Environment

Research Thoughts: Bees, ethics, and citizen science

a "normal" hive looks like at this time of year.  I need to get back in contact with the beekeepers who set ...

Blog Post - Mel. White - Oct 10 2010 - 5:04pm

Garbage Ecology: The Secret World Of That Floating Ocean Plastisphere

how the plastic and the microbes that live on board could impact organisms that come into contact with ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 24 2014 - 9:48pm

Kelp Watch 2014- No Radiation From Fukushima Detected On West Coast

State, where it is thought the radioactive water will first make contact with North America. The ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2014 - 12:35pm

Why Vegetable Farmers Aren't On Board The No-Till Train

seed-to-soil contact, which can become a challenge with excessive plant residues on the soil surface. Closing ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 18 2017 - 10:03pm

Trichoderma And Corn Rot: Organic Pesticides Damage Crops

greenhouse into contact with Trichoderma by inoculation. They were then able to prove that the dry matter ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 5 2020 - 11:49am

Mercury poisoning of Chinese factory workers making CFLs a concern

bulb. If shoes come into direct contact with broken glass or mercury-containing powder from the bulb, ...

Blog Post - Helen Barratt - Mar 22 2012 - 10:46pm

Arctic Tipping Points- #5: Where Warm Water Meets Ice

creating a buffer zone of cold water.   Warm water flowing past does not actually contact the edge of the ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 1 2010 - 4:42am

Arctic Summer 2010- Hot Or Not?

contact with water than from contact with air.  The more mobile the ice is, the more it is affected by ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jun 15 2010 - 7:37pm

Your Anti-Bacterial Soaps Could Be Killing The Environment

benefit over the use of regular soap and water for hand washing; the contact time simply is too short.” ...

Article - News Staff - May 16 2008 - 9:09am

Small Ticks, Big Diseases

caused by the bacteria Rickettsia rickettsii, when an infected tick comes in contact with humans. The ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 17 2008 - 10:20pm