Urbanization reshapes soil microbes: Bacteria adapt, fungi resist
Urbanization is reshaping soil microbial communities worldwide, driving an unexpected homogenization of bacterial populations ...
West Africa's hazardous winds: Harmattan carries more than dust—it also spreads disease
Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from ...
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Trees Don't Hold Most Land-Based Carbon
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are steadily rising because of human activities, which is wreaking havoc on the ...
Douglas Rooks: Dog, anthem, reptile, amphibian: Your legislators at work
Having bills like these, that draw attention to the fact that we are already starting to work, is a good thing.” Douglas ...
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Prof says trapper's boar kill shows 'tsunami of wild pigs' is encroaching on northern Sask.
A wild boar killed above the tree line in north-central Saskatchewan is evidence feral pigs continue migrating across the Prairies and into the Boreal forest ... department of animal and poultry ...
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One-fifth of pollinator species in North America at risk of extinction, says report
Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that ...
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Cape Breton Environmental Association names new president
Outside of her job as an environmental scientist with Nova Scotia Power, she’s also lent a hand as a member of the Cape ...
A fifth of North America's pollinating species at risk of extinction: report
Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North America are at ...
New York’s forests are migrating. Here’s what the future might bring.
Forest migration, when tree species move to cooler temperatures as their historical habitats become too hot, is hitting New ...
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New wildlife documentary follows migratory birds in our region and beyond
Flyway of Life will premiere at the SHU Community Theater in Fairfield on Earth Day. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Tomas ...
This week's collection of Sightings
Marbeth gives us a lovely shot of this spring male eastern bluebird, a species that should be making its way back to New Brunswick during the coming weeks of April and May. The eastern bluebird is ...