Sunflower sea stars are the largest sea stars in the world: They have up to 24 arms and grow to the size of a bicycle tire. Starting in 2013, these creatures and other sea star species along the west coast of North America died in epidemic proportions. The stars had harrowing symptoms: Their arms contorted […]
“I saw 32 people per cage—about 6 cages in one tent. People were yelling, ‘Help me, help me’,” said Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost. For the first time, Democratic lawmakers were allowed to tour U.S. President Donald Trump’s sprawling Everglades immigrant detention center on Saturday. They said what they witnessed was “disturbing” and “disgusting.” After Democrats […]
All plants are susceptible to disease, which can be caused by both living organisms and environmental conditions. Todd Steinlage, a plant pathologist with the Alaska Plant Materials Center, will discuss common diseases in Alaska and management options for them in a free Zoom webinar hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Plant […]
Climate change is creating new pathways for the spread of infectious diseases like brucellosis, tularemia, or E. coli in the Arctic, according to a broad international consortium of scientists with a wide range of expertise in human, animal, and environmental health in the North Pole. The scientists have published their findings in the journal Science of the Total […]