/ °µTV Science and Climate News for °µTV en /climate/news/us-reservoirs-hold-billions-pounds-fish U.S. reservoirs hold more than 7 billion pounds of fish, a °µTV study estimates. Properly managed, these existing reservoir ecosystems could help food security and conservation. April 29, 2024 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/us-reservoirs-hold-billions-pounds-fish /news/coal-train-pollution-increases-health-risks-and-disparities The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with °µTV scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health outcomes. April 18, 2024 Katherine E Kerlin /news/coal-train-pollution-increases-health-risks-and-disparities /climate/news/understanding-cattle-grazing-personalities-may-foster-sustainable-rangelands °µTV research finds that not all cattle are the same when it comes to grazing, and knowing that could lead to better animal health and range conditions. March 27, 2024 Emily C. Dooley /climate/news/understanding-cattle-grazing-personalities-may-foster-sustainable-rangelands /climate/news/mapping-futures-sweet-spot-clean-energy-and-biodiversity A °µTV study of Joshua trees, kit foxes and solar energy developments highlights the need to consider climate-induced range shifts for species as we expand clean energy. March 08, 2024 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/mapping-futures-sweet-spot-clean-energy-and-biodiversity /climate/news/invasive-plant-time-bombs-hidden-ecological-threat °µTV research finds invasive plants can stay dormant for centuries before expanding and wreaking ecological havoc. March 06, 2024 Emily C. Dooley /climate/news/invasive-plant-time-bombs-hidden-ecological-threat /climate/news/flood-risk-rising-can-community-based-insurance-fill-gap °µTV helps Isleton, California, launch the state's first community insurance program focused on flood risk, climate adaptation and sustainability in Sacramento County. February 26, 2024 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/flood-risk-rising-can-community-based-insurance-fill-gap /climate/news/car-fumes-weeds-pose-double-whammy-fire-loving-native-plants A °µTV study found that wildflowers that usually flourish after a fire were replaced by invasive plants in places where nitrogen from vehicle emissions were high. February 15, 2024 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/car-fumes-weeds-pose-double-whammy-fire-loving-native-plants /climate/news/new-populations-skywalker-gibbons-found-myanmar The love songs of the Skywalker gibbon alerted scientists at °µTV and Myanmar to a new population of the endangered primate in Myanmar. February 14, 2024 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/new-populations-skywalker-gibbons-found-myanmar /climate/news/new-species-lamprey-fish-documented-california Two new species of lamprey fish have been discovered in California, finds a °µTV study. January 17, 2024 Emily C. Dooley /climate/news/new-species-lamprey-fish-documented-california /climate/news/choreography-connecting-kelp-forests-beach A °µTV study uncovers a symphony of synchrony between kelp forests and the beach food web. January 03, 2024 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/choreography-connecting-kelp-forests-beach /climate/news/ecosystem-benefits-humanity-expected-decline-9-2100 A °µTV study of natural capital finds nature's benefits to humanity are expected to decline as climate change shifts ecosystems across borders. December 18, 2023 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/ecosystem-benefits-humanity-expected-decline-9-2100 /climate/news/scientists-sequence-genome-threatened-whitebark-pine °µTV scientists and partners sequenced the whitebark pine genome, presenting opportunities to help the threatened, high-altitude tree. December 13, 2023 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/scientists-sequence-genome-threatened-whitebark-pine /climate/news/ocean-acidification-creates-legacy-stress-red-abalone The stressful impacts of ocean acidification can affect red abalone within and across generations, finds a °µTV study. December 06, 2023 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/ocean-acidification-creates-legacy-stress-red-abalone /climate/news/hotter-regions-mammals-seek-forests-avoid-human-habitats As the climate warms, preserving forest cover will be increasingly important for wildlife conservation, finds a °µTV study of North American mammals. December 04, 2023 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/hotter-regions-mammals-seek-forests-avoid-human-habitats /climate/news/reforms-needed-expand-prescribed-burns A °µTV paper pinpoints obstacles and suggests strategies for getting more prescribed fire on the ground in the wildfire-prone U.S. West. November 15, 2023 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/reforms-needed-expand-prescribed-burns /climate/news/atmospheric-rivers-and-el-nino-experts Atmospheric river and El Niño experts from °µTV available to talk about the weather with reporters. November 13, 2023 Malia Reiss /climate/news/atmospheric-rivers-and-el-nino-experts /climate/news/light-pollution-impacts-where-mountain-lions-live Artificial light pollution at night threatens mountain lion habitat, making it a factor to consider for wildlife crossings and land use, finds °µTV study. November 06, 2023 Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/light-pollution-impacts-where-mountain-lions-live /climate/news/adding-crushed-rock-farmland-pulls-carbon-out-air Learn from °µTV researchers how adding crushed volcanic rock to farmland removes carbon dioxide from the air. October 24, 2023 Amy M Quinton /climate/news/adding-crushed-rock-farmland-pulls-carbon-out-air /climate/news/heat-waves-negatively-impact-bird-reproduction-agriculture Extreme heat diminishes bird reproductive success in agricultural landscapes more so than in forests, a °µTV study found. October 19, 2023 Tiffany Dobbyn /climate/news/heat-waves-negatively-impact-bird-reproduction-agriculture /news/uc-davis-safeguard-spring-run-chinook-salmon-broodstock °µTV joins state and federal fisheries agencies to conserve threatened spring-run Chinook salmon, housing captive broodstock. October 12, 2023 Katherine E Kerlin /news/uc-davis-safeguard-spring-run-chinook-salmon-broodstock