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Restoring Seagrass Brings Barren Bays To Life

Share this on WhatsApp The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. A century ago Virginia’s coastal lagoons were a natural paradise. Fishing boats bobbed on the waves as geese flocked overhead. Beneath the surface, miles of seagrass gently swayed in the surf, making the seabed […]

Why Young Americans Are Lonely

Share this on WhatsApp There’s a reason the term “physical distancing” hasn’t been used much during the coronavirus pandemic: Though it’s a more accurate description of what public health experts are trying to achieve than “social distancing,” it fails to capture the loss that many of us feel as a direct result of being separated […]

Warming Caused a Glacier in Alaska to Collapse

Share this on WhatsApp Global warming isn’t just causing glaciers to melt—it’s making some collapse suddenly. That’s what scientists believe happened at Alaska’s Flat Creek Glacier, deep in the mountains of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. In August 2013, a 1,600-foot tongue of ice suddenly detached from the bedrock near the bottom of the […]