by Iliyah | Jun 28, 2017 | Biology, Earth and Environment
Invasive organisms become pests, in part, because they escape control of their natural enemies that regulate population growth in areas where the invader is native. Biological control attempts to re-associate host specific natural enemies with target pest populations...
by Iliyah | Jun 28, 2017 | Earth and Environment
Professor David Sugden, Dr Andrew Hein and Professor John Woodward have combined their complementary expertise to shed light on the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet during previous interglacial periods. Knowing how ice sheets have behaved in the past enables...
by Iliyah | Jun 21, 2017 | Earth and Environment
Professor David Holland, Denise Holland and their colleagues at New York University in New York and Abu Dhabi combine field measurements in the polar regions with climate models, in order to better understand how disappearing ice sheets will influence sea level...
by Iliyah | Jun 21, 2017 | Biology, Earth and Environment
Wheat is a staple crop, and is of utmost importance for global food supply. Dr Guihua Bai and his group at USDA-ARS conduct wheat genomics research to analyse wheat DNA markers, and assist in the breeding of new cultivars, to ensure high grain yields and quality, as...
by Iliyah | Jun 14, 2017 | Biology, Earth and Environment, STEM Education
Professor Thomas Fleischner and his colleagues at the Natural History Institute at Prescott College, and across the United States, are working to highlight the importance of field studies for teaching biology. Here, we discuss why the decline of field studies should...
by Iliyah | Jun 7, 2017 | Earth and Environment
Forested land improves urban water quality, but needs to be appropriately managed and protected from the impacts of land use changes. Professor René Germain at SUNY ESF is passionate about improving the sustainability of forest management, and carries out research and...
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