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  1. Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers

    … experience for teachers National Science Foundation funding will enable teachers to conduct … we can come up with novel solutions.”  Cary BIORETS structure During the six-week summer program at Cary … and distribution, explore soil food webs, and identify tree species, among other skill-building activities.  Drawing …

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  2. Beech Bark Disease

    … insect (the beech scale, Cryptococcus fagisuga ) and two species of bark-cankering fungi ( Neonectria faginata and … helps the bears fatten up for the winter hibernation. The loss of beech trees, especially the largest ones, reduces … trees that show some resistance; those trees represent the foundation of a resistant and healthy future beech …

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  3. Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife

    … as deer mice, red foxes, white-tailed deer, and more. These species may act as reservoirs, offering new opportunities … of the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Food and … the team will use artificial intelligence to predict the structure of ACE2 receptors in various species, and whether …

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  4. In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests

    … from a nearby tree. They then evaluated how forest structure impacted lightning disturbance severity for 22 … tree survival. More work is needed to identify the tree species that will be most impacted, those that will be … this research was provided in part by the National Science Foundation, the National Geographic Society, and the …

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  5. How Lyme disease became unstoppable

    … Mother Earth. We pull at the strings of nature, and the consequences of its unraveling are impossible to reckon. … showed that the disease wasn’t caused by a virus but by a species of spirochete bacterium, a type that shares a … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …

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  6. The threat nobody is talking about? Covid spillback

    … it could usher in a new phase of the pandemic with deadly consequences for humans and animals. The threat is very … says Fagre. “If this virus spills over into a species which is already hugely threatened by things like climate change, habitat loss, and other stressors, what kind of conservation impact …

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  7. New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison

    … rise. However, the study authors argue that ensuring the species’ long-term protection and recovery requires … humans across Eurasia, and bison population and dispersal dynamics. Historical records, fossil evidence, and ancient … the bison from bouncing back. Hunting caused range loss in the north and east of its distribution, while land …

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  8. Cary to co-lead $4.8M study on how environmental conditions shape viral outbreaks in wild rodents

    … With $2.9 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, and an additional $1.9M in support from the … contact with people.”  The team will explore these dynamics in wild rodents and the viruses they carry in both … diseases than any other mammalian order. Many rodent species live in close proximity to people and are highly …

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  9. Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together

    … solve complex global challenges, such as disease outbreaks, loss of biodiversity, and climate change impacts. The … are notoriously fragile , with potentially devastating consequences, such as misdiagnosing cancer or causing a car … This research was supported by the National Science Foundation (DBI Grant 2234580, DEB Grant 2200158), Cary …

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  10. What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out

    … With a $1.45 million grant from the National Science Foundation, forest ecologist Evan Gora from Cary … each of the five research sites, mapping the canopy’s 3D structure and photosynthetic activity in order to spot when … Gora. The project’s results could help foresters focus on species that will be best adapted to future conditions. …

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