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More than one-third of the Corn Belt in the Midwest - nearly 30 million acres - has completely lost its carbon-rich topsoil, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst research that indicates the U.S. Department of Agriculture has significantly underestimated the true magnitude of farmland erosion.
In a paper published in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers led by UMass Amherst graduate student Evan Thaler, along with professors Isaac Larsen and Qian Yu in the department of geosciences, developed a method using satellite imagery to map areas in agricultural fields in the Corn Belt of the Midwestern U.S. that have no remaining A-horizon soil. The A-horizon is the upper portion of the soil that is rich in organic matter, which is critical for plant growth because of its water and nutrient retention properties. The researchers then used high-resolution elevation data to extrapolate the satellite measurements across the Corn Belt and the tr
One People, One House: ‘The truth about race IS there is no race’
Updated Mar 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 14, 2021
In this photo from 1994, WGBY Channel 57 hosts a forum, “Healing Racism,” co-produced by the Springfield Newspapers. From left are Westfield State University professor Kamal H. Ali, Dr. John Woodall, a psychiatrist and faculty member at Harvard University, Gloria Caballer-Arce, vice principal of John F. Kennedy Middle School in Springfield, and Paul Herron, of the University of Tennessee Medical School. Jim Madigan is the moderator.The Republican file
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By Kamal H. Ali | Professor emeritus, Westfield State University
The morning after Donald J. Trump’s stunning presidential electoral victory in 2016 my very smart lawyer-daughter observed, “Abbie, I think we simply underestimated the level of white rage in the country following the Obama years.”
The Venus flytrap is that North American carnivorous plant that likes to feed on the insects and arachnids it catches by itself. It does this by snapping shut once it detects a meal landed on it, and it is the best analogy researchers found with a breakthrough they recently made using money from the U.S. Army.
Massachusetts vaccine buddy system sets off old rush nytimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nytimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The New York Times published an article titled "Covid Absolutism" on Friday that explores the unintended consequences of "hygiene theater."
“Telling Americans to wear masks when they’re unnecessary undermines efforts to persuade more people to wear masks where they are vital,” Times writer David Leonhardt explains.