Tag: US history
Trump greenlights drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but will...
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
The Trump administration has announced that it is opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas...
National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show that there’s more...
Jennifer Ladino, University of Idaho
July 4th will be quieter than usual this year, thanks to COVID-19. Many U.S. cities are canceling fireworks displays to...
5 ways the world is better off dealing with a pandemic...
Siddharth Chandra, Michigan State University and Eva Kassens-Noor, Michigan State University
Near the end of the First World War, a deadly flu raced across the...
Can Asia end its uncontrolled consumption of wildlife? Here’s how North...
Roland Kays, North Carolina State University
It was a dark time for animals. Poaching was rampant. Wild birds and mammals were being slaughtered by the...
George Washington would have so worn a mask
Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino
The genre “What would X do?” – where X stands for a noted figure in history, say Jesus or Dolly...
Gold rush, mercury legacy: Small-scale mining for gold has produced long-lasting...
Jacqueline Gerson, Duke University; Austin Wadle, Duke University, and Jasmine Parham, Duke University
Gold is everywhere in modern life, from jewelry to electronics to smartphones....
To understand the danger of COVID-19 outbreaks in meatpacking plants, look...
Michael Haedicke, Drake University
Large meatpacking plants have become hotspots for coronavirus infection, along with jails and nursing homes. As of May 1, nearly 5,000...
What ‘Walden’ can tell us about social distancing and focusing on...
Robert M. Thorson, University of Connecticut
Seeking to bend the coronavirus curve, governors and mayors have told millions of Americans to stay home. If you’re...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
