Among ecologists, carbon gets all the glory. Scientists examine its critical role in plant growth and decay, they chart its contributions to greenhouse gases, and they measure its sequestration in earth, sea, and sky.
Environment
Mar 23, 2017
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NASA and NOAA satellites are providing various views of the major winter storm marching toward the U.S. East coast on March 13. The storm is forecast to merge with another system and is expected to bring large snowfall totals ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2017
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It's a mystery that has puzzled University of Maine assistant professor of marine biology and aquaculture Heather Hamlin and the salmon farming industry in New England: the decline in egg survival.
Ecology
Feb 3, 2017
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Two of Boston's most venerable institutions are teaming up to create an online database of hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholic Church documents to help people trace their family histories.
Internet
Jan 10, 2017
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The National Weather Service has forecast a significant winter storm to impact the Interior Northeastern U.S. today, Thursday, Dec. 29 and Friday, Dec. 30. Imagery and animations from NOAA's GOES-East satellite show the clouds ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 30, 2016
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Over the past centuries, as we humans have cleared fields for farms, built roads and highways, and expanded cities ever outward, we've been cutting down trees. Since 1850, we've reduced global forest cover by one-third. We've ...
Environment
Dec 20, 2016
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Federal fishing regulators say they are looking to change the way they manage Atlantic halibut in the wake of a surge in catch of the fish.
Ecology
Dec 11, 2016
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A mako shark caught by commercial fishermen off North Carolina traveled more than 8,500 miles after a tracking device was attached 18 months earlier, an ocean research group says.
Ecology
Dec 8, 2016
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There is no holiday more American than Thanksgiving – and perhaps none with origins so shrouded in comforting myths.
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2016
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Twenty-five stranded sea turtles have been rescued from the chilly waters of Cape Cod.
Ecology
Nov 22, 2016
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