Washington produces more blueberries than any other U.S. state, but farmers sometimes struggle to obtain honey bees to pollinate the plants and produce bountiful, delicious fruit.
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Schools Increasingly Affected by Poor Air Quality as Wildfire Smoke Becomes More Common
American children are increasingly exposed to air pollution as wildfire smoke becomes more common, and some schools and childcare centers struggle to keep indoor breathing conditions clean, a new national study shows.
Heatwaves Suppress Nutrient Use, Reproductive Flexibility in Humpback Whales
A new study led by University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa researchers reveals how extreme ocean warming disrupts whale metabolism, nutrition, and reproductive success and what the developing 2026-2027 El Niño could mean next.
Climate Change Amplifies Flooding More Than Extreme Precipitation
UFZ study combines climate and hydrological models to analyse flood peaks.
Study Finds Plant Climate Sensitivity Varies by Region
A study analyzing the effects of climate change on vascular plants in the United States finds that the fate of individual plant species tends to be a regional phenomenon.
Antarctic Sea Ice Loss Batters Ocean’s Freshwater Engine
The Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) – a vast layer of freshwater spanning much of the Southern Hemisphere’s four oceans – has rapidly reversed its long-term trends in salinity and density, according to new research led by the University of Melbourne and the Indian Institute of Science.




