Displaying items by tag: July 2017
Displays of flowers populating highway meridians, road embankments and adjacent green spaces are often due to...
The federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed in 1973, strengthened earlier federal protections for animals that had been nearly wiped out by...
The W. Atlee Burpee home gardening company and the Burpee Foundation have contributed $2.5 million to...
Every year, more species reach the brink of extinction and only inhabit the annals of natural history. Species that have officially disappeared forever as of...
A study in the journal Nature Communications examined wild bee populations relative to the use of controversial neonic (neonicotinoid) pesticides from 1994 to 2011, and discovered that...
Proponents of GMO (genetically modified) food may argue that the technique is necessary because the world is running out of resources. However, agricultural...
An article published by the journal PLOS One reflects the opinion of researchers affiliated with France’s National Institute for Agricultural Research that a large...
After decades of strong growth, bottled water consumption has outpaced carbonated soft drinks to become the largest beverage category by...
Mr. Trash Wheel and Professor Trash Wheel, the solar- and hydro-powered trash interceptors cleaning up Baltimore’s inner harbor, have the ability to...
Research from the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, has established that structured physical activity following a stroke can significantly...