By combining computer tomography—the same technology used for medical scans—with a high-powered particle accelerator, researchers have imaged the network of roots, fungal structures, and soil together...

Though overallocation is one reason the river is shrinking, reduced snowpack and increased evaporation caused by climate change are also contributing factors.

Four researchers born after 1997 describe how they stay motivated and cultivate resilience during difficult times.

Headwaters Leadership Academy

During a scientific cruise in Monterey Bay aboard MBARI’s research vessel Rachel Carson last month, biologists from our education and conservation partner, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, encountered a bab...

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Arctic freshwater biodiversity is rapidly changing due to climate warming, resource extraction, infrastructure development, and landscape transformation. To improve understanding, predict future respo...

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Using phylogenetic comparative methods across 237 species from disparate phyla, the authors show that species with fast-paced ecologies have higher temporal...

Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...

Ecological communities are structured by inter- and intraspecific interactions. The stability of communities is governed by the strength and number of species interactions. Therefore, mechanisms that...

Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

The global cost of greenhouse gas emissions are nearly double what scientists previously thought, according to a study published Thursday by researchers at the University of California San Diego’s Scr...