by Admin | Nov 16, 2016 | Green Energy
The key to unlocking new energy sources is to find ways to combine numerous sources to work for us, reducing and eventually replacing our reliance on fossil fuels. To that end, scientists have been working on a number of ways to generate electricity that doesn’t...
by Admin | Nov 14, 2016 | Environmental hazards
We don’t often think about how pollutants directly affect our own health, outside of issues like lead poisoning, radioactive leaks, or Beijing smog. However, there are much more subtle everyday health risks associated with pollution, especially air pollution created...
by Admin | Nov 11, 2016 | Climate Change
Thanks to some ingenious new measurement technology created by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), we can get accurate, up-to-date measurements of the phytoplankton Synechococcus, a bacterium that is a key species in some marine ecosystems. Because of...
by Admin | Nov 9, 2016 | Climate Change, Conservation
Most people don’t think much about butterflies aside from noticing when one happens to flutter past them. But for those studying ecosystems, they can be important indicator species. Indicator species like butterflies help scientists judge the ability of other...
by Admin | Nov 7, 2016 | Conservation
The United States has long purported to put a lot of weight behind the freedom of religion, and a respect for religions. But that respect has never been extended to Native Americans and other indigenous peoples in any real way, least of all when respecting those...
