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  • Could This Winter’s Harsh Weather Wipe Out Invasive Insects?

    As a frigid winter takes a toll on the U.S. and Canada, invasive insect populations are also taking a hit. The U.S. Forest Service estimates that up to 80 percent of emerald ash borers, which have been decimating ash tree populations, were killed by long stretches of bitter cold in the the upper Midwest this year. [caption…

  • Climate Change Effects Antarctica’s Ocean Salinity, Traping Heat in Deep Water

    In the mid-1970s, the first available satellite images of Antarctica during the polar winter revealed a huge ice-free region within the ice pack of the Weddell Sea. This ice-free region—or polynya—stayed open for three full winters before it closed. Subsequent research showed that the opening was maintained as relatively warm waters churned upward from kilometers…

  • Prescott College Passes Landmark Fossil Fuel Divestment Resolution

    The Prescott College Board of Trustees has approved a landmark fossil fuel divestment resolution, making a commitment to shift endowment investments from the 200 largest fossil fuel corporations to clean, green energy companies and other socially responsible investments aligned with institutional values. The college is proud to stand behind this resolution as a part of…

  • Could Vapors From Coniferous Trees Help Slow Global Warming?

    By Hannah Hickey Pine forests are especially magical places for atmospheric chemists. Coniferous trees give off pine-scented vapors that form particles, very quickly and seemingly out of nowhere. [caption id="attachment_323433" align="alignnone" width="500"] Forests are thought to emit many more of these scented compounds as temperatures rise, potentially slowing effects of global warming. Photo courtesy of…

  • Biomedical Bleeding of Horseshoe Crabs for Pharmaceuticals Puts Species at Risk

    By Rebecca Zeiber New research from Plymouth State University (PSU) and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) indicates that collecting and bleeding horseshoe crabs for biomedical purposes causes short-term changes in their behavior and physiology that could exacerbate the crabs’ population decline in parts of the east coast. [caption id="attachment_322974" align="alignnone" width="500"] The horseshoe crab is bled for…