Ecosystems – Biology – Animals

Eelgrass wasting disease has new enemies: Drones and artificial intelligence

When infected with eelgrass wasting disease, blades of eelgrass develop black and brown splotches ('lesions') that can spread and kill…

6 years ago

Hurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. — Flooded rivers from Florence’s drenching rains have swamped coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms, raising pollution…

6 years ago

Glacier depth affects plankton blooms off Greenland:

Study shows complex connection between meltwater discharge and nutrient input -- ScienceDaily Summary: The unusual timing of highly-productive summer plankton…

6 years ago

The Colorado River is evaporating, climate change largely to blame

Colorado River water held back by the Hoover Dam. IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK / ROCKET PHOTOS - HQ STOCK An hour’s drive…

6 years ago

Utah copes with drying streams, dying animals as drought tightens its grip

(Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune) Sam Plumb inspects the dry creek bed on his family’s property in Emigration Canyon.…

6 years ago

Strips of prairie plants slow loss of soil, nutrients and water, double biodiversity

Matt Helmers from Iowa State University discusses STRIPS near a flume. Photo by Jane Hodgins, US Forest Service. Newtown Square,…

6 years ago

As Climate Warms, Algae Blooms In Drinking Water Supplies

Photo: A toxic algae bloom in Oregon's Detroit Lake caused havoc in May, when toxins made their way into the…

6 years ago

Urban gardeners use big ag techniques to conserve soil

The Flanner House, with help from Brandywine Creek Farms, is preparing to create the state's largest urban farm in the…

6 years ago

South Dakota waterways: dumping grounds for human, industrial, ag wastes

(Photo: Bart Pfankuch / SD News Watch) From a riverbank or roadside, South Dakota’s waterways appear placid and picturesque. The…

6 years ago

New Tests Reveal 15 out of 15 of Indiana’s Coal Ash Ponds Are Leaking

Photo: Barbara Deardorff draws water from her tap in Wheatfield, Indiana. Dangerous chemicals from a nearby coal ash pond have…

6 years ago