In 1973, a teacher named Joan Hodgins took her students on a hike near Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory.
Ancient Rhinos Roamed the Yukon
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Kudzu and emerald ash borer are widely known examples of an invasive plant and an invasive insect, respectively, that cause harm to our native plants.
Preserved Pollen Tells the History of Floodplains
Many of us think about pollen only when allergy season is upon us.
NASA Gets Infrared View of Atlantic Halloween Subtropical Storm
The latest addition to the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season developed quickly.
Oil and Gas Wastewater Used for Irrigation May Suppress Plant Immune Systems
The horizontal drilling method called hydraulic fracturing helps the United States produce close to 4 billion barrels of oil per year, rocketing the U.S. to the top of oil-producing nations in the world.
In Southeast Asia, Illegal Hunting Is a More Immediate Threat to Wildlife Than Forest Degradation
A new study carried out by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) in cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature Vietnam (WWF-Vietnam) and the Sabah Forestry Department of the Government of Malaysia suggests that for ground dwelling mammal and bird communities, illegal hunting using indiscriminate snares may be a more immediate threat than forest degradation through selective logging.
