by Chris Tachibana | Jan 2, 2021 | ScienceWire
For Science News, Beth Geiger writes about an undersea mystery: A possible supervolcano lurking under Alaska’s Aleutian islands. Geophysicists are piecing together data from different sources including satellites and gas analysis to hypothesize about a possible...
by Chris Tachibana | Jan 2, 2021 | ScienceWire
The impact of the summer wildfires continues: Sylvia Kantor reports on wildfire effects on the Mexican spotted owl, a long-lived, long-term resident of forests including in the Pacific Northwest. For “Science You Can Use” from the USDA Rocky Mountain Research Station,...
by Chris Tachibana | Jan 2, 2021 | ScienceWire
For Outside magazine, Jane C. Hu has a new take on the effects of wildfires. Their damage is not limited to forests, homes, and lives lost, Jane writes. Wildfires have an impact on the mental health of survivors that we’re only just learning about. Bonus from...
by Chris Tachibana | Jan 2, 2021 | ScienceWire
Carl Sagan said we’re made of “star stuff” but Mara Johnson-Groh has the details. For Astronomy, Mara reports on how the universe forges elements—from some like hydrogen made billions of years ago in the Big Bang to others for which we can thank our lucky, exploding...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 2, 2020 | ScienceWire
Since 2019, NSWA Vice President Ashley Braun has reported for Hakai magazine on the controversial plans for the open pit Pebble Mine in Alaska. Ashley’s stories cover secret recordings of mine developer’s executives, expected harm to fisheries, and rushed reviews by...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 2, 2020 | ScienceWire
Nuclear waste can outlive the human race, Wudan Yan reports in MIT Tech Review. And we’re running out of places to put it. In California, a decommissioned nuclear generating station is temporarily keeping nuclear waste in seismically active areas. Doesn’t sound...
