by Chris Tachibana | Jan 2, 2016 | ScienceWire
What’s the deal? Lynne Peeples explains the Paris COP21 agreement in her story for the Huffington Post, including a quote from climate change expert Bill McKibben that “it’s possible that it saves the chance of saving the planet.” Not a ringing...
by Chris Tachibana | Jan 2, 2016 | ScienceWire
Speaking of the climate, Andrea Watts looks into how changes will affect trees in the Pacific Northwest. In a piece for the United States Forest Service, Andrea finds that scientists and forest managers are planning ahead. They’re researching which types of...
by Chris Tachibana | Jan 2, 2016 | ScienceWire
Toads have it rough, writes Sarah DeWeerdt. They are threatened by climate change, habitat destruction, and the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. But Sarah @DeWeerdt_Sarah reports in Conservation This Week about a successful multipronged antifungal treatment for...
by Chris Tachibana | Jan 2, 2016 | ScienceWire
Ride the waves with Kevin Bailey, who recently watched the modern version of traditional Native American reef-net fishing. In a piece for Grist, Kevin relates the rationale, the mechanics, and some of the ear-catching jargon of this sustainable technique. Read Kevin’s...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 2, 2015 | ScienceWire
When Casey Luce’s daughter fell, Casey and the doctors thought she might have a concussion. Did the little girl need a CT scan? Casey was well aware of the benefits and risks, since she studied the effects of medical imaging radiation on children. At the Group...
