Water touches virtually every aspect of human society, and all life on earth requires it. Yet, fresh, clean water is becoming increasingly scarce—one in eight people on the planet lack access to clean water. Drivers of ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2021
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As the source of most of the water we drink and a place where we often go to recreate and enjoy nature, streams represent a crucial point-of-contact between human beings and the environment.
Ecology
Mar 5, 2021
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Hearing the words "new species discovered" may conjure images of deep caves, uncharted rainforests, or hidden oases in the desert.
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2021
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Forager ants do it, vampire bats do it, guppies do it, and mandrills do it. Long before humans learned about and started "social distancing due to COVID-19," animals in nature intuitively practiced social distancing when ...
Ecology
Mar 4, 2021
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Since 1970, bird populations in North America have declined by approximately 2.9 billion birds, a loss of more than one in four birds. Factors in this decline include habitat loss and ecosystem degradation from human actions ...
Ecology
Mar 2, 2021
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If you have ever gotten up on a winter morning and thrown yourself into the arduous task of scraping frost from a windshield, a Virginia Tech lab is engaging science [IS1] that could make your life much easier. In research ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 24, 2021
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Humans, wildlife, and the environment are all interconnected and play a role in one another's health and well-being. Sentinel species, such as birds, are good indicators of environmental health, and they can send subtle warning ...
Ecology
Feb 4, 2021
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When you think of fungi, what comes to mind may be a crucial ingredient in a recipe or their amazing ability to break down dead organic matter into vital nutrients. But new research by Shuhai Xiao, a professor of geosciences ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 28, 2021
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Families are complicated. For members of the Alligatoridae family, which includes living caimans and alligators—this is especially true. They are closely related, but because of their similarity, their identification can ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 15, 2021
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Since 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome has caused sharp declines in bat populations across the eastern United States. The fungus that causes the disease, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, thrives in subterranean ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2021
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