Unraveling the mystery behind the role of microbial biofilms in turning barren, deglaciated land into a living landscape.
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The award-winning Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews series combines some of the most powerful features of encyclopedic reference works and review journals in an innovative online format.
Little Dams, Big Problems
Peter Brewitt and Chelsea Colwyn discuss the legal and policy issues of non-jurisdictional dams
Evaluating Steelhead Migration Barriers with Drone-Based SFM
Researchers demonstrate the use of aerial drone photography, hydraulic modeling, and simulated rock blasting, to evaluate velocity barriers that prevent steelhead migrations.
Sustainable Outcomes from Groundwater Governance
Researchers at the International Water Management Institute put forward a new conceptual thinking to achieve sustainable, socially acceptable, resilient, and equitable resource use.
The Promise and Challenges of Nanomedicines in Fighting Cancer
Nanotechnology has emerged as an innovative tool in medicine that could alter the landscape in relation to disease treatment and prevention.
How Can Zoning Limit Flood Damage?
How do we effectively evaluate and employ zoning and building codes in flood prone areas to minimize damage?
Polymers are Improving Our Ability to Diagnose Cancer
Polymers have been shown to improve the biological capabilities of optical contrast agents to improve diagnosis of diseases such as cancer.
Inhalable Nanotherapeutics for Common Lung Diseases
Many nanomaterials can be used to develop inhalable nanomedicines that can be administered with various aerosolization devices.
Flood Water and Society
In this opinion piece, researchers analyze a commonly deployed analytical tool used to think about water in the social sciences: the “hydrosocial cycle”.
Reviewing the Decision-Making Behavior of Irrigators
Irrigators’ decisions to follow best management practices or implement a policy change, to accept a technology, or even to exit farming, all affect society.