The Conversation: Trees Compete for Space, Light and Resources, and Those Clashes Can Leave Battle Scars
Researchers can model forests’ future growth and development by understanding the ways trees react to weather and other disturbances.
Researchers can model forests’ future growth and development by understanding the ways trees react to weather and other disturbances.
IODP Expedition 398 collected drill cores to better understand the volcanic history and recurrence interval of the Santorini, Christiana and Kolumbo volcanoes in this region.
Understanding how plants defend themselves against predators is a critical challenge.
Microbes are crucial to the Great Lakes’ health as they clean the water of pollutants and are the first step in the complex food web.
Transportation is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Electrifying as much of it as possible is an important strategy for slowing climate change.
Potato plants can survive 10 times the amount of radiation that would kill a human.
Many rural residents believe that the government helps corporations profit at the expense of people.
As mouse attacks on nesting seabirds escalated from 2015 on, it was clear something needed to be done – and fast.
The partnership represents continued shared goals of advancing knowledge through practical solutions and progress toward a better future.
UT’s grant will increase tree canopy coverage, reduce stormwater runoff, mitigate extreme heat and bring ecosystem services to underserved communities in East Knoxville.
Predicting air quality is not a simple task.
Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now the U.S. is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use.