The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual report on the U.S. birthrate delivered some sobering news when it was released on May 15.
Social Sciences
May 24, 2019
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One of the leading causes of death for frogs, turtles and snakes is road mortality. A study in Denmark found that amphibians have a 34 to 61 percent chance of being struck when crossing a roadway, and slow-moving turtles ...
Ecology
May 14, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Rhode Island who analyzed AirBnB rental data before and after construction of the Block Island Wind Farm have found that, contrary to some concerns, the turbines have increased tourism on ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 6, 2019
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As the Trump Administration prepares to cut in half the budget for the National Invasive Species Council, a group of invasive species experts led by a University of Rhode Island professor has issued a warning about the growing ...
Ecology
Apr 30, 2019
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A group of six ocean engineering students at the University of Rhode Island has developed an acoustic device that successfully detects the sounds made by whales and other marine mammals in the vicinity of the Block Island ...
Ecology
Apr 23, 2019
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Little is known about the inner structure of the Moon, but a major step forward was made by a University of Rhode Island scientist who conducted experiments that enabled her to determine the temperature at the boundary of ...
Space Exploration
Apr 1, 2019
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Offshore renewable energy is an emerging and rapidly growing industry in the United States and around the world. With projects in motion to install approximately 24 gigawatts of proposed capacity for offshore wind energy ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2019
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The Southeast Asian box turtle is the most heavily trafficked turtle in the world – captured and sold to China for food and medicine and for the pet trade in the United States, Japan and Europe. But little was known about ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2019
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University of Rhode Island shark researcher Bradley Wetherbee is best known for his studies of mako sharks, the fastest swimming sharks in the world. But when it came to identifying and describing a new species of shark, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2019
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Last month's eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia and the deadly tsunami that followed caused two University of Rhode Island scientists to spring to action.
Earth Sciences
Jan 2, 2019
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