In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History have used data from a 120-year-old program managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to quantify the effects of introduced species.
Harnessing Solar for Research and Community Impact
Energy is central to global sustainability and this Earth Day we highlight Waterloo's efforts on campus.
Groundbreaking Study Uncovers How Our Brain Learns
Sophisticated synapse imaging used in NIH-funded project tracks changes within neurons as learning unfolds, offering new insights for brain-like AI systems.
How Wide Are Faults?
At the Seismological Society of America’s Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?
Disrupting ‘Communication’ With Plants Could Limit Soybean Cyst Nematode Infections
Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to infect plant roots could be a powerful method for reducing the damage the parasitic worms cause in crops such as soybeans, according to a study co-authored by an Iowa State University professor.
UAF Research Provides a Roadmap for Soaring Global Lithium Demand
New work by a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor fills some gaps in knowledge about Earth’s resources of lithium, a critical element powering electronics and electric vehicles.
Nutrients Strengthen Link Between Precipitation and Plant Growth, Study Finds
A new study published in PNAS, led by the United States Department of Agriculture and involving several researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and Leipzig University, investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation...
Fighting Honey Fraud with AI Technology
McGill University researchers have developed an AI-powered method to verify the origin of honey, ensuring that what’s on the label matches what’s in the jar.
Electric Trains Are Quieter, More Reliable Than Diesel. New Study Finds They’re Healthier, Too.
A new study found that electrifying the San Francisco Bay Area’s Caltrain commuter rail line reduced riders’ exposure to carcinogenic black carbon by an average of 89%.
Farm Robot Autonomously Navigates, Harvests Among Raised Beds
Autonomous driving algorithm for robot using lidar shows promise with high-bed cultivation methods.