Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90 percent of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States between 2001-2020, according to a new CU Boulder-led study.
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Plant Diversity Enhances Soil Carbon Retention
A new study shows that increasing plant diversity in agriculture can be used to improve the carbon sequestration potential of agricultural soils.
Study Finds that Better Ocean Connectivity Boosts Reef Fish Populations
In the study, connectivity particularly impacted herbivorous reef fish groups, which are most critical to coral reef resilience, providing evidence that decision-makers should incorporate connectivity into how they prioritise conservation areas.
New Mapping Techniques Empower Bird Conservation in Colombia
Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, assistant professor of environmental studies, and a team of Colombian researchers have introduced a transformative approach to mapping bird species distribution across Colombia, harnessing community science data and innovative modeling techniques.
Scientists Discover Molecules that Store Much of the Carbon in Space
A team led by researchers at MIT has discovered that a distant interstellar cloud contains an abundance of pyrene, a type of large, carbon-containing molecule known as a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH).
If These Walls Could ... Generate Energy?
University of Waterloo researchers have developed an innovative double-skin building façade that contains microalgae and uses machine learning to generate energy.