Oregon State University researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that contributes to the ashy or smoky flavors in wine made with grapes exposed to wildfire smoke.
Bees Flock to Clearcut Areas But Numbers Decline as Forest Canopy Regrows, OSU Research Shows
Native bees in the Oregon Coast Range are diverse and abundant in clearcut areas within a few years of timber harvest but their numbers drop sharply as planted trees grow and the forest canopy closes, research by Oregon State University shows.
Methane From Megafires: More Spew Than We Knew
Using a new detection method, UC Riverside scientists found a massive amount of methane, a super-potent greenhouse gas, coming from wildfires — a source not currently being accounted for by state air quality managers.
Tastes Differ – Even Among North Atlantic Killer Whales
Killer whales (also known as orcas) are intelligent predators. While it’s known that killer whales in the Pacific Northwest exploit widely different food types, even within the same region, we know much less about the feeding habits of those found throughout the North Atlantic.
Study Reveals How Pollinators Cope With Plant Toxins
Pollinators such as honeybees produce special enzymes that detoxify defence chemicals produced by plants, new research shows.
Four Major Illinois Research Institutions Form a Collaboration to Improve Urban Forest Drought Resilience
Scientists at four leading Illinois research institutions, three in the Chicago region, are forming a new collaboration to study the effects of drought on urban trees and develop more effective drought response strategies nationwide through a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Scientists Track Evolution of Microbes on the Skin’s Surface
Human skin is home to millions of microbes. One of these microbes, Staphylococcus aureus, is an opportunistic pathogen that can invade patches of skin affected by eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis.
Timing of Snowshoe Hare Winter Color Swap May Leave Them Exposed in Changing Climate, Study Finds
Like many animals in the far north, snowshoe hares change their coats from brown to white each autumn.
New UBC Water Treatment Zaps ‘Forever Chemicals’ for Good
Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new water treatment that removes “forever chemicals” from drinking water safely, efficiently – and for good.
New Look at Climate Data Shows Substantially Wetter Rain and Snow Days Ahead
A key source of information underpinning the upcoming National Climate Assessment suggests that heavy precipitation days historically experienced once in a century by Americans could in the future be experienced on several occasions in a lifetime.