Dog care below freezing − how to keep your pet warm and safe from cold weather, road salt and more this winter
Dogs might have furry coats, but they can still get cold when the temperature drops.
Jan. 30, 2024 • ~7 min
Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
President Biden has called for protecting large, old trees from logging, but many of them could be cut while the regulatory process grinds forward.
Jan. 19, 2024 • ~8 min
Using machine learning to monitor driver ‘workload’ could help improve road safety
Researchers have developed an adaptable algorithm that could improve road safety by predicting when drivers are able to safely interact with in-vehicle systems
Dec. 7, 2023 • ~6 min
Digitized records from wildlife centers show the most common ways that humans harm wild animals
Hundreds of wildlife rehabilitation centers across the US and Canada treat sick and injured animals and birds. Digitizing their records is yielding valuable data on human-wildlife encounters.
Nov. 22, 2023 • ~8 min
What are roundabouts? A transportation engineer explains the safety benefits of these circular intersections
Whether you call them rotaries, traffic circles or roundabouts, they offer a safer alternative to the four-way stop. But the modern roundabout has been decades in the making.
Oct. 25, 2023 • ~7 min
The Conservatives have seized on cars as a political wedge – it's a bet on public turning against climate action
Today, as in the past, pro-car sentiment is a backlash against nascent environmental protest.
Sept. 5, 2023 • ~6 min
Giraffes range across diverse African habitats − we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them
The largest ever giraffe tracking study shows how these massive animals are responding to human pressures across many different habitats throughout Africa.
Aug. 30, 2023 • ~9 min
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