When the UK’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) set out to tag razorbills, their aim was to track their behaviour and movements along the coast of North Wales.
What Seabirds Can Tell Us About the Tide
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New research improves wind forecasts for the renewable energy industry
New research on wind behavior in complex terrain, led by NOAA and the U.S. Department of Energy, will improve forecasts for wind energy firms by 15-25 percent, and improve wind forecasts for the entire country, scientists said.
Fires Fueled Spread of Grasslands on Ancient Earth
Ancient wildfires played a crucial role in the formation and spread of grasslands like those that now cover large parts of the Earth.
Landmark West Coast Survey Assesses Fish Stocks, Counts Marine Mammals, and Collaborates with Saildrone to Test New Technologies
NOAA Fishery Survey Vessel Reuben Lasker and a small fleet of unmanned, instrumented saildrones wrapped up nearly 5 months of research this week after crisscrossing waters off the West Coast in a landmark survey of species ranging from krill and anchovies to whales.
Study: Earth’s Polar Regions Communicate Via Oceanic “Postcards,” Atmospheric “Text Messages”
The new research documents how the North Atlantic communicates these extreme events to Antarctica, at the opposite side of the world.
Regions Increasingly Suffer Hot, Dry Conditions at the Same Time
Odds are rising that warm, dry conditions – the kind that can hurt crop yields, destabilize food prices and exacerbate wildfires – will strike multiple regions at once.
