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Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientists

Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientists

Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday. The area covered by Antarctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum level at 2.58 million square kilometres (996,000 square miles) on

Coldest Marches in Montana since 1895

Coldest Marches in Montana since 1895

Coldest Marches in Montana since 1895 Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Marches in Montana since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we've included

Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs

Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs

A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands. As the Southeast Asian country's lone expert on the oft-misunderstood insect -- and discoverer

Soil testing for spring planting turns crossed fingers into confidence

Gardeners obsess over seed varieties and planting dates, yet the soil under their boots often gets ignored. Soil testing for spring planting costs less than a bag of premium fertilizer and delivers answers that structure the entire season. With spring lab backlogs already forming, those who test early move forward

Chickpeas grown and harvested using dirt from moon for first time

Chickpeas grown and harvested using dirt from moon for first time

By Stephen Beech Chickpeas have been successfully grown and harvested using “moon dirt” for the first time. The breakthrough is a "giant leap" in understanding what it will take to grow food on the lunar surface, say American scientists. How humans would survive long-term and what they

Sustainable tourism efforts grow in Puerto Rico outside San Juan

When visitors plan a trip to Puerto Rico, San Juan is the first, and often the only, thought. The cobblestone streets of Old San Juan and the nightlife of La Placita are magnetic for a reason. But Puerto Rico has so much to offer beyond its capital city, and the

American Prairie acquires ‘critical’ wetland habitat

American Prairie has acquired 2,082 acres of “high-value wetland” and grassland habitat in Phillips County, Montana – an area renowned as one of the most important waterfowl breeding regions in North America. Located south of Dodson, and locally known as “Pintail Flatt,” this property comprises 1,762 deeded acres