In The News: School of Life Sciences
More than three years after a wildfire devastated Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the massive redwood trees in California’s oldest state park continue to recover with surprising speed. But some wildlife species, particularly salmon and steelhead trout in the park’s streams, and some types of birds, are still struggling and could take many years to bounce back.
The new gallery contains a world of wildlife wonders showcasing the diverse ecosystems that blanket our planet and how daily life is intricately connected to biomes.
Scientists may have found a way to disable harmful bacteria from being able to sicken millions of people.
New University of Nevada, Las Vegas, research is turning the page in our understanding of harmful bacteria and how they turn on certain genes, causing disease in our bodies.
The legendary Alexander Fleming, who famously discovered penicillin, once said "never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening." And the path of science often leads to just that. New 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ research is turning the page in our understanding of harmful bacteria and how they turn on certain genes, causing disease in our bodies.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is getting $5 million from the federal government as part of an effort to keep things a little bit cooler in one of the nation’s hottest cities.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ plans to plant about 3,000 trees in Southern Nevada over the next five years with a $5 million grant from the U.S. Forest Service.
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ-led Las Vegas Urban Forest Center received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Forest Service to help counteract the growing impacts of extreme heat.
The funding is going toward the university's Las Vegas Urban Forest Center and its project, which is scheduled to start in January next year.
Although disposable storage bags are so handy, it can be wasteful to use a zip-top plastic baggie just once and then throw it away. But, in the name of being environmentally conscious, is it actually safe to wash and reuse the plastic bags?
Beekeeper Dave Sharpless went to check on one of his beehives during this June 2019 day in Henderson only to find empty, melted hives.
Spring has come and while temperatures are rising, the Las Vegas valley is seeing more pesky insects crawling and flying around.