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How Trees Fare in Big Hurricanes
How Trees Fare in Big Hurricanes
Forests are resilient, but researchers wonder if climate change will outpace their adaptations.
How Trees Fare in Big Hurricanes
How Trees Fare in Big Hurricanes

Forests are resilient, but researchers wonder if climate change will outpace their adaptations.

Forests are resilient, but researchers wonder if climate change will outpace their adaptations.

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Spotted Seatrout Continued to Spawn During and After Hurricane Harvey
Jef Akst | Nov 16, 2018 | 2 min read
Researchers recovered audio recordings of the fish’s mating calls in the eye of the storm.
Human Activities Are Making Hurricanes Worse: Study
Ashley Yeager | Nov 14, 2018 | 2 min read
Anthropogenic climate change and urbanization appear to boost rainfall and exacerbate flooding risks, according to two Nature papers.
Fire Ant Rafts
The Scientist Staff | Oct 31, 2017 | 1 min read
The invasive insects weathered extreme climatic conditions by banding together and riding out Hurricane Harvey's flood waters.
How Animals and Plants Weather Hurricanes
Ashley Yeager | Oct 6, 2017 | 4 min read
Studies suggest not all critters fare well in extreme weather, though some thrive.
Scientific Society Gives Money to Harvey Victims
Bob Grant | Sep 19, 2017 | 2 min read
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is offering small grants to aid scientists and students hit by Hurricane Harvey.
Biology Labs Hit by Harvey’s Eye Face Long Road to Recovery
Shawna Williams | Sep 15, 2017 | 4 min read
At the University of Texas’s Marine Science Institute, the hurricane caused more than $100 million in damage, killed hundreds of study animals, and displaced numerous researchers, but its work continues.
After Harvey, Mosquito Control Ramps Up
Abby Olena, PhD | Sep 15, 2017 | 2 min read
With flooding still several feet high in some parts of Texas, authorities have intensified mosquito control tactics in the hopes of avoiding disease outbreaks.
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