Relationship between soil macropore quantity and infiltration time. Credit score: Journal of Plant Ecology (2024). DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtae019 A brand new research has revealed the essential function of plant roots in enhancing water motion by wetland soils, providing invaluable insights for ecosystem restoration and water administration in coastal and saline wetlands in Western Australia. The collaborative … Read more
Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, the fish have not advanced beyond a particular stretch of the Illinois River north of Kankakee. Research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows the fish are likely avoiding contaminants from the Chicago … Read more
Invasive silver carp have been on the verge of invading the Great Lakes from the Illinois River for a decade, but they can’t seem to get past a pool south of Chicago. New University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research suggests water pollutants in that spot cause avoidance and stress-response behavior in the fish. With efforts to … Read more
Activism / October 18, 2024 The successful push to change US policy toward South Africa provides a useful blueprint for our current moment. Ad Policy Democratic congressional candidate Ron Dellums, and his wife, Roscoe, left, clasp hands with Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King. Mrs. King appeared at a press conference in … Read more
Activism / StudentNation / October 14, 2024 “We are not just going to let campus life start as normal.” Ad Policy (Victor J. Blue / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more Student Nation, … Read more
After completing the MAGA takeover of the Georgia State Election Board, Donald Trump’s allies quickly cemented his 2020 election lies into policy, and moved to allow conspiratorial-minded county election officials to refuse to certify election results if they see fit. Even before the election board granted broad powers to county election officials to deny election … Read more