USGS Friday’s Findings – October 25, 2024
Sixteen years after Pd, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, was first recognized in New York, its range now extends to the Rocky...
Invasive flathead catfish impacting Susquehanna’s food chain, researchers find
ObjectiveFlathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris are a widespread aquatic invasive species within the United States and a recent invader in the Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania. Flathead Catfish are...
Plant CO2 uptake rises by nearly one third in new global estimates
Lianhong Gu, co-author, photosynthesis expert and distinguished staff scientist in ORNL’s Environmental Sciences Division, helped develop the project’s mesophyll conductance model, which represents numerically the...
Surfing atmospheric waves with tiny satellites
A U.S. National Science Foundation-supported team is designing and building three identical CubeSats, or shoebox-sized satellites, to study space weather and demonstrate new technologies.The CubeSats...
Pesticides affect the health of wild bees, important plant pollinators
Native wild bees native play a critical role in ecosystems, pollinating countless plant species, including agricultural crops. Pollination from wild and managed bees benefits some...
Dead coral skeletons left by bleaching events hinder reef recovery
Coral reefs are like underwater cities, with myriad species forming a thriving ocean metropolis. That complexity, however, can hinder a reef's survival, scientists funded by...
Trillion Pixel Challenge workshop explores digital twins, foundational AI models
Rocket City USA proved to be the perfect location for launching new ideas and connections at the 2024 Trillion Pixel Challenge Workshop Sept. 4 to...
Frontier quantum chemistry calculations nominated to win HPC’s highest prize
Researchers led by the University of Melbourne, Australia, have been nominated for the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2024 Gordon Bell Prize in supercomputing for conducting a...
Special Issue of Rangeland Ecology and Management features USGS science in support of the Sagebrush Conservation Design
Encompassing over 175 million acres, America’s “Sagebrush Sea” is the largest terrestrial ecosystem in the lower 48 states. A predominately shrubland system, this landscape ranges...
High Flux Isotope Reactor a fit for Nobel laureate’s designer proteins
Science today brings solutions tomorrowThe ability to design proteins also opens doors for a range of other applications, such as streamlined vaccine development, a greener...