New work led by Carnegie’s Kangmei Zhao and Sue Rhee reveals a new mechanism by which plants are able to rapidly activate defenses against bacterial infections.
How Do Plants Act Fast To Fight Off Infections?
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Extratropical Cyclones Drench West Coast
One of the most intense extratropical cyclones ever to strike the Pacific Northwest drew an equally historic amount of moisture onto the West Coast of North America on October 24-25, 2021.
Gardening for Wildlife Enhances Bird Diversity Beyond Your Own Back Yard
Households manage their yards in diverse ways and new research has found that their landscaping and management decisions have the potential to increase wild bird habitat and influence bird biodiversity in their yard and also at the neighborhood and city scale.
Polar Bear Diet May Indicate Prey Distribution Changes Due to Climate Shifts
How are warming temperatures and a loss of sea ice affecting polar bears and their marine mammal prey in the Arctic?
Managing Water Resources in a Low-to-No-Snow Future
With mountain snowpacks shrinking in the western U.S., new Berkeley Lab study analyzes when a low-to-no-snow future might arrive and implications for water management.
University of Toronto to Divest From Fossil Fuel Investments, Create Climate-Positive Campus
The University of Toronto is committing to divest from investments in fossil fuel companies in its $4.0-billion endowment fund beginning immediately.
