems reveal their familiar treelike drainage patterns. The pattern – called dendritic – and its prevalence suggests that it may be the optimal state in which rivers exist.
Climate Change is Making it Harder to Get a Good Cup of Coffee
Ethiopia may produce less specialty coffee and more rather bland tasting varieties in the future.


