The Horn of Africa is facing drought and crop failures after four inadequate rainy seasons.
Deep Concern About Food Security in Eastern Africa
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Carbon Emissions and Grocery Shopping: EVs and Home Delivery Better, ‘Trip Chaining’ and Robots Best
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Climate change is a complicated phenomenon with a variety of both abrupt and gradual effects that scientists are working hard to uncover.
Fish Full of Antifreeze Protein Found off Greenland
In 2019, Museum researchers diving in the icy waters surrounding Greenland discovered something unexpected: a small fish glowing in green and red.
Solving Everest’s Wildlife Mysteries with eDNA
A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Appalachian State University used environmental DNA (eDNA) to document the breadth of high-alpine biodiversity present on Earth’s highest mountain, 29,032-foot Mt. Everest (8,849 m).
