Chikungunya virus, once confined to the Eastern Hemisphere, has infected more than 1 million people in the Americas since 2013, when mosquitoes carrying the virus were discovered in the Caribbean.
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UNH Researchers Find Slowdown in Earth’s Temps Stabilized Nature’s Calendar
Sometimes referred to as nature’s calendar, phenology looks at the seasonal life cycle of plants and animals and is one of the leading indicators of climate change.
Pop-Up Parks Deliver Big Benefits in Small Spaces
Pop-up stores, restaurants, and theaters are an increasingly common sight in cities around the world, where they add to the diversity of commercial options available to city dwellers.
Heat, Not Drought, Will Drive Lower Crop Yields, Researchers Say
Cornell researchers have weighed in on a high-stakes debate between crop experts and scientists: Which of climate change’s challenges – higher temperature or stress from drought – poses the greater threat to U.S. rain-fed agriculture?
Coffee Not as Bad for Heart and Circulatory System as Previously Thought
Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us a reason to sleep easy knowing that the popular drink isn’t as bad for our arteries as some previous studies would suggest.
Exotic Pets Can Become Pests with Risk of Invasion
A large proportion of successful vertebrate invasions can be traced to the global exotic pet trade.