Scientists Complete Review Of 48 Columbia River Basin ‘Mainstem’ Projects; Wide Array Of Topics
June 12th, 2019
A panel of scientists completed their review of 48 Columbia River basin programs and research projects, some of which had not been reviewed since 2010, finding 27 of those projects meet the scientists’ criteria.
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Research: With Climate Change Alaska’s Sockeye Head To Ocean Earlier, Face Competition In North Pacific With 6 Billion Hatchery Fish
June 4th, 2019
An ample buffet of freshwater food, brought on by climate change, is altering the life history of one of the world’s most important salmon species.
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Salmon Predation Questions: Scientists Say Inevitable Voracious, Invasive Pike Will Move Downstream Of Grand Coulee
May 14th, 2019
Washington tribes and state government first detected the presence of northern pike in Lake Roosevelt, the huge reservoir created by Grand Coulee Dam, in 2007 and have ramped up suppression efforts in the lake since 2014.
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First Documented Evidence Of Transoceanic Migration Of Pacific Lamprey; Bering Sea To Columbia River
May 14th, 2019
Recent research documented transoceanic migration in Pacific Lampreys for the first time, with one tagged lamprey traveling from the Bering Sea to the Columbia River.
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Study: One-Third Of World’s Longest Rivers Remain Free Flowing, Even Less Source To Sea Connection
May 8th, 2019
Just over one-third (37 percent) of the world's 246 longest rivers remain free-flowing, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature.
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IPBES Report:Species Extinction Accelerating, 33 Percent Of Marine Fish Stocks Overharvested
May 7th, 2019
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history -- and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns a landmark new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
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Essay: Conservation Decision-Making Should Include Clarity, Transparency, Scientific Integrity
April 30th, 2019
Without sound decision-making, responses to seeming environmental tragedies can often make matters worse, according to ethicists who analyzed a controversial goat removal program on an Australian island.
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Study: Federally-Sponsored Research Key In Environmental Rule Making, Stakeholder Debates
April 30th, 2019
Federally-sponsored science plays a more significant role in bringing together stakeholders and facilitating environmental governance debates than all other types of research, according to an international team of researchers.
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Study Shows How Heavy Tropical Rains In Southeast Asia Contribute To California Heat Waves
April 17th, 2019
Heavy rain over the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean is a good indicator that temperatures in central California will reach 100 degrees in four to 16 days, according to a collaborative research team from the University of California Davis and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Climate Center in Busan, South Korea.