Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe is a biogeochemist who studies the impact of climate change on Sierra Nevada soils. She’s also active in efforts to recruit and retain women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
What if nature were to become a polluter, discharging millions of tons of planet-warming carbon into the atmosphere in much the same way as diesel-fueled trucks or coal-fired power plants?
When scientists at UC Merced seek to better understand California’s biodiversity, they turn to cutting-edge genomics. They also turn to their neighbors.
Subalpine meadows are among the Sierra Nevada’s most enchantingly picturesque landscapes.
What if nature were to become a polluter, discharging millions of tons of planet-warming carbon into the atmosphere in much the same way as diesel-fueled trucks or coal-fired power plants?
Plant photosynthesis was stable for hundreds of years before the industrial revolution, but grew rapidly in the 20th century,
The rapid pace of global change has large impacts on nature, and on the work conservatio
Shakespeare might have been right when he wrote “what’s past is prologue,” but not when it comes to modeling climate change.
When people get near California’s giant sequoias, they usually look up.