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Jetty Porter, an incoming freshman from Hollywood, Florida, is entering UM as a marine biology and ecology. She spent most of her time in high school conducting research on coral, different kids of fish and sharks. Photo credit: Jetty Porter Two weeks before a planned hip replacement during her junior year of high school, incoming freshman Jetty Porter journeyed to the Virgin Islands to conduct coral disease surveys. Porter, who is from Hollywood, Florida, embarked on the two-week research proj...

Written by Sig Silber It was hard to decide whether the Pacific Northwest Drought or the NASS Executive Briefing was the proper subtitle but the rotation of the drought into the Pacific Northwest was very extreme. Of course the new forecast that we may have a La Nina this winter is also very important. There is a long but very good video on crop sustainability that is well worth watching. The speakers deal with real issues not just theory. We cover all our regular topics including the intermedi...

1. Purpose and Scope The purpose of this document is to present high level policy statements for the National Library of Australia regarding the preservation of its collections, and regarding the Library’s role in fostering preservation of documentary heritage. The policy is intended to define the Library’s preservation responsibilities, and to provide guidance to Library staff engaged in making decisions and undertaking other activities that may have an impact on collections. It is also a ...

A study finds evergreen forests are quite resilient to logging compared to deciduous forests.

A cloudy night at the peak of fall migration caused a massacre. A group of Philadelphia conservationists is doing something about it.

Legislation to expand soil-conservation programs stalled in Illinois General Assembly; Advocates hope to insert funding in state budget talks.

Over the next five years, students in NMSU’s Museum Conservation Program will have the opportunity to intern at the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Its common knowledge that if an empty box of any size is left unattended and a cat finds it, that cat will sit inside. Tiny cats in large boxes, large cats in tiny boxes — doesnt matter. "If I fits," the cat says in its little cat brain, "I sits." " " Cats are drawn to boxes, as any cat lover can attest. But why? Nobody really knows. Chris Winsor/Getty Images Its common knowledge that if an empty box of any size is left unattended and a cat finds it, that cat will sit inside. Tiny cats ...

Over the weekend, more and more information about a ransomware attack on The Colonial Pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico began to leak. The line, which supplies roughly 45% of the East Coasts fuel for flying and driving, remains shut down. Ultimately, the effects of the shutdown were going to be felt across the country but have consumers panic buying at the gas pumps made things worse for Onslow County residents? Officials with the pipeline are optimistic that they can begin "substantial" operatio...

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 5:00pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer today released a first-ever comprehensive accounting of Vermont state government’s total annual spending in support of Vermont’s dairy industry. From State fiscal year 2010 to 2019, the State Auditor’s Office estimates that Vermont taxpayers spent more than $285 million on programs and policies to support the dairy industry and/or address adverse environmental impacts caused by some dairy practices...