Glaciers atop Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Rwenzori Mountains in East Africa are shrinking at an alarming rate as the region heats up.
Africa’s Tropical Glaciers Have Shrunk by 90 Percent, Study Finds
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Ice Melt Barriers Disappearing by the Double
More than a third of these frozen moorings, known as pinning points, have decreased in size since the turn of the century, experts say.
Common Plant Could Help Reduce Food Insecurity, Researchers Find
An often-overlooked water plant that can double its biomass in two days, capture nitrogen from the air — making it a valuable green fertilizer — and be fed to poultry and livestock could serve as life-saving food for humans in the event of a catastrophe or disaster, a new study led by Penn State researchers suggests.
New England Fishers Declining in the Granite State - UNH to Study Possible Causes
The University of New Hampshire has been awarded over $1.2 million to investigate an apparent steady decline of the fisher population in the state of New Hampshire.
Chronic Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Hospitalization Among Seniors
Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase seniors’ risk of hospitalization for a variety of cardiovascular conditions, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dairy Cows Fed Botanicals-Supplemented Diets use Energy More Efficiently
Supplementing the feed of high-producing dairy cows with the botanical extract capsicum oleoresin, obtained from chili peppers, or a combination of that extract and clove oil resulted in the animals using feed energy more efficiently and emitting less methane from their largest stomach, according to a new study conducted by Penn State researchers.
