While the majority of Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to plant corn year after year. Although...
Wildfires Threaten Water Quality For Up To Eight Years After They Burn
Years after wildfires burn forests and watersheds, the contaminants left behind continue to poison rivers and streams across the Western U.S. — much longer than...
Some Studies Might Not Paint Full Picture Of How Plants Respond To Climate Change
Scientists may be underestimating how plants will respond to rising global temperatures when they study hot summers but not warming winters, Michigan State University ecologists...
Killer Whales Groom Each Other Using Tools Made From Kelp
Primates, birds, and elephants are all known to make tools, but examples of tool use among marine animals are much more limited. Reporting in the...
Towards A Dispute Resolution Mechanism For The ASEAN Power Grid: Best Practices From Europe And Africa
Introduction There is increasing progress towards the realization of the ASEAN Power Grid (APG). The region’s first multilateral power initiative, the Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration...
Urban Rats Spread Deadly Bacteria As They Migrate
Urban rats spread a deadly type of bacteria as they migrate within cities that can be the source of a potentially life-threatening disease in humans,...
Weather Gone Wild: Scientists Use Fine-Scale Models To Predict Pollution Surges
Over the last two decades, the scientific community has made rapid strides in understanding climate change and air pollution—but progress on their combined effects remains...
Arctic Peatlands Expanding As Climate Warms
Peatlands across the Arctic are expanding as the climate warms, new research shows. Scientists used satellite data, drones and on-the-ground observations to assess the edges...
Helping Puerto Rico’s Energy System Weather The Storm
When Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico in 2022, it exposed the vulnerabilities of the island’s energy infrastructure. Though only a Category 1 storm, Fiona caused...
Alps Could Face A Doubling In Torrential Summer Rainfall Frequency As Temperatures Rise By 2°C
Intense, short-lived summer downpours are expected to become both more frequent and more intense across Alpine regions as the climate warms. In a new study,...