Irrigating U.S. crops prevents higher greenhouse gas emissions by avoiding land conversion, groundbreaking new research by Colorado State University shows.
Greenhouse Gas Benefits of ag Irrigation Outweigh Emissions Costs
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What Determines Whether Birds Migrate or Stay?
Should I stay or should I go?
Volcanic Eruptions and a Warming Climate Have Disrupted Close Connections Between the Indian and Pacific Oceans
A new study that combines paleoclimate data and climate models suggests that large volcanic eruptions can disrupt the relationship between atmospheric circulations of the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans.
Forest Fire Smoke Reduces Bird Diversity
For ecosystems, a forest fire does not end where the flames stop.
Underwater Drones Discover Coral Reefs off Benin, Long Presumed Dead, Teeming With Life
Scientists in search of coral reef barriers which had been detected but not investigated in the 1960s, and were thought to be dead, discovered an apparently thriving ecosystem of deep-water corals.
Black Hole "Blast" Reaches 300,000 Light Years
A team of researchers has discovered that the winds generated by supermassive black holes are 100 times more powerful than previously thought, carrying energy across distances of approximately 300,000 light-years.
