Maine's lobster fishery—one that supports thousands of jobs statewide—is extensively monitored. Management efforts are informed by biological monitoring surveys observing changes in abundance and distribution of the lobster ...
Economics & Business
Jan 22, 2025
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Fires sweeping through Los Angeles have left a massive path of destruction. At the time of posting, they have reduced more than 10,000 homes to rubble. At least 27 people have died so far.
Environment
Jan 20, 2025
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As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation's food supply for H5N1 bird flu, a rash of dead cats has many officials on edge.
Plants & Animals
Jan 20, 2025
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A new study co-led by the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) at UC Santa Cruz shows coral reef restoration in Florida and Puerto Rico could save thousands of lives and prevent hundreds of millions of dollars in ...
Environment
Jan 16, 2025
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Last March, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget approved changes to the ethnic and racial self-identification questions used by all federal agencies, including the U.S. Census Bureau. The changes include merging the ...
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2025
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A decades-long effort to save a critically endangered Hawaiian crow from extinction is taking a new strategy—relocating the birds to a different island than their historical home. And the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2025
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Common methods of communicating flood risk may create a false sense of security, leading to increased development in areas threatened by flooding.
Earth Sciences
Jan 6, 2025
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Driving over the cattle guards that mark the boundaries of the Las Vegas Valley, Southern Nevadans are likely to come across an equine friend or two. Or a herd of them.
Plants & Animals
Dec 23, 2024
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Hurricane Helene highlighted the increasing intensity of extreme weather events and the catastrophic flooding they can bring. A study finds that many Americans residing in lower-quality public housing face a high risk of ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2024
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In the 1993 movie "Jurassic Park," Dr. Ian Malcolm, a fictional math genius specializing in chaos theory, explains the "butterfly effect," which holds that tiny actions can lead to big outcomes. "A butterfly flaps its wings ...
Environment
Dec 4, 2024
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