new

Jacobsen: What the loss of ‘measles-free’ status says about Canada

Jacobsen: What the loss of ‘measles-free’ status says about Canada
The London Free Press
The loss of measles elimination status in Canada is a symptom of a declining trust in public messaging about science and health
Canada, Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, 2022, 2023, 2024, access, Brazil, Canadian, cases, children, city, Community, covid, Covid-19, Deaths, died, Free, Health, Increase, LED, local, messaging, Mexico, new, north, North America, office, Other, pandemic, Population, protect, province, public health, Region, RISK, Science, south america, Texas, the conversation, total, Transmission, Travel, university, Vaccination, Vaccinations, Vaccines, Venezuela, who, World, World Health Organization

Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 

Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Tiny pieces of moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement agencies, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in a notorious Mason County case – try to locate the

Great Lakes Echo, Algae, Austria, body, cases, Chicago, city, county, Crime, death, degree, Department, Detroit, died, down, field, first, forest, found, Great Lakes, green, help, Homicide, Identified, investigation, Italy, lakes, LED, location, looking, Michigan, missing, moved, murder, Nevada, new, New York, Other, plants, Police, portugal, Region, remains, Research, Science, search, show, study, Suicide, suspect, Sweden, Taiwan, Trees, United States, university, Volunteers, wanted, Washington, wetlands, who

New research in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula shows how invasive earthworms are changing forest soils  

New research in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula shows how invasive earthworms are changing forest soils  
Great Lakes Echo

By Georgia Hill

Scientists studying the body size and growth patterns of non-native earthworms in the UP’s Huron Mountains say they are disrupting forest ecosystems. Contrary to popular belief, most North American earthworms are invaders unintentionally introduced during European colonization. They have a significant impact on ecosystems, especially in the

Great Lakes Echo, Agriculture, Biodiversity, body, carbon dioxide, concrete, Cycling, Department, driver, ecosystems, Environment, first, forest, found, georgia, Great Lakes, help, Huron, Identified, Illinois, invasive, Invasive Species, lake, lakes, Lead, Michigan, new, north, North America, Other, plants, project, Region, report, Research, scientists, study, university, upper peninsula, Water

Anishinaabe fire practices shaped Great Lakes ecosystems, new research shows

Anishinaabe fire practices shaped Great Lakes ecosystems, new research shows
Great Lakes Echo

By Victoria Witke

New research shows Anishinaabe fire practices shaped today’s Great Lakes ecosystems. The region’s forests never existed and can’t continue to exist without people – or fire.

The post Anishinaabe fire practices shaped Great Lakes ecosystems, new research shows first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Echo, climate, Climate change, college, Community, conditions, council, Department, ecosystems, Events, Fire, Fires, first, followed, forest, found, Government, Great Lakes, Indigenous, kids, killed, lake, Lake Superior, lakes, Lead, light, Lighting, Lightning, location, Minnesota, National, National Science Foundation, new, Ojibwe, open, Other, plan, plants, Policy, red, Region, Research, resilience, return, RISK, Science, service, show, Space, Students, study, support, sustainable, Trails, Trees, U.S. Forest Service, university, Western, who, wildfire, Wildfires, Wildlife, Wisconsin, work
Subscribe to new