Wildfires significantly impact water quality for up to 8 years post-burn, according to a new study that analyzes data from 500 watersheds across the western continental United States. This effort is the most extensive synthesis to date of large-scale, long-term trends in water quality in response to fires.
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According to Chaknova and colleagues, the Honga Volcano eruption was the largest in the modern satellite era. It produced a 58 km plume, a 20 m high tsunami, and a pressure wave that propagated around the world.
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Featured Image Caption: Two shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) by MarkConlin, public domain from U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Featured Image caption: Urban Lizard (Podacris muralis) by Gzen92 CC by SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsPrimary Source Article: Moore, M.
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Featured Image Caption: South American Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) by Holger Krisp CC by 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Primary Source Article:
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The EU is poised to reintroduce wolf hunting in order to reduce predation on livestock. Research shows this policy is deadly for wolves and unlikely to benefit livestock.
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Featured Image Caption: Orcas travel great distances to hunt prey using echolocation. They are social animals that hunt in groups.
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Featured Image Caption: Seahorses are charismatic creatures with long snouts that resemble horses. Seahorses are slow swimmers and rely on
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Featured Image Caption: The Carnon River is known to be impacted from metal mining in the area. Arsenic is one
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Oceanic seabirds can spend weeks at a time traveling thousands of kilometers in search of food on the open ocean. A new study finds a perplexing and never-before-seen behavior in which birds intentionally follow cyclones across the north Atlantic. Researchers compared the trajectories of storms with GPS tracks of birds and examined how ocean conditions change in the wakes of cyclones. They conclude that cyclones enhance mixing of ocean waters and bring prey to the surface where they are easily accessible food sources for birds.
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