The article focuses on the decommissioning of dams across the United States. Many dams were built after World War II to provide sources of hydraulic power. Now that these power suppliers make up little of the nation’s power resources, policy makers, conservationists, and environmentalists are opting to decommission the dams. Even though the natural ecology is expected to flourish from the decommissioning of dams, scientists are worried that there may be some negative effects.
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…