Nelly is a MS student co advised by Dr. Matt Bowker and Dr. Anita Antoninka. She is interested in environmental restoration and materials science, and her research is primarily focused on how restoration impacts dryland ecosystems post-fire. She is equally interested in art and science illustration/communication.
Ecological memory stored in a landscape can help an ecosystem recover from disturbances like fire and outbreaks of disease. But what happens when climate warming disrupts that process? How long before ecological memories stored in Read more…
A study led by Northern Arizona University offers new evidence that a common framework to sort bacteria into two lifestyles doesn’t easily apply to bacteria living in wild soil. The findings, published in The ISME Journal, show Read more…
In 2002, the Odyssey probe discovered evidence of past ice on Mars. The U.S. Congress authorized the Iraq War resolution. The Anaheim Angels won the World Series. And in a meadow 15 miles north of Read more…