Researchers find that microbes on tree bark can alter greenhouse and toxic gases, shaping climate and air quality beyond ...

Have you heard of an ig? It’s a snow house without a loo. Besides making traditional Eskimo houses, snow plays a vital role in winter survival of trees, shrubs and perennial flowers in northern ...

If you stop by the Salmon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, the second thing you’ll notice is the stunning views of a meandering Salmon Creek framed by maple and ash trees in full fall foliage with ...

PENNSYLVANIA IS HOME TO THOUSANDS OF NATIVE PLANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS WITH THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARE CALLING ATTENTION TO THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN OUR ECOSYSTEM. AND TODAY, THE STATE ...

Wildfire Specialist, University of California Cooperative Extension; Adjunct Professor at the Bren School, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara One of the ...

Photos after the Los Angeles fires in January 2025 show many yards where vegetation didn't burn while neighboring houses did. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello One of the most striking patterns in the aftermath ...

Oecologia, Vol. 197, No. 4, SPECIAL ISSUE: IN HONOR OF RUSSELL K. MONSON (December 2021), pp. 1003-1015 (13 pages) Soil respiration (Rs) is the second largest carbon (C) flux to the atmosphere and our ...

Leaf dark respiration (R-dark) is an important yet poorly quantified component of the global carbon cycle. Given this, we analyzed a new global database of R-dark and associated leaf traits. Data for ...

High-latitude and high-altitude regions contain vast stores of permafrost carbon. Climate warming may result in the release of CO₂ from both the thawing of permafrost and accelerated autotrophic ...

Blueberries are a delicious and nutritious addition to any garden or farm, but to keep your bushes productive and healthy, proper pruning is essential. Many growers overlook this crucial task, leading ...

Dividing soil respiration (Rs) into autotrophic respiration (Ra) and heterotrophic respiration (Rh) represents a pivotal step in deciphering how Rs responds to environmental perturbations.

During a consortium of global billionaires and power players, President Donald Trump said AI is so important that he plans to attach literal powerplants to AI datacenters. “We’re going to make it so ...