Tag: environment
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria
Alcina Johnson Sudagar, Washington University in St. Louis
Modern beer production is a US$117 billion business in the United...
Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed...
Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology
If you visit the Erie Canal today, you’ll find a tranquil waterway and...
How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade
Paul Mwebaze, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
If your morning can’t begin without coffee, you’re in good company. The...
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk...
Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder and Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau,...
Why rural Coloradans feel ignored − a resentment as old as...
Kayla Gabehart, Michigan Technological University
Many rural Coloradans, especially in agricultural communities, feel looked down on by their urban...
Moose have lived in Colorado for centuries – unpacking the evidence...
William Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder; John Wendt, Oklahoma State University, and Joshua Miller, University of Cincinnati
Moose are...
Industrial pollution once ravaged the Adirondacks − decades of history captured...
Sky Hooler, University at Albany, State University of New York and Aubrey Hillman, University at Albany, State University of New York
EXPLORING NATURE
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety –...
Elizabeth A. Logan, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and William Deverell, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
