The summer season is a prime time to observe colorful displays of phytoplankton in the Labrador and Barents seas.
Summer Color in Northern Seas
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No-Till Production Farmers Can Cut Herbicide Use, Control Weeds, Protect Profits
Researchers conducted a nine-year experiment using herbicide-reduction practices in a dairy crop rotation.
Under the Northern Lights: Mesospheric Ozone Layer Depletion Explained
The same phenomenon that causes aurorae -- the magical curtains of green light often visible from the polar regions of the Earth -- causes mesospheric ozone layer depletion.
Female and Young Walruses Depend on Disappearing Arctic Sea Ice for Food Sources
A new study shows that disappearing sea ice is a significant element of the food web supporting female walruses and their dependent young in the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea.
Survival Strategy of Starving Spruces Trees: The Critical Role of Reserves
During climate extremes, plants cannot produce sufficient energy-rich carbon compounds through photosynthesis and they become dependent on stored reserves.
Study Proposes New Ways to Estimate Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture
Most scientists agree climate change has a profound impact on U.S. agricultural production.
