1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (389+ words) Some coral reef ecosystems have a far greater chance of surviving the effects of climate change than previously understood, according to new global research. About 166, 000 square kilometers (64, 093 square miles) of coral reefs across 71 countries have capacity to either withstand or…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1742+ words) For four years, since Larry Lewis moved to Cranberry Village in Massachusetts he's heard the rumble of trucks and excavators from a sand excavation site owned by cranberry grower A. D. Makepeace. The noise is a nuisance, but his real concern is…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (434+ words) Bird flu has wiped out 7. 4 million chickens in Pennsylvania in the past month, a swift and devastating loss that veterinarians and industry members suspect may be linked to an unusually cold winter. Infections of flocks raised to produce eggs and…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (224+ words) This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Antarctica is one of the most remote and isolated places on Earth. As the coldest and windiest continent on the planet according to the United States Antarctic Program,…...