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Off-Season Cattle Grazing to Help Control Fire Danger From Invasive Cheatgrass
Cheatgrass, an invasive annual grass that has invaded Nevada rangelands, is responsible for much of the increasing wildfire danger in the Intermountain West.
Scientists Fail to Locate Once-Common CA Bumble Bees
Several species of California bumble bees have gone missing in the first statewide census of the fuzzy pollinators in 40 years. If they can be found, a recent court ruling could help save them.
Is There Snow in That Tree? Citizen Science Helps Unpack Snow’s Effect on Summer Water Supplies
The snow that falls in the mountains is good for more than just skiing, snowshoeing and breathtaking vistas.
Global Warming is Threatening the Health of People in Britain, Study Shows
Researchers from Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) are now calling on policymakers and fellow scientists to not forget the countryside when formulating solutions to combat the damaging effects of climate change.
Newly Documented Population of Polar Bears in Southeast Greenland Sheds Light on the Species’ Future in a Warming Arctic
Scientists have documented a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears living in Southeast Greenland.