By Amanda Oglesby, Asbury Park Press Bret Ulozas sprays his yard for mosquitoes in the New Egypt section of Plumsted in order to keep the blood suckers at bay. The 49-year-old applies insecticide to reduce the nuisance of mosquitoes, especially as his family spends more time in the backyard due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus they found in mosquitoes around that military …
#EOAS in the News: “Managing the Majestic Jumbo Flying Squid”
In an article in The New York Times titled “Managing the Majestic Jumbo Flying Squid,” EOAS faculty member Malin Pinsky, an associate professor in the Rutgers Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, said, “The impacts of climate change and variability are playing out much more dramatically in the ocean than on land . . . It’s a largely unseen and yet incredibly dramatic …
Mangrove Trees Won’t Survive Sea-Level Rise by 2050 if Emissions Aren’t Cut
Scientists explored how the valuable ecosystems responded to rising seas in the past Mangrove trees – valuable coastal ecosystems found in Florida and other warm climates – won’t survive sea-level rise by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reduced, according to a Rutgers co-authored study in the journal Science. Mangrove forests store large amounts of carbon, help protect coastlines and provide habitat …
#EOAS in the News: Is it Safe to Swim in the Ocean During COVID-19?
“Do saltwater and sunshine at the Shore kill the coronavirus? Here’s what science says.”
Modern Sea-Level Rise Linked to Human Activities, Rutgers Research Reaffirms
Surprising glacial and nearly ice-free periods in last 66 million years New research by Rutgers scientists reaffirms that modern sea-level rise is linked to human activities and not to changes in Earth’s orbit. Surprisingly, Earth had nearly ice-free conditions with carbon dioxide levels not much higher than today and had glacial periods in times previously believed to be ice-free over the last …
Oyster Farming and Shorebirds Likely Can Coexist
A red knot among a flock of migratory shorebirds foraging along the Delaware Bayshore. Photo: Brian Schumm
#EOAS in the News: Asian Giant ‘Murder Hornets’ Buzz Into U.S. Could they Get to Philly Area?
Asian giant hornets will swarm a honeybee hive with the purpose of decapitating thousands of bees and taking away their thoraxes to feed to the hornets’ young. On rare occasions, they will attack humans, sometimes fatally. Stories this week in various media outlets, including the New York Times, about the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, making its way to Washington state have …
#EOAS in the News: The Coronavirus Hurts Some of Science’s Most Vulnerable
Early-career researchers hang in the balance of coronavirus uncertainty. By Jenessa Duncombe, Eos, Science News by AGU, Staff Writer Daniel Gilford has studied climate science for nearly a decade, and after 2 years as a postdoctoral researcher at Rutgers University, he felt ready to take the next big career move: a faculty position. “In-person interviews are sort of the final stage …
Algae in the Oceans Often Steal Genes from Bacteria
by Todd Bates Algae in the oceans often steal genes from bacteria to gain beneficial attributes, such as the ability to tolerate stressful environments or break down carbohydrates for food, according to a Rutgers co-authored study. The study of 23 species of brown and golden-brown algae, published in the journal Science Advances, shows for the first time that gene acquisition had …
How Are the Raritan River and Bay Adapting to Sea Level Rise?
Laura Reynolds, an EOAS postdoctoral fellow, and team, are conducting pioneering research on carbon and sediment levels of the tidal marshes in the Raritan River and Bay, to better understand and predict how sea level rise will impact these waterways. By Carol Peters The tidal Raritan River, once dubbed the “Queen of Rivers” in a poem published in the London Review in 1806, …