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Double the Bugs - Two cicada broods are set to emerge this summer, and our expert can explain the significance
It's coming this summer -- and it'll be twice as big! Two broods of cicadas are set to emerge this year, an event that last ...
Bird flu resurfaces in chicken, turkey flocks, in midst of fall migration
Across the U.S., cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza are ramping up again in commercial chicken and turkey flocks as well as backyard flocks. ...
Aston University develops software to untangle genetic factors linked to shared characteristics among different species
• Has potential to help geneticists investigate vital issues such as antibacterial resistance • Will untangle the genetic components shared due to common ancestry from the ones ...
Going green: Solar and wind power remain the best alternatives to fossil fuels
Find video for use here. In the U.S., more and more individuals, and even corporations, are making it a priority to go green in ...
UConn insect expert David Wagner on the troubling decline of the mayfly
One of the world's oldest flying insects is in trouble. Mayflies are in serious decline and, after 300 million years in existence, their dwindling population should ...
Music in nature: from birds and cicadas to whales
When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow described music as the “universal language of mankind,” he was only partially right. Why? Because the roots of music trace all ...
Environmental economics expert Dr Brock on COP26
A number of climate experts from the University of East Anglia will be available for interview during the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. Their areas ...
Check out how one Georgia Southern student is changing the national narrative on inclusion in the sciences
As a Black wildlife conservationist and field biologist devoted to the study of birds, Corina Newsome, a graduate student at Georgia Southern University, has long ...
Leaping lizards! Let our experts tell you about the latest invasive species to be found in Georgia
What’s four feet long, weighs ten pounds and is eating its way across two Georgia counties? If you guessed the Argentine black and white ...
Funerals Pose Challenges Amid ‘Social Distancing’ and Travel Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
While a huge focus is on health and mortality during the coronavirus outbreak, not to be forgotten are those who are grappling with death from ...