LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: In recognition of more than 40 years of service to the U.S. Air Force, Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration (https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/national-nuclear-security-administration), Tom Gioconda has been awarded the NNSA Administrator's Gold Medal. Gioconda, who recently stepped down as deputy director of the Lab, received his a  more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 3 [TNSbiologyresearch-New Phytologist Journal] -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: * * * - Scientists can't see underground, but computational models are providing a new way to investigate how root systems might be changing * * * As the world warms, a new study is helping scientists understand how cone-bearing trees like pines and junipers may respond to drought. The research addresses a classic question in the field:  more