In the Media
Jul 21, 2022
Researchers used LANDSAT satellite data to document how tree-cover changed in California from 1985 to 2021, being shrunk by wildfires, logging, and droughts.
Jul 20, 2022
An increase in catastrophic wildfires has reduced California tree cover by 6.7% since 1985, and researchers fear the lost trees will never grow back.
Jul 18, 2022
California's forests are in rapid retreat, which bodes ill for the future.
Jun 19, 2022
Mexican chemistry researcher Ana Cristina Garcia Alvarez has worked to understand a chemical process that mimics part of photosynthesis and could possibly produce hydrogen as part of clean energy solutions.
Jun 10, 2022
Aspirin changes the way colorectal cancer cell populations evolve over time, making them less able to survive and proliferate, according to a new study.
May 4, 2022
Climate change is already leaving unprecedented marks on forests. In the Sierra Nevada, up to 19 percent of adult giant sequoias, many of which have stood since the days of Aristotle, died in fires in just the last two summers. Five of the eight most abundant tree species in the West have declined significantly just since the year 2000. Using satellite data, archival records, and machine learning, Jon Wang, at the University of California, Irvine, determined that California likely lost…
Apr 25, 2022
When a pipeline break in October leaked thousands of gallons of oil into the waters off of Huntington Beach, the visible harm to local wildlife was almost immediate, as crude-covered birds and fish began appearing on beaches.
Apr 10, 2022
We don't know exactly what a net-zero-emissions energy system will look like, but we know enough to keep us busy for at least a decade.
Apr 4, 2022
Discovering nature’s hidden value is what UCI earth system science assistant professor Benis Egoh teaches students in her ecosystem services course, which refers to the scientific name for the Earth’s tireless, priceless labor.
Mar 29, 2022
12 fields of advanced study place in top 20 among public universities on annual list.
Mar 19, 2022
From wetlands to badlands, plants and wildlife in eastern San Diego County are struggling to survive. Ecologists face tough decisions about how to respond.