An analysis of satellite data has revealed global patterns of extreme rainfall, which could lead to better forecasts and more accurate climate models.
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Once-Abundant Sea Stars Imperiled by Disease Along West Coast
The combination of ocean warming and an infectious wasting disease has devastated populations of large sunflower sea stars once abundant along the West Coast of North America in just a few years, according to a study co-led by the University of California, Davis, and Cornell University published Jan. 30 in the journal Science Advances.
Researchers Uncover Migratory Schedule of Swallows in New Study
Each year, migratory birds journey from their breeding grounds to their wintering grounds, making pit stops along the way.
The Future Of Chocolate Is Unclear
Chocolate is on the mind of many people as Valentine’s Day approaches, but new research by University of Victoria geographer Sophia Carodenuto reveals troubling questions about the sustainability of this sweet treat.
Biologists Find Answers To Pollination Mystery Blowing In The Wind
New research by scientists at the University of Toronto offers novel insights into why and how dozens of flowering plant species evolved from being pollinated by insects to being pollinated by wind.
Canada’s First Groundhog Was A Bear
Move over Punxsutawney Phil, Wiarton Willie and Shubenacadie Sam – it turns out the earliest animal to predict the coming of spring in North America was not a groundhog, but a bear.