The fibrous threads helping mussels stay anchored are more prone to snap when ocean temperatures climb higher than normal.
Mussels cramped by environmental factors
February 18, 2013
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Firing range lead exposure reduced with UW workplace health expertise
February 15, 2013
UW’s Field Research and Consultation Group in Environmental and Occupational Health assess ventilation systems and airborne lead levels in firing ranges, and offer advice on lowering exposure.
European satellite confirms UW numbers: Arctic Ocean is on thin ice
February 13, 2013
New satellite observations confirm a University of Washington analysis that for the past three years found accelerated declines in the volume of Arctic sea ice.
Get off my lawn: Song sparrows escalate territorial threats – with video
February 12, 2013
UW researchers have discovered a hierarchical warning scheme in which territorial song sparrows use increasingly threatening signals to ward off trespassing rivals.
Smartphones, tablets help UW researchers improve storm forecasts
February 6, 2013
Atmospheric scientists are using pressure readings from some new smartphones and tablet computers to improve short-term thunderstorm forecasts. A weather station in every pocket would offer an unprecedented wealth of data.
Cyclone did not cause 2012 record low for Arctic sea ice
January 31, 2013
A huge Arctic cyclone in August was not responsible for the historic minimum seen soon after in Arctic sea-ice extent.
Greenland ice core shows Antarctica vulnerable to warming
January 23, 2013
A UW scientist’s work aided a Greenland ice study that could indicate where Earth is headed with climate change.
International study: Where there’s smoke or smog, there’s climate change
January 15, 2013
A new international assessment found that soot, or black carbon, is a major contributor to global warming — second only to carbon dioxide.
Salmon runs boom, go bust over centuries
January 14, 2013
Salmon runs are notoriously variable: strong one year, and weak the next. New research shows that the same may be true from one century to the next.
Potential harvest of most fish stocks largely unrelated to abundance
Fisheries managers should sharpen their ability to spot environmental conditions that hamper or help fish stocks, and not assume that abundance translates to sustainable harvest.
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