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Ecology & Environment
Ecology is the study of living things in their environment, and the relationship between different components of a given environment.
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FEB 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
California's Central Valley is a vital agricultural region. The San Joaquin Valley sits in its souther portion, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2024Earth & The Environment
Last year, drought in the Amazon caused utter devastation. Vast amounts of vegetation dried out, fires burned towns so b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2024Plants & Animals
How could solar energy facilities contribute to insect populations? This is what a recent study published in Environment ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 10, 2024Earth & The Environment
Enhanced climate change brings increased temperatures, along with wildfires and more severe storms, but what kind of an ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 05, 2024Microbiology
Bacterial infections have always posed problems for people, and we have found ways to treat them with antibiotics. But b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2024Earth & The Environment
New research has found that cities on the Atlantic coast of the United States are sinking as much as five millimeters ev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2023Earth & The Environment
The Arctic is on the front lines of climate change. It is a region that is warming faster than other parts of the globe, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken an innovative approach to investigate the ancient past of Antarctica; they have analyzed octopus g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Decorating a holiday tree is an essential part of the winter season for many people. But those trees can also spark a he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2023Microbiology
As the climate changes, mosquitoes are on the move. Humans are also starting to settle down in places that are already c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria are everywhere, and so are the sticky, slimy communities they can form, called biofilms. These tough bacterial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2023Earth & The Environment
Average temperatures are changing in many places, including the United States, and plants that were once icons of the So ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in AGU Advances examines how the conservation and protection of two Alaskan forests, Tongass an ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 24, 2023Microbiology
Mycena fungi are more commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, and they survive by consuming dead trees and plants. New resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at ETH Zurich has examined why the Ruki River, a one-kilometer-wide tributary of the Congo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study being presented today at the Geological Society of America’s GSA Connects 2023 meeting examines var ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 09, 2023Earth & The Environment
The Gulf Stream is a critical part of the global climate system; warm waters move from the Caribbean, along the US East ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
Some scientists have suggested that a sixth mass extinction is underway on Earth. A new study has confirmed those findin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in ISME Journal examines how climate change affects microbial communities in the waters surroun ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 11, 2023Microbiology
There are some bacteria that researchers are very familiar with. Some of them are common environmental microbes with str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2023Earth & The Environment
Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2023Earth & The Environment
A pair of recent studies published in Fire Ecology examines an experimental modeling tool known as REBURN designed to pr ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
California's Central Valley is a vital agricultural region. The San Joaquin Valley sits in its souther portion, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Last year, drought in the Amazon caused utter devastation. Vast amounts of vegetation dried out, fires burned towns so b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2024
Plants & Animals
How could solar energy facilities contribute to insect populations? This is what a recent study published in Environment
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 10, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Enhanced climate change brings increased temperatures, along with wildfires and more severe storms, but what kind of an
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 05, 2024
Microbiology
Bacterial infections have always posed problems for people, and we have found ways to treat them with antibiotics. But b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2024
Earth & The Environment
New research has found that cities on the Atlantic coast of the United States are sinking as much as five millimeters ev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The Arctic is on the front lines of climate change. It is a region that is warming faster than other parts of the globe,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken an innovative approach to investigate the ancient past of Antarctica; they have analyzed octopus g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Decorating a holiday tree is an essential part of the winter season for many people. But those trees can also spark a he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Microbiology
As the climate changes, mosquitoes are on the move. Humans are also starting to settle down in places that are already c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria are everywhere, and so are the sticky, slimy communities they can form, called biofilms. These tough bacterial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Average temperatures are changing in many places, including the United States, and plants that were once icons of the So
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in AGU Advances examines how the conservation and protection of two Alaskan forests, Tongass an
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 24, 2023
Microbiology
Mycena fungi are more commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, and they survive by consuming dead trees and plants. New resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at ETH Zurich has examined why the Ruki River, a one-kilometer-wide tributary of the Congo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study being presented today at the Geological Society of America’s GSA Connects 2023 meeting examines var
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 09, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The Gulf Stream is a critical part of the global climate system; warm waters move from the Caribbean, along the US East
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Some scientists have suggested that a sixth mass extinction is underway on Earth. A new study has confirmed those findin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in ISME Journal examines how climate change affects microbial communities in the waters surroun
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 11, 2023
Microbiology
There are some bacteria that researchers are very familiar with. Some of them are common environmental microbes with str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A pair of recent studies published in Fire Ecology examines an experimental modeling tool known as REBURN designed to pr
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch