From a plant-free place, clues about how to help plants survive as planet warms

Data from salt flats suggest dry soil is worse than rising temperature.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Nov. 16, 2023 • ~4 min

Seasonal changes in UV may increase spread of COVID-19

Seasonal changes in UV may alter the spread of COVID but not as much as social distancing.

Leah Burrows • harvard
Dec. 16, 2020 • ~5 min

Making a case for ‘managed retreat’ from areas prone to flooding and storms

For decades, the response to flooding and hurricanes was a vow to rebuild. A.R. Siders believes the time has come to consider managed retreat, or the practice of moving communities away from disaster-prone areas to safer lands.

Peter Reuell • harvard
Aug. 23, 2019 • ~7 min

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