Native Species or Invasive? The Distinction Blurs as the World Warms

/ Published in climate change
Aquatic Weeds Clogging Irrigation Canal
Across the warming globe, a mass exodus of tens of thousands of species is transforming the distribution of biodiversity — and challenging fundamental tenets in conservation policy and science. In recent years, scientists have documented countless species shifting their ranges toward the poles, higher into the mountains, and deeper into the seas in response to

Lose the Seagrass and Lose the Fisheries

/ Published in climate change, News, Uncategorized
Seagrasses can form dense underwater meadows.
Climate change affects creatures around the world. But land animals may have a slight advantage over marine species in running from the ill effects of global warming: the ability to escape. The oceans absorb the majority of the excess heat. Because they distribute the heat widely, ocean temperature gains are subtle.  But, even a small

Can a Plant Fight Climate Change & Reduce Fertilizer Use?

/ Published in climate change, cyanobacteria
Azolla is a water fern
The Azolla filiculoides fern— with leaves the size of gnats, is considered a wonder-plant that played a pivotal role in cooling our planet 50 million years ago. Among its many properties, the Azolla can capture CO2 and nitrogen from the air and has genes that provide insect resistance. Some 50 million years ago, however, the

Billboard Produces Drinkable Water Out of Thin Air

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Water Making Billboard in Peru
What would a great ad for a university of technology be? An ad, that itself, solves a problem through technology. This is exactly what the University of Engineering and Technology of Peru and their ad agency have done.  They created the first billboard in the world to make drinking water out of thin air and