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Newswise — A new study from University of California San Diego suggests that climate trauma — such as experiencing a devastating wildfire — can have lasting effects on cognitive function. The research, which focused on survivors of the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California, found that individuals directly exposed to the disaster had difficulty making…
Images available for use with credit can be found here. Newswise — Woods Hole, Mass. (March 31, 2025) – Devastating floods reshaped southern Brazil’s landscape in May 2024. Rio Grande do Sul – the fifth most populous state in Brazil – was hit with unprecedented rainfall, affecting 2.3 million people. A new study led by…
BYLINE: Chris Woolston Newswise — A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a surprising layer of diversity in tropical forests. Not only are the forests populated by a dizzying number of tree species, but each of those species takes a different approach to…
Newswise — Drought stress poses a major challenge to global agriculture, particularly for water-intensive crops like cucumbers. Meanwhile, lateral branch development is a key trait in cucumber cultivation, with different markets demanding either compact or more branched varieties. Although the abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway is known to play a crucial role in drought response,…
Newswise — America’s infrastructure is cracking, according to the latest report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers. In multiple categories, from aviation to roads to energy, the country’s infrastructure is earning Ds, almost-failing grades. Virginia Tech engineering experts can break down what these failing grades mean — and what needs to happen to…
Newswise — Researchers in South Korea have developed a domestic technology for localizing an essential industrial raw material that was previously entirely imported from a specific global company. Dr. Sang Goo Lee’s research team at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) has enhanced the conventional electrochemical fluorination method, which replaces hydrogen (H) atoms…
Newswise — Due to the physical, psychological, and socioeconomic consequences of a cancer diagnosis and treatment, people with cancer are especially vulnerable during extreme weather events like hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires, which are becoming more common and damaging with climate change. A new national study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) and Harvard T.H. Chan…
Newswise — On average, D.C.’s beloved cherry blossoms bloom around the last week of March into the first week of April, but it can vary from year to year based on weather conditions. Coming out of a cold D.C. winter this year, the famed cherry trees at the Tidal Basin are beginning the first stage of…
Newswise — New Jersey Institute of Technology biologist Xiaonan Tai has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to investigate how landscape positions determine forest fate during extreme heat and drought — a factor that could explain why some forests perish while others survive. The CAREER award, among NSF’s most prestigious honors for junior faculty,…
Newswise — Dr. Young Cheol Park and his research team from the CCS Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) have successfully developed a new solid adsorbent capable of directly capturing CO₂ from the atmosphere and recovering it at an average high purity of 96.5%. The team also succeeded in demonstrating the…
