Building Confidence in Hydrologic Models
Scientists evaluate seven models to understand how each model agrees and differs.
View ArticleHow Grasslands Regulate Their Productivity in Response to Droughts
Scientists show that grasslands are more sensitive to changes in the amount of moisture in the air than to changes in precipitation.
View ArticleEnergy, Economy, and the Earth: The Benefits of Creating Feedback Loops
Scientists reduce uncertainties in future climate prediction by directly coupling an energy-economy model to an Earth system model.
View ArticleDesigner Yeast Consumes Plant Matter and Spits Out Fatty Alcohols for...
Highest concentration and yield of valuable chemicals reported in industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
View ArticleUnderappreciated Microbes Now Get Credit for Holding Down Two Jobs in Soil
Soil microbes work as both decomposers and synthesizers of carbon compounds in soil, offering new answers with impacts to crops and eco-health.
View ArticleRemotely Predicting Leaf Age in Tropical Forests
New approach offers data across species, sites, and canopies, providing insights into carbon uptake by forests.
View ArticleDRIFTing to Fast, Precise Data
Non-destructive technique identifies key variations in Alaskan soils, quickly providing insights into carbon levels.
View ArticleArctic Photosynthetic Capacity and Carbon Dioxide Assimilation Underestimated...
New measurements offer data vital to projecting plant response to environmental changes.
View ArticleExploring Past, Present, and Future Water Availability Regionally, Globally
New open-source software simulates river and runoff resources.
View ArticlePutting the P in Photosynthesis of Tropical Forests
Including phosphorus (P) in predictions of photosynthesis may improve models of tropical forests where the supply of the nutrient is limited.
View ArticleFrom 100,000 to 8: Representing Complex Aerosol Patterns with Far Fewer...
Study shows how aerosols interacting with clouds can be accurately captured by sparse set of representative particles.
View ArticleHow Bacteria Produce Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles
Multiple techniques to characterize an enzyme complex shed light on how bacteria create particles and contribute to global cycles.
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