Science & Technology

Rising temperatures will cut the number of days when conditions favor prescribed fires in summer and spring by 17% on average across the western U.S., a study found.

Elk treponeme-associated hoof disease, previously thought to be limited to deformations in elks’ hooves, appears to create molecular changes throughout the animal’s system, according to WSU epigenetic research.

The special issue explores how human communities across the globe use often-little-known cultural adaptations to address climate change.

WSU Tri‑Cities School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been upgrading major components of its engineering lab thanks in part to a $200,000 donation.

A new public database built from the ground up by WSU undergraduates looks to expedite scientific understanding of how skin heals.

The bright lights of big cities could be causing an evolutionary adaptation for smaller eyes in some common songbirds, a new study indicates.

A framework developed by WSU and Intel researchers to make decisions about power usage can reduce energy use by up to 60% without affecting computing performance in large multi‑core processors.

The program will provide training and support for early career researcher-entrepreneurs to get innovative technologies to market.

A WSU research team has received a Department of Energy grant on a project to capture carbon dioxide from the air and mix it with hydrogen to create a carbon-negative liquid fuel.

A relatively simple, inexpensive method of filtering urban stormwater runoff dramatically boosted survival of newly hatched coho salmon in a WSU-led study.