Research Summaries

The biggest challenge in unraveling the effect of aerosols on clouds and climate is isolating their effects from changes due to other environmental

Drought stress can greatly reduce the health and productivity of plants, including candidate bioenergy feedstocks such as sorghum. Microbial

The availability of fresh water is a global issue that’s driving interest in ways to turn wastewater into clean water. Purifying wastewater

Researchers designed a novel strategy that exploits measurements obtained four ways: 1) electrical resistivity tomography to monitor soil

In the atmosphere, droplets of liquid water are frequently found at temperatures below the freezing point of water (0 degrees Celsius) down to

The dramatic Arctic sea-ice loss observed over the satellite era has intensified debate into whether these high-latitude changes are affecting

Researchers from the University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Davis, Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department

Magnetic reconnection occurs when oppositely directed magnetic fields are forced together in plasmas, which are excellent electrical conductors. A

Just like when pushing a playground swing, energy is only transferred from the electron beam to the whistler wave when the “pushing”

Fundamental understanding of selective recognition and separation of lanthanide ions by chelating agents is of crucial importance for advancing