A professor analyzes the conflicting impacts of human activities on extreme spring droughts.
AI-driven plant root analysis
As part of an investigation to boost agricultural yields and develop crops that are resilient to climate change, Berkeley Lab scientists have introduced RhizoNet, a computational tool that harnesses the power of AI to transform how we study plant roots and root behavior under various environmental conditions. A paper describing...
Unifying behavioral analysis through animal foundation models
Behavioral analysis can provide a lot of information about the health status or motivations of a living being. A new technology makes it possible for a single deep learning model to detect animal motion across many species and environments. This 'foundational model', called SuperAnimal, can be used for animal conservation,...
Promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilled
Green hydrogen often, but certainly not always, leads to CO2 gains.
Newly discovered dinosaur boasts big, blade-like horns
A new dinosaur has been identified and named. The dinosaur's name, Lokiceratops rangiformis, translates roughly to 'Loki's horned face that looks like a caribou.'
Changing climate will make home feel like somewhere else
The impacts of climate change are being felt all over the world, but how will it impact how your hometown feels? An interactive web application allows users to search 40,581 places and 5,323 metro areas around the globe to match the expected future climate in each city with the current...
Hurricane changed ‘rules of the game’ in monkey society
A devastating hurricane transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of interacting with others, new research shows.
Climate models underestimate carbon cycling through plants
The carbon stored globally by plants is shorter-lived and more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought, according to a new study.
First conclusive evidence that a terrestrial leech species can jump
A new study presents video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, behavior that scientists have debated for more than a century.
Non-native plants and animals expanding ranges 100 times faster than native species
An international team of scientists has recently found that non-native species are expanding their ranges many orders of magnitude faster than native ones, in large part due to inadvertent human help. Even seemingly sedentary non-native plants are moving at three times the speed of their native counterparts in a race...