The large-scale loss of eelgrass in Morro Bay may be causing widespread erosion, according to a new Cal Poly study.

Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) stir up the sediment of the river bed when building their spawning pits, thus influencing the composition of the river bed and the transport of sediment.

Researchers have revealed that commercial pesticides can be applied to crops in the Cucurbitaceae family to decrease their accumulation of hydrophobic pollutants, thereby improving crop safety. 

Tree and plant cover has deteriorated considerably in some areas, while advancing in other areas that previously burned or used to be frozen.

The new projects look at food- and water-supply stability and how changes in human activity are affecting the environment.

A new study uses satellite data over the Southern Hemisphere to understand global cloud composition during the industrial revolution.

Data for this study came from two long-term research sites in the remote deserts of the American Southwest—one in Death Valley and the other near Oatman, Arizona.

WVU team unearths manipulative qualities of fungal-infected flyers.

A high-resolution atmospheric assessment for the northern Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia shows the region has some of the best air quality in the Kingdom.

Models based on images from unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites can help farmers to monitor the health of individual trees.