PhenoCam images collected at 12 sites in the JER on 2022 September 1. Credit: Journal of Remote Sensing (2024). DOI: 10.34133/remotesensing.0190 While animals in drylands hone their natural senses to find vegetation, humans have developed “external eyes” to track these vital resources. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have … Read more
Overview map of North West African Margin showing the pathway of the event and its erosional marks on the seafloor. Credit: University of Liverpool New research by the University of Liverpool has revealed how an underwater avalanche grew more than 100 times in size, causing a huge trail of destruction as it traveled 2,000km across … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Would you eat potatoes grown in human poo? And how would you feel if the marigolds in your local park sprouted from human manure? In the midst of climate crisis, human manure offers significant environmental benefits. But can we overcome the “yuck factor” to embrace this sustainable solution? The climate crisis … Read more
A butterfly on a mint plant – one of the herbivorous insects studied across the different habitat types. Credit: University of Bristol A study conducted across 30 field sites in the southwest UK has revealed the importance of incorporating varied habitats into the landscape at large. The research, published in Nature and led by ecologists … Read more
A quality physical education program involves more than just getting kids to move for a set amount of time during the school day, experts say. PE classes can teach lessons not found in any other classroom, Erika Mundt, a PE teacher at Iowa West City High School in Iowa. “A successful PE program can literally … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Six months after Gabriella Magers-Darger’s legs were burned by sparks from a ricocheted bullet at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade in February, the 14-year-old is ready to leave the past behind. She is dreading the pitfalls of being a high school freshman, even as she looks forward to being … Read more
A chalk-based coating attaches to various commercially available textiles, including cotton and synthetic fiber, to create cooling fabrics, such as the treated synthetic material (right) that’s brighter than the untreated fabric (left). Credit: Evan D. Patamia In the scorching heat of summer, anyone who spends time outside—athletes, landscapers, kids at the park or beachgoers—could benefit … Read more
A graph showing the change in global flood hazard under low (SSP1-2.6) and high (SSP5-8.5) climate scenarios expressed as the sum of A total, B fluvial (river), C pluvial (rainfall) and D coastal average annual flood volume. Shading represents the likely (17-83% chance) range based on climatological uncertainty (i.e. uncertainty in the historical baseline period … Read more
Internal view of the photobioreactors described in this study. Credit: Discover Food (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s44187-024-00152-1 In new research published in the journal Discover Food, Dr. Asaf Tzachor, Founder and Academic Director of the Aviram Sustainability and Climate Program at Reichman University, along with a team of researchers from Iceland, Denmark and Austria, report the use … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Organic farming and flower strips promote the health of honey bees. In their vicinity, colonies grow stronger and are generally healthier. This is most likely because the insects have a diverse and continuous food supply there and are less exposed to pesticides. These are the findings of a new study by … Read more
