The Worldwide Hydrobiogeochemistry Observation Network for Dynamic River Systems (WHONDRS) is a consortium of researchers and other interested parties that aims to understand coupled hydrologic, biogeochemical, and microbial function within river corridors experiencing recurring, episodic, or chronic hydrologic perturbations. WHONDRS aims to galvanize a global community around understanding these coupled systems from local to global scales and ultimately provide the scientific basis for improved management of dynamic river corridors throughout the world. https://whondrs.pnnl.gov

To better understand Earth systems, atmospheric scientists use cloud data collected by a remote sensing tool called lidar. These data are an important part of global forecasting, but analyzing lidar images by hand is time-consuming. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory teamed up to see if a deep learning model could process lidar data better than current automatic detection techniques. Learn more at: https://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=4535

At the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, Dr. Bruce Conklin is using the powerful gene editor tool called CRISPR in a trailblazing experiment. He aims to fix the faulty genes that cause specific genetic diseases. UC Santa Cruz undergraduate student Delaney Van Riper, who has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, agreed to be his first patient. Video by Laura G. Shields Reporter: Lisa M. Krieger Music: Blue Dot Sessions "November Mist" ---------------------- SUBSCRIBE TO SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM Mercury News http://bayareane.ws/2ClQyyV East Bay Times http://bayareane.ws/2qhvSql WATCH MORE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/Mercurynews LET'S CONNECT Mercury News Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/mercurynews Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/mercnews/ Twitter @ https://twitter.com/mercnews East Bay Times Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/eastbaytimes/ Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/ebtimes/ Twitter @ https://twitter.com/EastBayTimes

City, county and zoo officials gathered today to celebrate the reopening of the bee apiary at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo. The apiary was rebuilt over a year after the Coyote Creek flood wiped out the old one. ---------------------- SUBSCRIBE TO SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM Mercury News http://bayareane.ws/2ClQyyV East Bay Times http://bayareane.ws/2qhvSql WATCH MORE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/Mercurynews LET'S CONNECT Mercury News Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/mercurynews Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/mercnews/ Twitter @ https://twitter.com/mercnews East Bay Times Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/eastbaytimes/ Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/ebtimes/ Twitter @ https://twitter.com/EastBayTimes

Mussels are a foundation species, providing a habitat for many other species. What happens to that habitat if one of the mussel predators - a snail called a dogwhelk - prefers a certain size of mussel? Gina Contolini, a PhD student at the University of California - Santa Cruz, aims to find out. Video by Laura G. Shields Music: "Tripoli" by Blue Dot Sessions