By Ben Raines, Press-RegisterUpdated: Monday, December 27, 2010, 7:29 AM While scientists initially speculated that exposure to oil might have weakened marsh plants and left them more vulnerable to a fungus now widespread in Alabama and Mississippi, some now suggest...
Alaska’s Columbia glacier has retreated rapidly over the last four decades. This false-color image was taken in July 2014. Photo: Lauren Dauphin / NASA Earth Observatory By Carolyn Gramling 10 December 2019 SAN FRANCISCO (Science News) – A mesmerizing new...
By Ben Panko 7 September 2017 (Smithsonian) – What if the world’s parasites suddenly went extinct? Given how much work we’ve put into combating malaria-carrying mosquitoes and horrifying Guinea worms, it sounds like a reason for celebration. But think twice:...
