Ecosystems can buffer impacts from hazard events and provide other benefits such as clean water, biodiversity and human well-being.
Extreme Events: Ecosystems Offer Cost Effective Protection
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New Research Lifts the Clouds on Land Clearing and Biodiversity Loss
QUT researchers have developed a new machine learning mathematical system that helps to identify and detect changes in biodiversity, including land clearing, when satellite imagery is obstructed by clouds.
How Plants Quickly Adapt to Shifting Environmental Conditions
Scientists—and gardeners—have long known that plants grow taller and flower sooner when they are shaded by close-growing neighbors.
NIST Laser ‘Comb’ Systems Now Measure All Primary Greenhouse Gases in the Air
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have upgraded their laser frequency-comb instrument to simultaneously measure three airborne greenhouse gases — nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and water vapor — plus the major air pollutants ozone and carbon monoxide.
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found in Cattle
Harmful bacteria are hiding in livestock; traditional methods aren’t finding them.
‘Plugging in’ to Produce Environmentally Friendly Bioplastics
Bioplastics — biodegradable plastics made from biological substances rather than petroleum — can be created in a more economical and environmentally friendly way from the byproducts of corn stubble, grasses and mesquite agricultural production, according to a new study by a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist.
