Tag Archives: Environment

The Healthy Glow of Plants

Posted on July 15, 2025 by rberkowitz

A drone-borne photon counter can provide a new view into environmental
health. Continue reading →

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Underwater Acoustics System Helps Baby Corals Thrive

Posted on November 20, 2024 by rberkowitz

Researchers built a sophisticated device to mimic natural soundscapes. Continue reading →

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How bats pick out their own calls when flying in enormous swarms

Posted on June 5, 2024 by rberkowitz

Researchers trained a hawk outfitted with microphones to fly through a swarm of 600,000 bats, revealing how they can hear their own voice in a crowd. Continue reading →

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Flowers may be big antennas for bees’ electrical signals

Posted on April 11, 2024 by rberkowitz

Plants might use the signals to communicate when to trigger nectar production. Continue reading →

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Seeking Solutions to Underwater Noise Pollution

Posted on March 1, 2024 by rberkowitz

Kamal Kesour conducts measurements to identify the sources of noise coming from ships passing through the St. Lawrence Estuary in Quebec, Canada, looking for ways to help crews reduce underwater noise. Continue reading →

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Completing the Picture of How Oil Weathers in Seawater

Posted on August 31, 2023 by rberkowitz

Experiments show that crude oil exposed to sunlight weathers differently in cold seas than in warmer ones, a finding that has implications for cleanup efforts of high-latitude marine oil spills. Continue reading →

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Detecting Fog Using Signals from Cell-Phone Towers

Posted on November 21, 2018 by rberkowitz

A novel technique can predict foggy conditions an hour before they appear. Continue reading →

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Synthetic Biology Research Campaign sheds light on productivity in cyanobacteria.

Posted on October 3, 2017 by rberkowitz

Research program leads to practically useful and fundamentally interesting knowledge about how to genetically optimize cyanobacteria for increased biomass production. Continue reading →

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Eelgrass declines pose a mystery

Posted on June 16, 2017 by rberkowitz

Scientists want to know why eelgrass is on the decline in some areas of Puget Sound and not others. The answer will affect future strategies for protecting one of the ecosystem’s most critical saltwater plants. Continue reading →

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Sea turtles don’t just go with the flow

Posted on March 22, 2017 by rberkowitz

Satellite data reveal that the marine reptiles change their behavior to interact with currents. Continue reading →

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