After dam removals and fish passage improvements, endangered Atlantic salmon are continuing to return to Maine’s Penobscot River in encouraging numbers.
Penobscot River Salmon Run Surges for Second Straight Year
articles
Proposed Funding Cuts Spell Trouble for Texas Sea Turtles
A Texas A&M at Galveston expert says federal budget cuts would have consequences for endangered Kemp’s ridley turtles along the Texas coast.
New Data Reveals Little Progress Globally in Reducing Air Pollution Over the Last Two Decades
Particulate air pollution continues to cut global life expectancy by nearly two years as progress in some countries counterbalances worsening air quality in others, according to the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI).
Research Could Save Years of Breeding for New Miscanthus Hybrids
As climate change becomes increasingly difficult to ignore, scientists are working to diversify and improve alternatives to fossil-fuel-based energy.
Remains of Cold War Plane Crash Emerging From Rapidly Melting Alaska Glacier
In June this summer, a team of military personnel touched down on Alaska’s Colony Glacier with a somber mission: to recover newly unthawed wreckage and human remains from a fatal Cold War-era plane crash.
For Rufous Hummingbirds, Migration Looks Different Depending on Age and Sex
With a reputation as one of the continent’s most determined and assertive birds, the rufous hummingbird weighs less than a nickel and tops out at about 3 inches long.
