Those seeds clinging to your hiking socks may be from invasive plants – here's how to avoid spreading them to new locations

Invasive species cause billions of dollars in damage across the US every year. Hikers and backpackers can take simple steps to avoid spreading seeds and making the problem worse.

Megan Dolman, PhD candidate in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Boise State University • conversation
March 17, 2023 • ~9 min

How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans

Yellow fever, malaria and Ebola all spilled over from animals to humans at the edges of tropical forests. The new coronavirus is the latest zoonosis.

Maria Anice Mureb Sallum, Professor of Epidemiology, Universidade de São Paulo • conversation
June 25, 2020 • ~11 min

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