The Trump administration disbanded a federal advisory committee on climate change last year but the scientists on the panel won’t be deterred. They’re taking their research elsewhere. Columbia University’s Earth … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scientists search for survivors after the Thomas fire scorches a condor sanctuary
FILLMORE, Calif. – Pushed by instinct and age, a fledgling California condor had been expected to step to the edge of its cliff-side cave sometime in December and make its … Click to Continue »
Read More »MCSD Students Learn from Local Scientists & Engineers
Several Merced City School District students received help with their science fair projects during the district’s first “Ask a Scientist or Engineer” night earlier this week. The event was held … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced City School District Seeking Scientists and Engineers
Are you a local scientist or engineer? Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge and inspiring future generations? Then the Merced City School District would love to collaborate with you! As … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scientists keep an eye on green sea turtles adapting to life in the San Gabriel River’s murky flows
When scientists confirmed their existence in the San Gabriel River in 2008, the green sea turtles were thought to be oddballs or lost wanderers. The federally endangered species usually is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scientists send a message to Trump: Global warming is real
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, Aug. 9: A draft federal report on climate change that went public Monday contains little in the way of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scientists want ‘13 Reasons Why’ edited after study shows increased suicidal thoughts
When the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” was released this March, it gained nationwide attention for its depiction of teenage depression and suicide. In the show, a high school student … Click to Continue »
Read More »As cicadas emerge four years early, scientists wonder if climate change is providing a nudge
Cicadas overwhelm tree branches across the mid-Atlantic once every 17 years, like clockwork. But something – some suspect climate change – could be sounding their alarm clocks four years early. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scientists puzzled by mercury’s jump in Great Lakes fish
It’s not supposed to be like this. Though advisories about toxic mercury in fish have continued in Michigan and the surrounding Great Lakes, with recommendations to limit consumption of certain … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida scientists fear hurricane forecasts, climate research will suffer under Trump
A growing chorus of scientists is raising the alarm over reports of Trump administration budgets cuts that would affect climate change research and hurricane forecasting. On Monday, 32 Florida scientists … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nearly 100 false killer whales died in South Florida. Now scientists want to know why
By the time rescuers returned to a mass stranding of false killer whales on the remote coast of Southwest Florida early Sunday, most had died overnight, their corpses now drawing … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida scientists call for climate meeting with Trump
Florida scientists who called out Gov. Rick Scott two years ago for doubting climate change now hope to meet with President-elect Donald Trump while he’s in the state celebrating the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Everglades’ water at risk from climate change, scientists say
Climate change and other hurdles mean it will take more water – and potentially more taxpayer money – to save the Everglades, according to new scientific findings released Thursday. The … Click to Continue »
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