An innovative alternative to Styrofoam might be growing in your backyard. A team led by University of Alaska Anchorage researcher Philippe Amstislavski is exploring how mycelium, the root structure of fungi, can be grown into biodegradable materials that hold similar properties to Styrofoam. The innovation has the potential to replace the ubiquitous polystyrene foam, […]
The secret of how seals can hear in air and water has been revealed using the Natural History Museum’s collection. Seals evolved a unique ear structure for hearing in both air and water. Over 200 museum scans of living and fossil specimens revealed how this developed. Understanding how seals hear could help to protect […]
Approximately 90% of the U.S. population relies on public water systems. A significant portion of the water supplying those systems comes from forested lands, which means that policies impacting forests also impact our water access. In 2001, the Clinton administration passed the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, blocking 60 million acres of national forest land from development to […]
“Then he tried to say that it was a justified shooting because the guy tried to hit him with his car,” said the former wife of David Michael Brouillette. David Michael Brouillette’s ex-wife said he is the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, according to Thursday reporting by The […]