Climate change in Earth’s polar regions is emerging as an under-recognised driver of global health risks, with consequences reaching far beyond the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers argue.
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Major New Project Studies How the Greenland Ice Sheet Responds to Shrinking Top Layer “Sponge”
The ice sheet in Greenland faces many changes and one of them is hiding in plain sight - the snowy layer covering most of its surface.
Extension Farm Stress Program Offers Tools, Training, Resources
For Michigan’s farmers, fall harvest is both the culmination of a year’s work and one of its most demanding stretches. Long hours, unpredictable weather and financial uncertainty can take a toll.
Human Impact on Amazon Forests is Transforming its Ecological Functions and Evolutionary History
A new study reveals that the impact humans are having on the Amazon rainforest is so profound it is even changing the evolutionary history and functionality of the forests.
Exploring Climate-Smart Forestry Across Continents
David MacFarlane, a professor of measurements and modeling in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University, recently completed a six-month sabbatical that took him from the mangrove coasts of Mexico to the alpine forests of Italy.
Proposed All-Climate Battery Design Could Unlock Stability in Extreme Temps
Despite lithium-ion (Li) batteries’ role as one of the most widely used forms of energy storage, they struggle to operate at full power in low temperatures and sometimes even explode at high temperatures.


