Looking to the shadows: NAU researchers turn to trees to determine if multicellular life on exoplanets exist
A team of researchers, which includes professors and graduate students in informatics and astronomy, conducted a study to determine if there is vegetation on planets outside our solar system. The answer might not be so out of this world. Read More.
NAU global change ecologist leads NASA satellite study of rapid greening across Arctic tundra
The international team of researchers, led by assistant research professor Logan Berner, found the region has become greener as warmer air and soil temperatures have led to increased plant growth. Read More.
SRP funding groundbreaking NAU research into forest health, increasing diversity in STEM
The five-year partnership between NAU and the Phoenix-based Salt River Project funds research focusing on applied research activities related to SRP’s core businesses of power and water. Graduate and undergraduate students join NAU researchers in these projects. Read More.
NAU scientists urge protection of tropical forests
NAU scientists contribute to critical global study showing ‘best of the last’ tropical forests urgently need protection to mitigate climate change, safeguard human well-being.
According to a paper released in Nature Ecology and Evolution, only 6.5 percent of the world’s pristine tropical forests—critical to mitigating climate change—are formally protected, and the rest are at significant risk of being lost. Read More.