After a comprehensive study of plants across the United States, researchers have arrived at the unexpected conclusion that plants able to fix atmospheric nitrogen are most diverse in arid regions of the country.
Machine Learning Algorithm Predicts How to Get the Most Out of Electric Vehicle Batteries
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, say their algorithm could help drivers, manufacturers and businesses get the most out of the batteries that power electric vehicles by suggesting routes and driving patterns that minimise battery degradation and charging times.
Pheasant Meat Sold for Food Found to Contain Many Tiny Shards of Toxic Lead
A study has found that pheasants killed by lead shot contain many fragments of lead too small to detect by eye or touch, and too distant from the shot to be removed without throwing away a large proportion of otherwise useable meat.
Study Finds That Ocean Cooling Over Millennia Led to Larger Fish
Earth’s geological history is characterized by many dynamic climate shifts that are often associated with large changes in temperature.
Aggies Working To Protect One Of Nature’s Most Critical Species, The Honey Bee
Aug. 20 is National Honey Bee Day. Here's how Texas A&M's Honey Bee Research Program is working to better understand this "keystone species."
Thirty Years of Progress in Hurricane Forecasting Since Hurricane Andrew
A storm of this magnitude exposed the flaws of the hurricane observation tools used at the time
Solar Takes a Swim
As countries look to decarbonize their economies, floating solar farms have become an option.
Scientists Take a Deep Dive Into How Sharks Use the Ocean
Using sophisticated electronic tags, scientists have assembled a large biologging dataset to garner comparative insights on how sharks, rays, and skates – also known as “elasmobranchs” – use the ocean depths.
Global Warming Spawned the Age of Reptiles
Studying climate change-induced mass extinctions in the deep geological past allows researchers to explore the impact of environmental crises on organismal evolution.
Wave Created by Tonga Volcano Eruption Reached 90 Metres – Nine Times Taller Than 2011 Japan Tsunami
The initial tsunami wave created by the eruption of the underwater Hunga Tonga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga in January 2022 reached 90 metres in height, around nine times taller than that from the highly destructive 2011 Japan tsunami, new research has found.