Scientists and ranchers team up to determine if cattle can preserve biodiversity and support economies on a treasured prairie.
Scientific research
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How racism adversely affects wildlife, too
New research exposes how systemic racism physically alters ecosystems for the worse.
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How can we protect silence?
As more people push into once-remote areas, truly quiet spots are increasingly scarce.
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North American bats may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2
This is bad news for bats and humans.
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Dying in the shadows: What’s the full impact of the pandemic?
As COVID-19 tears at safety nets, questions about how to count death totals surface.
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Alliance transcends boundaries to conserve cougars
Tribes of Washington and researchers work together to strengthen the relationship between cougars and the land.
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Whales are left to themselves as watchers stay at home
There are pros and cons to COVID-19’s impact on whales — less boat traffic, but also less research.
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One Oregon county has widespread COVID-19 testing. Others aren’t so lucky.
‘They don’t have a rainy-day fund or bucket of money that’s just waiting for a big crisis.’
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The threat below Mount St. Helens
Forty years after the mountain’s eruption, officials struggle to balance research and risk.
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How climate research continues during stay-at-home orders
NOAA networks get creative to gather data.
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How the pandemic will set back environmental science
Across the Western U.S., researchers are worried about unmonitored threatened species.
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Monique the space elk and the wild history of tracking wildlife
The legacy of scientific researchers, and a couple intrepid ungulates, endures half a century later.
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Are wildland firefighters at a greater risk from COVID-19?
New research suggests that the smoke firefighters breathe makes the disease more threatening.
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Extreme wildfires are changing Western forests
New studies show how high-intensity fires alter flower pollen, soil health and tree growth.
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As COVID-19 spreads, so does misinformation
Sociologist Emma Spiro tracks the sources of coronavirus rumors, from information voids to information overload.
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Tell us how COVID-19 is affecting you
How have your local governments and communities been impacted by the coronavirus?
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For skiers, there’s a contaminant underfoot
Premium wax is affecting alpine food webs.
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What’s threatening the elusive wolverine?
As snowmobilers fight to preserve their pastime, scientists worry about the future of the species.
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Will we ever know rec’s true impact on wildlife?
Scientists race to quantify winter recreation’s impact on Canada lynx, but technology outpaces them.
Posted inApril 1, 2020: Land-Grab Universities
Inside a Seattle lab working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine
‘We’ve put a lot of projects on hold so that we can focus on this.’