The large-scale loss of eelgrass in Morro Bay may be causing widespread erosion, according to a new Cal Poly study.

Researchers have revealed that commercial pesticides can be applied to crops in the Cucurbitaceae family to decrease their accumulation of hydrophobic pollutants, thereby improving crop safety. 

Tree and plant cover has deteriorated considerably in some areas, while advancing in other areas that previously burned or used to be frozen.

Data for this study came from two long-term research sites in the remote deserts of the American Southwest—one in Death Valley and the other near Oatman, Arizona.

Models based on images from unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites can help farmers to monitor the health of individual trees.

Researchers measured branch-cutting force with a sensor attached to manual pruners to provide information for the end-effector design.

Study looked at physical and chemical properties of soils collected from active bee and sand nest wasp sites in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon.

A new study spells out what that means for the permafrost that underlies about 85% of the state, and the consequences for Earth’s global climate.

Researchers in Spain propose mitigating methane production by dairy cattle through breeding. 

Argonne researchers quantify how to reduce emissions by farms changing their practices and adopting novel technologies.