A new study revealed that a drastic reduction of deaths of one of Africa’s rarest primates, the Zanzibar red colobus (Piliocolobus kirkii), followed the installation of four speedbumps along a stretch of road where the species frequently crossed.
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Reflecting Sunlight Could Cool the Earth’s Ecosystem
Published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, researchers in the Climate Intervention Biology Working Group — including Jessica Hellmann from the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment — explored the effect of solar climate interventions on ecology.
Framework Could Support More Reliable Electric Power Distribution Systems
Imagine the process of distributing electricity to homes from the power grid is like travelers boarding a train.
WHOI and NOAA Release Report on U.S. Socio-economic Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur in all 50 U.S. states and many produce toxins that cause illness or death in humans and commercially important species.
Crunching on Coral
You might not think an animal made out of stone would have much to worry about in the way of predators, and that’s largely what scientists had thought about coral.
Carbon Dioxide Levels Reflect COVID Risk
Tracking carbon dioxide levels indoors is an inexpensive and powerful way to monitor the risk of people getting COVID-19, according to new research from CIRES and the University of Colorado Boulder.


