Published by The Mercury News
The lab is helping biologists consider how ‘fouling’ organisms that boaters clean off their vessels could actually aid floating structures.
Read moreArctic hydrothermal vents may resemble those on Enceladus →
Published by Eos
By studying hydrogen-rich vent sites on Earth, scientists could learn more about the hidden ocean of Saturn’s icy moon—one of our solar system’s likeliest candidates for harboring life beyond Earth.
Read moreWatch thirsty rattlesnakes drink from the scales of other snakes →
Published by Science
Rattlesnakes in arid landscapes often coil their bodies when it rains to gather and sip drops from their sticky scales. But they can also nab water from the skin of nearby snakes, according to a new study reported in Current Zoology.
Read moreClimate change swiftly remaking the region’s grasslands, study finds →
Published by the Monterey Herald
Climate change is altering regional grasslands at remarkable speed as species that thrive in hotter, drier conditions dominate the ecosystem, scientists reported in a recent study.
Read moreControversial U.S. Supreme Court decision threatens the country’s inland wetlands with new development, study says →
Published by Mongabay
In its May 2023 decision Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court all but gutted the nation’s Clean Water Act of 1972, only maintaining protections for large waterways and opening inland wetlands for development.
Read moreFrom eucalyptus removal to prescribed burns, Monterey Bay area climate change projects launched →
Published by The Mercury News
A suite of local climate change adaptation projects launched this month thanks to a recent infusion of $71.1 million in federal funds.
Read moreCan Point Reyes National Seashore support wildlife and ranching amid climate change? →
Published by Civil Eats
The National Park Service is working with a local tribe to determine how to safeguard the tule elk, which compete with cattle for forage in the dry season. A recent proposal to remove a fence has ranchers and dairy owners up in arms.
Read moreAs California gets drier, solar panels could help farms save water →
Published by Civil Eats
Agrivoltaics—or on-farm solar arrays—are still rare in California, but experts say the shade they provide could be a game-changer in a state where many farms are struggling to plan for a future with limited groundwater.
Read moreWhat cuts to the food safety net mean for people’s lives →
Published by Civil Eats
Four people with an up-close view of food insecurity talk about how the recent cuts to food assistance and current food prices have impacted them and their communities.
Read moreBook Review: “White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation” →
Published by Civil Eats
Read moreEating the wrong poppy seeds can upend your life →
Published by Civil Eats
From new parents failing drug tests in the maternity ward to people overdosing after drinking poppy-seed tea, contamination is a problem that science groups and advocates are urging the FDA to fix.
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