Imagine you could use just a few drops of water to know what sorts of animals and plants were present in an area. What an incredible tool this would be. It could be used to look for rare species, to catalogue how many were present or to monitor for introductions of new, potentially harmful species.
In May 2024, NIST researchers were invited to provide several presentations at the 7 th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS) in St. Louis, MO. The ICPS is held annually, and brings together industry experts
USDA Celebrates 100 Years of Agriculture Innovation at Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory Contact: Maribel Alonso Email: maribel.alonso@usda.gov MILES CITY, Mont., May 31, 2024- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today celebrated the 100-year anniversary of Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory and its past and present contributions to the livestock…
USDA, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Collaborate to Support Indigenous Seed Sovereignty Distribution of New Seeds in Late Spring Contact: Maribel AlonsoEmail: Maribel.Alonso@usda.gov MANDAN, N.D., March 28, 2024—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announces a cooperative agreement with the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish (NHS) College to conduct research supporting Indigenous Seed Sovereignty. This…
USDA Completes Laboratory Modernization to Advance Pecan Breeding and Research Contact: Maribel AlonsoEmail: Maribel.Alonso@usda.gov SOMERVILLE, TEXAS, March 27, 2024—The Pecan Breeding and Genetics Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) recently completed a 2.5 million dollars laboratory modernization to accelerate pecan breeding through innovations in genetics and plant disease research. A…
Nearly 75 percent of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking, including the possibility of damaging earthquakes along the northeastern United States. What should residents of the Big Apple – and other major metropolitan areas — do if they feel the ground move beneath their feet?
When water temperatures drop below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, it can mean life or death for Endangered Species Act-protected sea turtles. But scientists at the U.S. Geological survey are doing something about it.
For months, USGS monitoring had shown that Mauna Loa was inching close to an eruption. Just before midnight on Sunday, November 27, 2022, the wait was over.
Infrastructure projects that intentionally use natural and nature-based habitats and processes to reduce risks and deliver multiple benefits are referred to as nature-based solutions. Continue reading →
The ocean’s water is constantly circulated by currents. Tidal currents occur close to shore and are influenced by the sun and moon. Surface currents are influenced by the wind. However, other, much slower currents that occur from the surface to the seafloor are driven by changes in the saltiness and ocean temperature, a process called…
Lines of longitude, also called meridians, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west. The prime meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England, has a longitude of 0 degrees. It divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres. The…