2014

Climate change dates back to ancient times. Here’s new evidence on the timing of climate change and population collapse in Europe in the late Bronze Age.

If only I could run my natural gas furnace using a little bit of the methane found on Titan, a moon of Saturn.

Award-winning research offers choices for improving Cabernet Sauvignon | Study reveals promise for expanding hard cider industry | Blended Learning student-made wines perfect for holidays | Tis the season: WSU donors enhance student learning | Gov. Inslee reappoints Ted Baseler to WSU Board of Regents

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Here’s fuel for daydreams of finding enormous gold nuggets when the weather improves.

What if there were a two-for-one sale on kilowatts? Your power bill would be cut in half — not a bad result for your monthly budget. Energy drives everything we produce and consume, and global energy consumption continues to grow year after year. The two-for-one image came to mind as I talked with Professor Jeanne […]

Christmas trees, dryland wheat, stink bugs, biofuels, and foresters

Washington State University researchers are using a $90,000 grant to study the effect of ethylene on needle retention in species commonly grown in the Pacific Northwest.

Like millions of Americans, my day starts by plugging in the coffeepot. In my case, it’s an old fashion percolator. It clears its throat and brews my coffee while I rub sleep out of my eyes and brush my teeth. My habit of starting my day with coffee — and following that initial cup with […]

A new fellowship will continue the work of a Washington State University graduate student who was focused on making bears happy in captivity.