Waves of heavy rainfall in early December 2025 spurred landslides and flooding in parts of the Pacific Northwest.
New Window Insulation Blocks Heat, but Not Your View
Physicists at CU Boulder have designed a new material for insulating windows that could improve the energy efficiency of buildings worldwide—and it works a bit like a high-tech version of Bubble Wrap.
Polar Bears May Be Adapting to Survive Warmer Climates, Says Study
New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments.
Smallholder Farms Maintain Strong Pollinator Diversity – Even When Far From Forests
Pollinator and fruit diversity on the globe’s smallholder farms – which account for up to 80% of all farms – remains strong, despite ecological fragmentation.
Nine New-to-Vermont Bee Species Discovered
A new count of Vermont’s bee species has identified nine species not previously reported in the Green Mountain State, bringing the total number of species in Vermont to 352, more than any northern New England state.
New Study Warns of ‘Creeping Catastrophe’ as Climate Change Drives a Global Rise in Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as new or emerging pathogens, according to a major international study led by The Global Health Network at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine and commissioned by Welcome.
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Worsened Pediatric Asthma in U.S. Northeast: UVM Study
New research from the University of Vermont reveals exposure to smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 led to worsening asthma symptoms in children in Vermont and upstate New York.
A New Approach to Carbon Capture Could Slash Costs
Chemical engineers have found a simple way to make capturing carbon emissions from industrial plants more energy-efficient.
The People Behind Earthquake Early Warning
Alders, alders, everywhere.
The Mystery of the Missing Deep Ocean Carbon Fixers
UCSB study reshapes understanding of deep-ocean carbon storage with implications for long-term climate stability.