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Climate And Biodiversity Matter to How Drylands Fare Under Higher Grazing Pressure

Drylands make up nearly half the Earth’s land surface, and the effects of grazing livestock on their ability to support people, plants and animals is a key question as the global climate changes and warms.

Finding The Answers Hidden In Our Antibodies

A new serological test in which an NAU professor played a pivotal role in developing can not only help humanity prepare for and respond to the next pandemic, but it also can be pivotal in the search for viral triggers of diseases like diabetes and celiac disease.

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Low-Cost Gel Film Can Pluck Drinking Water From Desert Air

More than a third of the world’s population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages.

Soil Microbes Use Different Pathways to Metabolize Carbon

Much of what scientists think about soil metabolism may be wrong.

What Happens When Phosphorous Runs Out? Hopefully We Never Find Out

Modern agriculture is underpinned by a steady supply of fertilizer.

Are Strokes a Social Justice Issue? a New Study Suggests They Could Be

A new study authored by three NAU researchers found that people with lower socioeconomic status and people from ethnic minority populations have a greater likelihood of severe stroke than white Americans or those of a higher socioeconomic status (SES).

New study shows that Earth’s coldest forests are shifting northward with climate change

New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth’s coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about biodiversity, an increased risk of wildfires and mounting impacts of climate change on northern communities.