Scott Schrage
@scottschrage.bsky.social
"so temperamentally unobtrusive, and so neurotically inarticulate" | Puns intended.
With help from the same models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a recent study has predicted a gradual decrease in U.S. blizzards through the end of the 21st century.
Frequency of U.S. blizzards may decline in coming decades
Research from Nebraska’s Liang Chen has projected decreases in both severe wind and extreme snowfall — the two elements that team up to produce blizzards.
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February 12, 2024 at 6:35 PM
With help from the same models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a recent study has predicted a gradual decrease in U.S. blizzards through the end of the 21st century.
A recent study of woodpeckers that inhabit western North America has shown that where's smoke, even in lieu of fire, wildlife may be forced to adapt their behavior in detrimental ways.
Wildlife smoke may curb movement, sociability of woodpeckers
Nebraska’s Allison Johnson and Daizaburo Shizuka have found that where there is smoke, even in lieu of fire, wildlife may be forced to adapt their behavior in detrimental ways.
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January 24, 2024 at 3:51 PM
A recent study of woodpeckers that inhabit western North America has shown that where's smoke, even in lieu of fire, wildlife may be forced to adapt their behavior in detrimental ways.
Three decades of data have informed a new study that shows how the depletion of groundwater — the same that many farmers rely on for irrigation — can threaten food production amid drought and drier climes.
Husker study finds aquifer depletion threatens crop yields
Three decades of data have informed a new Nebraska-led study that shows how the depletion of groundwater — the same that many farmers rely on for irrigation — can threaten food production amid
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January 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Three decades of data have informed a new study that shows how the depletion of groundwater — the same that many farmers rely on for irrigation — can threaten food production amid drought and drier climes.
"And in their desperation, they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
-- Alfred, on the ESPN-McAfee fiasco
-- Alfred, on the ESPN-McAfee fiasco
January 11, 2024 at 7:15 PM
"And in their desperation, they turned to a man they didn't fully understand."
-- Alfred, on the ESPN-McAfee fiasco
-- Alfred, on the ESPN-McAfee fiasco
Overestimates of the water lost by corn and soybean — especially during periods of drought — could be leading growers to apply more irrigation than needed, a recent study suggests.
Revising estimates of crops’ water loss could help conserve
A recent study suggests that overestimates of the water lost by corn and soybean could, in turn, be leading growers to apply more irrigation than needed.
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January 4, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Overestimates of the water lost by corn and soybean — especially during periods of drought — could be leading growers to apply more irrigation than needed, a recent study suggests.
L.J. Bird was shouldering much more than a backpack during his sophomore year at Nebraska U. The burden he bore would steer him to the footsteps of a father, to a military legacy claimed, and, at 26, to redemption in the form of a diploma.
Marine veteran perseveres to earn bachelor’s, pursue future in
For all the dense tomes that filled L.J. Bird’s backpack, the biochemistry major was shouldering much more. The burden he bore would not break him, but it would steer him, temporarily, from Nebraska
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December 14, 2023 at 4:56 PM
L.J. Bird was shouldering much more than a backpack during his sophomore year at Nebraska U. The burden he bore would steer him to the footsteps of a father, to a military legacy claimed, and, at 26, to redemption in the form of a diploma.
Arachnologists have found that differences in urban environments — including the proximity of road traffic — could be influencing where a species of spider chooses to build its webs. 🕷️🕸️
Web sites: Spider’s distribution differs by urban habitat
Nebraska’s Brandi Pessman and colleagues have found that differences in urban environments — including the proximity of road traffic — could be influencing where a species of spider chooses to b...
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December 7, 2023 at 4:53 PM
Arachnologists have found that differences in urban environments — including the proximity of road traffic — could be influencing where a species of spider chooses to build its webs. 🕷️🕸️
A Nebraska study has identified gut bacteria that boast a resistance to cadmium — and the potential to help their more susceptible cousins withstand the toxic contaminant. 🦠🧪
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Gut bacteria show promise for thwarting toxic effects of cadmium
An experiment from Husker researchers has identified bacterial species with a resistance to cadmium — and the potential to help their more susceptible cousins withstand the toxic contaminant.
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November 30, 2023 at 3:16 PM
A Nebraska study has identified gut bacteria that boast a resistance to cadmium — and the potential to help their more susceptible cousins withstand the toxic contaminant. 🦠🧪
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"It's working as a spider web for catching spiders."
Laura Segura Hernández and colleagues were venturing through a Costa Rican rainforest when they came along a pirate spider — one about to unleash a hunting technique never before seen.
Laura Segura Hernández and colleagues were venturing through a Costa Rican rainforest when they came along a pirate spider — one about to unleash a hunting technique never before seen.
Silk lines help pirate spiders trick, capture eight-legged prey
Laura Segura Hernández and colleagues were venturing through a Costa Rican rainforest when they came along a spider — one about to unleash a hunting technique never before seen.
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November 27, 2023 at 3:51 PM
"It's working as a spider web for catching spiders."
Laura Segura Hernández and colleagues were venturing through a Costa Rican rainforest when they came along a pirate spider — one about to unleash a hunting technique never before seen.
Laura Segura Hernández and colleagues were venturing through a Costa Rican rainforest when they came along a pirate spider — one about to unleash a hunting technique never before seen.
This week's random bit of interview transcript:
"There's no magic buttons I can press to get faster internet in my dorm."
"There's no magic buttons I can press to get faster internet in my dorm."
November 13, 2023 at 9:26 PM
This week's random bit of interview transcript:
"There's no magic buttons I can press to get faster internet in my dorm."
"There's no magic buttons I can press to get faster internet in my dorm."
*obligatory mic tap for first-time Bluesky poster*
U.S. college students majoring in STEM fields graduate about 20% less often than their non-STEM peers.
An experiment led by Nebraska U's Mohammad Hasan suggests that AI-based interventions could help.
U.S. college students majoring in STEM fields graduate about 20% less often than their non-STEM peers.
An experiment led by Nebraska U's Mohammad Hasan suggests that AI-based interventions could help.
Experiment finds AI-based intervention helps undergrads pass STEM
Students receiving periodic forecasts of their performance in a STEM course were more likely to earn a passing grade, according to research led by Nebraska’s Mohammad Hasan.
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November 13, 2023 at 5:49 PM
*obligatory mic tap for first-time Bluesky poster*
U.S. college students majoring in STEM fields graduate about 20% less often than their non-STEM peers.
An experiment led by Nebraska U's Mohammad Hasan suggests that AI-based interventions could help.
U.S. college students majoring in STEM fields graduate about 20% less often than their non-STEM peers.
An experiment led by Nebraska U's Mohammad Hasan suggests that AI-based interventions could help.