Genetically engineering rice to have better salt tolerance could allow it to be grown in places it would otherwise fail, new research from the University of Sheffield has found.
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Climate Conundrum: Study Finds Ants Aren’t Altering Behavior in Rising Temperatures
Researchers at North Carolina State University found that ants did not adjust their behavior in response to warming temperatures and persisted in sub-optimal microhabitats even when optimal ones were present.
Climate Change Likely to Uproot More Amazon Trees
Tropical forests are crucial for sucking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Hydrogen's Place in an Increasingly Connected Energy Web Shows Need for Regulatory Change
Capturing the potential profits and jobs offered by a growing hydrogen industry may need as much innovation in regulatory agencies as it does in the research laboratories, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
Preparing for a Changing Climate
University of Delaware civil engineers are leading a multi-institutional effort to identify the best models to calculate flood risk at coastal military installations where climate change threatens to increase the risk of flood damage from sea level rise and storm surge.
Climate Change Presents a Mismatch for Songbirds’ Breeding Season
Spring is the sweet spot for breeding songbirds in California’s Central Valley – not too hot, not too wet.