by Admin | Sep 27, 2017 | Climate Change, Resources
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, a lot of attention has been given to extreme rainfall and weather events as signs that climate change is real. But what many people haven’t been paying attention to are the changes in non-extreme precipitation...
by Admin | Sep 20, 2017 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Apple recently revealed its new iPhone lineup, and as usual, Apple fans are chomping at the bit to buy the company’s latest and greatest product. However, the new iPhone X’s environmental price tag is at least as steep as its $999 cash price tag. According to...
by Admin | Sep 13, 2017 | Conservation
We’re all used to stories of dogs chasing cats, but now dogs are sniffing out cats. Big cats, that is. Scat-sniffing research dogs are helping scientists to get on the trail of endangered carnivores like jaguars, pumas, and bush dogs in the forests of northeastern...
by Admin | Sep 6, 2017 | Climate Change, Conservation
Coral bleaching is destroying reefs all over the world, and scientists have been sounding the alarm about what this may imply about the state of our oceans as the world’s climate warms. But new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison gives some reason for...
