The number of insects species in Connecticut is climbing due to climate change.
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Technology Helps Electric Providers Detect Faults, Prevent Wildfires
A team of Texas A&M researchers has developed a new technology that helps providers find the cause of outages, and anticipate and predict some failures before outages occur.
Study Shows Toxic Effects of Oil Dispersant Likely on Oysters Following 2010 Deepwater Horizon Spill
Oysters likely suffered toxic effects from the oil dispersant Corexit® 9500 when it was used to clean up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, said Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Connecticut.
Heat-Related Deaths Likely to Increase Significantly as Global Temperatures Rise
Models show that the implementation of the Paris Agreement is critical to avoid a large increase in temperature-related deaths.
NASA Sees Dangerous Super Typhoon Mangkhut, Eyeing the Philippines
Super Typhoon Mangkhut is a powerful tropical cyclone headed toward the northern Philippines. It is a Category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image as it passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and stared the storm in its eye.
Sniffing Out Error in Detection Dog Data
Washington University researcher Karen DeMatteo and her scat-sniffing dog Train are on a mission to preserve jaguars, pumas, bush dogs and other carnivores in the forests of Northeastern Argentina.
