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Evacuation during and after the 2018 Montecito debris flow

Posted: 08 Oct 2021 01:05 PM PDT

A new study speaks to the importance of public awareness programs in keeping residents -- and emergency management offices -- informed about rare but potentially lethal natural events in their area.

How plant parents ensure that their kids make it far in life

Posted: 08 Oct 2021 10:41 AM PDT

Researchers have been studying seed dispersal to understand how chemicals impact interactions between fruit and the animals that eat them.

A new method for predicting the response of ecosystems to marine heatwaves developed by international collaboration

Posted: 08 Oct 2021 07:57 AM PDT

Marine heatwaves, driven by climate change, are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide. Although we know that heatwaves kill marine organisms and have devastating effects on ecosystems, there is currently no way to predict these effects or help ecosystems adapt.

'Mystery plant' from the Amazon declared a new species after nearly 50 years of flummoxing scientists

Posted: 06 Oct 2021 06:54 AM PDT

After nearly 50 years, scientists have finally figured out what family a strange Amazonian tree with tiny orange fruit belongs to.