Insect pollinators are vital to the existence of almost 90 percent of the world’s flowering plants, including a large portion of food products.
To Solve Pollinator Health Crisis, State Governments Are Key
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Tulane Study Says Seas May Be Rising Faster Than Thought
A new Tulane University study questions the reliability of how sea-level rise in low-lying coastal areas such as southern Louisiana is measured and suggests that the current method underestimates the severity of the problem.
The Future Of Chocolate Is Unclear
Chocolate is on the mind of many people as Valentine’s Day approaches, but new research by University of Victoria geographer Sophia Carodenuto reveals troubling questions about the sustainability of this sweet treat.
Extreme Rainfall Events Are Connected Across the World
An analysis of satellite data has revealed global patterns of extreme rainfall, which could lead to better forecasts and more accurate climate models.
Canada’s First Groundhog Was A Bear
Move over Punxsutawney Phil, Wiarton Willie and Shubenacadie Sam – it turns out the earliest animal to predict the coming of spring in North America was not a groundhog, but a bear.
Once-Abundant Sea Stars Imperiled by Disease Along West Coast
The combination of ocean warming and an infectious wasting disease has devastated populations of large sunflower sea stars once abundant along the West Coast of North America in just a few years, according to a study co-led by the University of California, Davis, and Cornell University published Jan. 30 in the journal Science Advances.
