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Environmental Science

This guide provides lists of databases, web sites, books, CD-ROMs, videos and DVDs on the study of the environment.

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Welcome to the Environmental Science research guide! Here you will find different resources for a variety of your research needs. Reach out to the subject librarian via email or schedule an appointment if you would like help with:

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  • Range expansion in lesser goldfinchesThis link opens in a new window New research shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in Southwest USA, are expanding their range northward through the Pacific Northwest at an unprecedented rate, providing insights into how species adapt to environmental change. Apr 22, 2025
  • New species of electricity-conducting organism, name it after TribeThis link opens in a new window Scientists have identified a novel species of bacteria that acts as electrical wiring, potentially ushering in a new era of bioelectronic devices for use in medicine, industry, food safety, and environmental monitoring and cleanup. Apr 22, 2025
  • New technique expands tissues so hundreds of biomolecules can be seen inside cellsThis link opens in a new window A new tissue expansion method enables scientists to use mass spectrometry imaging to simultaneously detect hundreds of molecules at the single cell level in their native locations. Apr 22, 2025
  • How do you like them apples? Apple genus evolution revealedThis link opens in a new window A new comparison and analysis of the genomes of species in the genus Malus, which includes the domesticated apple and its wild relatives, revealed the evolutionary relationships among the species and how their genomes have evolved over the past nearly 60 million years. The research team identified structural variations among the genomes and developed methods for identifying genes associated with desirable traits, like tastiness and resistance to disease and cold, that could help guide future apple breeding programs. Apr 22, 2025
  • Obesity disrupts 'reaction time' to starvation in miceThis link opens in a new window Researchers have revealed a temporal disruption in the metabolism of obese mice when adapting to starvation despite no significant structural disruptions in the molecular network. This is a breakthrough discovery as research including the temporal dimension in biology has been notoriously laborious and extracting systematic insight from big data has been difficult. Thus, this study paves the way for further research into more general metabolic processes, such as food intake and disease progression. Apr 22, 2025
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