What happened to those watermelon rinds you tossed into the garbage or compost heap this summer? Most likely, bacteria digested them, releasing most of their carbon as carbon dioxide. 

The University of Glasgow has received funding to repurpose drugs that are currently used to treat some parasitic diseases in humans – Sleeping Sickness, Chagas Disease and Leishmaniasis – to manage amoebic gill disease in Atlantic salmon.

Enterprising fishermen have been developing sea scallop aquaculture in Maine with technology adapted from Japan. Recently, NOAA Fisheries scientists conducted a study to help with site selection.

This Veterans Day, join us in honoring military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces and learn how NOAA and our partners work with veterans to build a community of habitat restoration practitioners across the nation.

This research could impact post-Brexit trade negotiations.

Dr. Stephanie King, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Lethbridge, has long been interested in the effects of stress on the developing fetus and how those effects show up in subsequent generations.

Texas A&M AgriLife and University of Texas-El Paso researchers are studying the effects of abiotic carbon dioxide on dryland systems.

Carbon dioxide fuels photosynthesis, the process by which plants generate their food in the form of carbohydrates. 

University of Guelph food scientists have made a discovery that could lead to a healthier, more affordable and more sustainable substitute for palm oil.

The Government of Canada is investing in research expertise and the future of Atlantic salmon with the establishment of a Parks Canada Research Chair dedicated to aquatic restoration at the University of New Brunswick.