Controversy reigns at the Environmental Protection Agency. EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt with the help of Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), is proposing to censor some forms of science that have been...
Controversy reigns at the Environmental Protection Agency. EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt with the help of Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), is proposing to censor some forms of science that have been...
Ecologists love species diversity. But it remains a major conundrum why the highest diversity of plants is most often associated with nutrient-poor soils, rather than in the rich, fertile soils...
Most folks don’t realize it, but the roots of plants are connected underground by a vast network of fungi that improve the function of plant roots. The fungi exist in...
In response to Scott Pruitt’s efforts to lighten environmental regulations, I have blogged before about the importance of protecting small streams, see: http://blogs.nicholas.duke.edu/citizenscientist/waters-of-the-united-states/. Now, new research reinforces the...
During the past couple of years, I’ve met a lot of people in New England who are concerned about the new prevalence of ticks and Lyme disease. Most of them...
It’s spring and a young man’s fancy may turn to…….gardening. Across the country, weekends are spent selecting plants at the local nursery to bring home for the yard. Of course,...
Increasingly we recognize the impacts of small airborne particles on our health. Breathing particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter, known as PM2.5, is estimated to cause more than 3...
Adapted from Science, 23 March 2018
By William H. Schlesinger
James Watt’s steam engine vaulted coal to its major role as a fuel for the Industrial Revolution. In more recent years,...
