Standing atop a 10-foot dune at the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge on Delaware Bay, refuge manager Al Rizzo describes one of the largest and most complex wetlands restoration projects ever mounted, a $38 million attempt to return 4,000 acres back to what nature intended.
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Traces of Roman-Era Pollution Stored in The Ice of Mont Blanc
The deepest layers of carbon-14 dated ice found in the Col du Dôme of the Mont Blanc glacier in the French Alps provide a record of atmospheric conditions in the ancient Roman era.
Can Native Plants Can Make a Comeback on Their Own?
As invasive shrubs become more prevalent in U.S. forests, they are creating dense understories that outcompete native plants.
Tech-Savvy People More Likely to Trust Digital Doctors
Would you trust a robot to diagnose your cancer?
The Bird That Came Back from the Dead
New research has shown that the last surviving flightless species of bird, a type of rail, in the Indian Ocean had previously gone extinct but rose from the dead thanks to a rare process called ‘iterative evolution’.
NASA Northern Quadrant Strength in Tropical Cyclone Lili
NASA’s Aqua satellite used infrared light to analyze the strength of storms in Tropical Cyclone Lili as it moved through the Southern Indian Ocean.