Intermountain West plant’s response to the 2017 solar eclipse
Research News Eclipse disrupted circadian rhythm of big sagebrush June 24, 2019 The total solar eclipse of August 2017 offered scientists the chance to study a variety of celestial and…
Researchers develop first contactless cardiac arrest AI system for smart speakers
Research News New health SOS system comes online June 24, 2019 Almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly stops beating. People experiencing cardiac arrest…
New sea slug species discovered near condominiums of Florida’s Cedar Key
Research News Sea slug has an unusual lifestyle June 24, 2019 Feet from the raw bars and seashell-colored condominiums of Florida’s Cedar Key, NSF-supported researchers at the Florida Museum of…
In search of an undersea kelp forest’s missing nitrogen
Research News Ocean plants need nutrients to grow June 24, 2019 Plants need nutrients to grow. So scientists were surprised to learn that giant kelp maintains its impressive growth rates…
How trees affect the weather
Research News Trees’ water-use strategies can intensify droughts June 26, 2019 New NSF-supported research led by University of Utah biologists William Anderegg, Anna Trugman and David Bowling finds that some…
Tropical soil disturbance could be hidden source of carbon dioxide
Research News Soils unearthed by deforestation and agriculture unleashing CO2 June 26, 2019 Thousand-year-old tropical soils unearthed by accelerating deforestation and agricultural land use could be unleashing carbon dioxide into…
Government-funded research increasingly fuels innovation
Research News Almost one-third of U.S. patents rely on federal research June 26, 2019 By computing links between government grants and tens of millions of U.S. patents and scientific papers…