Nevada scientist part of team that discovers hybrid speciation in butterflies in Sierra
... "Our genetic work is what really clinched the hybrid angle," said Forister, a research professor in t...Tree rings show elevated tungsten coincides with Nevada leukemia cluster
... ... ... "Trees take up metals from the environment a...Ancient raindrops reveal the origins of California's Sierra Nevada range
One of the longest ongoing controversies in Earth science concerns the age of California's Sierra Nevada, the tallest mountain range in the continental United States and site of Yosemite National Park, Lake Tahoe and other scenic wonders.... "The debate falls into two camps," said C. Page Chamberlain, professor of geological and environmental sciences at Stanford University. "One is that the mou...University of Nevada, Reno research team discovers hormone that causes malaria mosquito to urinate
RENO, Nev.-- Prior to coming to Nevada 16 years ago, David Schooley was a key figure at a small company in Palo Alto, Calif. that developed methoprene, an insecticide that halts the maturation of insect larvae to adults. ... ... Methoprene, which has the same effect as an insect hormone called juvenile hormone, also stops the insect from reproducing. It is being used heavily throughout the United...DRI awards 2005 Nevada Medal to University of Washington archaeologist Donald K. Grayson
Reno, Nev. - Desert Research Institute has awarded its 2005 Nevada Medal to University of Washington scientist Dr. Donald K. Grayson, who is widely recognized as one of the world's foremost archaeologists and paleoecologists....... Paleoecology is the branch of science dealing with the interaction between ancient life forms, including humans, and their environments....... Grayson's primary areas...