In northeastern North America, a 500-mile-long stretch of mountains runs from the Adirondacks in New York to the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec.The ecological habitats, which include the alpine zones in the Green Mountains and the White Mountains, are home to many rare species of flowering plants, making the areas hotspots for biodiversity. A new Dartmouth-led study using hundreds of satellite images over 40 years provides the first regional analysis of greening trends in the northern Appalachian region.

A new study published in Nature Communications shows that flooding can actually occur at predictable times of day.

This is the first U.S.-based study to assess microplastic deposition before, during, and after a hurricane. The research — conducted by team from Virginia Tech, Western Carolina University, Highlands Biological Station, and the University of North Carolina — was published recently in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.

Two student-scientists have just described an early amphibian from 309 million years ago—and they named it after their mothers, who both happen to be named Jean.

A high-resolution modeling study of Tropical Cyclone Shaheen found that sea surface temperature and terrain height influenced the simulated storm through different mechanisms. Increasing sea surface temperature by 2°C produced the strongest model response, intensifying the simulated cyclone and increasing coastal rainfall, while reducing terrain height mainly affected the storm’s track, vertical circulation and the distribution of orographic rainfall. The findings provide a case-based assessment of ICON sensitivity and may support further evaluation of regional grey-zone cyclone simulations

New research from the University of Sydney challenges the perception of crown-of-thorns starfish as purely destructive. The findings suggest controlled populations can have a positive impact on coral prevalence and diversity. 

The British Ecological Society’s Marsh Ecology Book of the Year is awarded to the book that has had the greatest influence on the science of ecology in any two-year period.