New study finds that the nutritional value of prey within a single species can widely vary, offering key insights for food web dynamics and ecosystem change The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume? Following a period of massive starvation among animals living along the California coast, University of California…
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument snapped a visible picture of Typhoon Matmo's clouds on July 22 at 1:10 a.m. EDT.
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over System 92L on July 21 at 11:53 a.m. EDT and the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument gathered infrared data on the…
Wildlife of many kinds are increasingly finding their meals in human environments, gathering at places like backyard bird feeders, landfills or farms that…
Sludge is a by-product of water treatment. Sludge is produced during the clarification and filtration process in the water treatment system. It is also…
To understand how climate change may affect the availability of water for agriculture, researchers at Princeton University analyzed trends in the water cycle…
Statistical analysis of average global temperatures between 1998 and 2013 shows that the slowdown in global warming during this period is consistent with…
Currently 160 wildfires are burning across the region. There are no plans for evacuation since these fires are endangering people or property.
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NASA's Terra satellite passed over Typhoon Matmo on July 20 at 02:15 UTC and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard…
Arctic sea ice is retreating at a dramatic rate. In contrast, satellite observations suggest that sea ice cover in the Antarctic is expanding – albeit at a…
This is the conclusion reached by an international team of researchers that calculated the water flows around the Dead Sea. The natural replenishment rate of…
NASA and NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an infrared image the typhoon that showed strong thunderstorms with heavy rain potential.
The number of detected hotspots in Sunday's report was far higher than what had been reported one day prior, which had reached only 75 spots.
“The Water Short List: The Most Effective Actions U.S. Households Can Take to Curb Water Use” describes how households can reduce water use substantially by…
Carbon dioxide is the most-prevalent gas when it comes to climate change. It is released by vehicles, industry, and forest removal and comprises the greatest…
A new study led by Old Dominion University and the University of Colorado Boulder indicates sea levels likely will continue to rise in the tropical Pacific…
It is the first study to link eddies at the surface to deep mixing on timescales of months to decades.
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