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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
How Lyme disease became unstoppable There was … by black-legged ticks, those sesame-seed-size insects with eight legs and anesthetizing bites. Like so … change was the greatest driver of known zoonotic spillover events in recent decades. This finding fits well with the …
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Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
… the trail and its vista could look quite different. A bug the size of a ground pepper flake is killing these … carried on over the summer, the news got worse. Both insects had been in the Adirondacks for longer than … we ought to be focused on is what’s the next pest and how do we keep it out?” Southern Hemisphere vigilance …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… catalog of viruses in bats is fine but you need to research how it passed into humans in the spillover. “We did … not the bat itself (as a source). It’s a whole series of events that led to a spillover of infection,” Ruedi said. … and how important they are to help control pest insects and also that they should not only be viewed as …
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Team Cary: Sanjay Natesan
… an intern. I helped her scan books and I remember thinking how quiet it was. When I came for my first day of work years … sitting at lunch with Dr. Fischhoff and there was a bug on the table. Normally, I would have tossed it away, but … school or Cary? One of my big focuses after science is music. I play an Indian percussion instrument called the …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
… science, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. In a lecture on April 11 at 7pm ET, Peter Groffman will share … of ecological and conservation success stories. Join us in our Millbrook, NY auditorium or tune in virtually. More details to come on the Cary events page .
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Dr. Evan Gora
… of their deaths for forest ecosystems. His research helps us understand the current stressors affecting forests and begin to predict how forests will change in the future. Evan takes a … and its response to global change. News & Multimedia Videos Podcasts Death by lightning Is …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… in direct economic losses of more than 30 million yuan (US$4.2 million). Salt concentrations in residual roadside … levels in surface water are toxic to certain types of fish, insects and amphibians, states the US Environmental … on roads. Many researchers have therefore been exploring how to minimise the quantity used while still ensuring …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… sites, the warblers find it difficult to forage enough insects to fuel their 2,000-or-so-mile journey home. As a … in Jamaica, marking them with bands, and then counting how many showed up again the following year. He also … in the winter region. The Breeding Bird Survey approach gave us the opportunity to really broaden out the spatial …
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Cary Institute to host Climate Week NYC event on addressing the wildfire crisis
… size, and severity. In 2020 and 2021, the western US broke records for forest area burned. This summer, Canada … quality across the US. With climate change, extraordinary events like these will likely become the new normal. We are … about what’s causing wildfires to be worse than ever, and how predictive science can help. The event will be held in …
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Troubling waters: Antiviral medications in wastewater may drive resistance in bat-borne viruses
… antiviral medications could travel from our wastewater into insects and then bats, potentially driving antiviral … develop resistance to these antiviral medications, giving us fewer tools to fight them if the virus begins infecting … antiviral medication’s concentration in the environment, how well it passes from insects to bats, and how many …
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