Scientists highlight the impacts of logjams in river restoration projects
Researchers at MIT have modeled how engineered and natural wood jams change river water levels, enabling an assessment of the trade-offs in flood risk...
Researchers identify a temperature tipping point for tropical forests
All living things have tipping points: points of no return, beyond which they cannot thrive. A new report in Science shows that maximum daily...
Study: National tick surveillance survey identifies gaps to be filled
New Cornell-led research shows that inadequate funding is the main barrier to better surveillance and control of ticks, including the blacklegged tick, which spreads...
Study: Income, race are associated with disparities in access to green spaces
Access to green spaces in metro areas--parks, trails, even the tree cover in a neighborhood - is largely associated with income and race, new...
Researchers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat
To capture panoramic views in a single shot, photographers typically use fisheye lenses -- ultra-wide-angle lenses made from multiple pieces of curved glass, which...
Researchers identify gene family key to unlocking vertebrate evolution
New University of Colorado Boulder-led research finds that the traits that make vertebrates distinct from invertebrates were made possible by the emergence of a...
Scientists identify new enzyme that infects plants – paving the way for potential disease...
Scientists have identified an unusual enzyme that plays a major role in the infection of plants - and have shown that disabling this enzyme...
Study: Migration patterns reveal an Eden for ancient humans and animals
Pinnacle Point, a series of archaeological sites that overlook a now submerged section of South Africa's coastline and one of the world's most important...
Scientists a step closer to eco-friendly hydrogen fuel production
Griffith University researchers are aiming to unlock a catalytic process that will enhance the breakdown of water, into hydrogen and oxygen and bring Australia...
Scientists part of international effort to save critically endangered seabird
The global population of the critically endangered Chinese crested tern has more than doubled thanks to a historic, decade-long collaboration among Oregon State University...