Since 1900, global average sea level has risen about 8 inches. In New Jersey, sea level has risen even faster – about 1.4 feet over that same period.
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Brown Trout Genome Will Help Explain Species' Genetic Superpowers
Better conservation and management of fish stocks is on the horizon, after the completion of the brown trout reference genome by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators.
Lighting the Path to Renewable Energy
Solar power offers a promising, renewable alternative to fossil fuels.
Neurological Signals from the Spinal Cord Surprise Scientists
With a study of the network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have gained new insight into the way in which movements are generated and maintained.
Earth Commission to Identify Risks, Guardrails, and Targets for the Planet
Three of the world’s foremost scientists will co-chair a commission of leading international experts to identify risks and develop a coherent suite of scientific targets to protect Earth’s life support systems.
MSU Research Team Discovers New Microbe in Wheat Stem Sawfly
A team of researchers in Montana State University’s College of Agriculture has discovered a previously unidentified microbe that lives symbiotically with the wheat stem sawfly, a pest that causes hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to wheat crops each year.