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  1. Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend

    … in a way that maximized the usefulness of outcomes for everyone. He was an exemplary team player. His scientific … is an extraordinary legacy. Anyone who cares about forests needs to do anything they can to ensure that effort lives … about ecosystems, & ecology more generally, for many of us. What a loss. Elizabeth Borer Gary was always so …

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  2. Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise

    … vaccines and immune defenses in as-yet-unknown ways. “What we might fear is a situation where, when things seem … passed it along to people, possibly in 2 or more separate events. That makes SARS-CoV-2 1 of nearly 900 zoonotic … destruction, intensified agriculture to meet growing human needs, and illegal wildlife trade and hunting threaten to …

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  3. Herd immunity

    … way we might end this – by creating herd immunity. What is herd immunity? How could we get it? And how long … how long protection lasts, if it occurs at all, and whether everyone is equally protected. We don’t know that much … they get that number? The proportion of the population that needs to be immune to achieve herd immunity is estimated …

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  4. Destroyed habitat creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge

    … forest with dogs that had killed a chimp. They said that everyone who cooked or ate it got a terrible fever within a … is not always so clear cut.” Changing Behavior So what, if anything, can we do about all of this? Jones … before, which means we must be faster in our responses. It needs investments, change in human behavior, and it means we …

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  5. 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 … or tune in virtually. More details to come on the Cary events page . 

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  6. Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?

    Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost? Salting roads can make winter driving … standards on their composition, as well as promoting what they deem to be environmentally friendly alternatives … across multiple sectors, Kelly noted. It also needs a shift in public perception towards accepting reduced …

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  7. Cary Institute to host Climate Week NYC event on addressing the wildfire crisis

    … quality across the US. With climate change, extraordinary events like these will likely become the new normal. We are … forest ecologist Winslow Hansen for a discussion about what’s causing wildfires to be worse than ever, and how …

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  8. Environmental justice

    Environmental justice What constitutes environmental justice seems inherently … hypotheses and observe trends. Environmental scientists know how to assess air and water quality by taking samples … regulations, and policies.” I would like to believe that everyone understands and supports the concept of …

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  9. Helium balloons impose a toll on our air, land, and sea

    … disappear into the clouds can feel almost tranquil. But what goes up must come down, with serious impacts on the … to aircraft and the electrical grid. Mylar balloons are known to cause power outages and fires when they become … legislation exists, if you see helium balloons released at events such as football games, consider asking the …

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  10. How Lyme disease became unstoppable

    … showing signs of brain inflammation. The adults didn’t know what was wrong with him. His elementary school worried that … change was the greatest driver of known zoonotic spillover events in recent decades. This finding fits well with the …

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