Climate change will move and reduce the land suitable for growing food and timber, putting the production of these two vital resources into direct competition, a new study has found.
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Climate Change Increases Foodborne Illness Risk From Raw Produce
Climate change will increase the risk of the foodborne illness from Salmonella enterica, according to a new study.
When the Heat Makes You Disoriented
Climate change is affecting ecosystems in many different ways.
UAF Scientist’s Method Could Give Months’ Warning of Major Earthquakes
The public could have days or months of warning about a major earthquake through identification of prior low-level tectonic unrest over large areas, according to research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist who analyzed two major quakes in Alaska and California.
Drowning Tomatoes for Science
I can barely hear Esther Ngumbi over the roar of greenhouse fans as she shows me around her rooftop laboratory in Morrill Hall. The benches are full of tomato plants, and the tomatoes don’t look good. Half of the plants are submerged in bins of water.
The OCTOPUS Act: A Push to Protect Octopuses from the Dangers of Commercial Farming
In a significant move toward marine conservation, the Congress is considering the OCTOPUS Act, a federal law that aims to ban commercial octopus farming in the United States.