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Innovative Forest Phenology Monitoring Technology: A New Perspective for Ecology | Newswise

David Bale3 hours ago07 mins

Newswise — Forests are vital to the global carbon cycle and play a critical role in regulating climate stability. However, accurately detecting forest phenology—particularly the timing of photosynthetic activity—has long been a challenge. Traditional vegetation indices like normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), while widely used, can only reflect the “greenness” of vegetation, and signal saturation…

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MSU Researchers Bring New Approach to Stopping the Biodiversity Crisis | Newswise

David Bale19 hours ago09 mins

MSU has a satellite uplink/LTN TV studio and Comrex line for radio interviews upon request. Newswise — EAST LANSING, Mich. – What if saving one animal species from extinction at a time isn’t the most effective approach? Michael Belitz, a Michigan State University postdoctoral researcher in the Zipkin Quantitative Ecology Lab, asked himself that question during his graduate work…

B.C. man in close encounter with dolphin pod | Globalnews.ca

David Bale2 weeks ago05 mins

A British Columbia entrepreneur experienced a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter this week when a pod of dolphins chased him down while he was shooting a video on his personal watercraft. Jerry McArthur, founder and CEO of The HydroFlyer, designs and sells the electric surfboards that hover above the water and was on one in Howe Sound,…

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Protected Habitats Aren’t Enough to Save Endangered Mammals, MSU Researchers Find | Newswise

David Bale3 weeks ago011 mins

BYLINE: Caleb Hess Newswise — EAST LANSING, Mich. – Tropical forests are massive biodiversity storehouses. While these rich swathes of land constitute less than one-tenth of Earth’s surface, they harbor more than 60% of known species. Among them is a higher concentration of endangered species than anywhere else on Earth. However, these regions are also…

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Walk Like a … Gecko? Animal Footpads Inspire a Polymer That Sticks to Ice | Newswise

David Bale1 month ago06 mins

Newswise — A solution to injuries from slips and falls may be found underfoot — literally. The footpads of geckos have hydrophilic (water-loving) mechanisms that allow the little animals to easily move over moist, slick surfaces. Researchers in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces report using silicone rubber enhanced with zirconia nanoparticles to create a gecko-inspired slip-resistant polymer. They…

Halton Healthcare begins writing prescriptions for nature for patients | Globalnews.ca

David Bale2 months ago07 mins

Halton Healthcare has become the first hospital system in Canada to partner with the PaRx program, an initiative that prescribes nature as medicine. “It’s offering our communities sustainable and accessible ways to spend more time outdoors…. We know that incorporating these preventative lifestyle measures is an excellent step towards setting up healthier communities and providing…

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How an Iconic Desert Tree Survives Extreme Heat— | Newswise

David Bale3 months ago08 mins

Newswise — New research has found that the punishing summer temperatures and persistent drought conditions in much of Arizona and the Southwest are dealing a double whammy to trees attempting to regulate their own temperature, putting a critical part of the desert ecosystem at risk. The study, published in October in Proceedings of the National…

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Engineered Additive Makes Low-Cost Renewable Energy Storage a Possibility | Newswise

David Bale3 months ago06 mins

Newswise — MADISON — Solar and wind are quickly transforming the energy landscape — but if we are to realize the full potential of these intermittent, renewable energy sources, we’ll need safe, affordable batteries capable of storing it. As part of an effort to overcome the long-term energy-storage challenge, University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have invented…

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Innovative Forest Phenology Monitoring Technology: A New Perspective for Ecology | Newswise

MSU Researchers Bring New Approach to Stopping the Biodiversity Crisis | Newswise

B.C. man in close encounter with dolphin pod | Globalnews.ca

Protected Habitats Aren’t Enough to Save Endangered Mammals, MSU Researchers Find | Newswise

Walk Like a … Gecko? Animal Footpads Inspire a Polymer That Sticks to Ice | Newswise

Halton Healthcare begins writing prescriptions for nature for patients | Globalnews.ca

How an Iconic Desert Tree Survives Extreme Heat— | Newswise

Engineered Additive Makes Low-Cost Renewable Energy Storage a Possibility | Newswise