The University of Tennessee is a natural fit for this course, with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and all the learning opportunities it offers being only a one-hour drive away. ...
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Dusty barns, gleaming stables and damp basements. These are all places where you might find a house mouse – or a member of my research team. I’m an evolutionary biologist, and my lab at Drexel University studies wild house mice. …
(BPT) - Like many sectors, the HVAC industry is no stranger to new challenges, technological advancements and regulatory shifts which in turn can impact homeowners. Today, the sector is buzzing with …
As societies look for ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, large-scale solar power is playing a central role. Climate scientists view it as the tool with the greatest potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. …
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If you're looking to renovate your yard, there's a sustainable, drought-tolerant alternative to high-maintenance, water-guzzling grass that also reduces your environmental footprint.
Michigan residents overwhelmingly want more solar power. In the spring of 2023, nearly two-thirds of 1,000 state residents surveyed supported additional large-scale solar development. …
During the most recent total solar eclipse visible in the U.S., on Aug. 21, 2017, the skies darkened as the Moon crossed in front of the Sun. It blocked out all sunlight – except for that from a golden ring …
My colleagues and I mapped activity in the northeast Pacific of “dark” fishing vessels – boats that turn off their location devices or lose signal for technical reasons. …
(NAPSI)—Addressing climate change is an all-hands-on-deck undertaking. It requires a smarter, stronger, and cleaner energy grid that provides affordable, reliable power when and where people need …
SmartAsset ranked 100 of the largest U.S. cities to find the healthiest places based on 10 metrics including obesity, physical activity levels, and air pollution.
Next City looks at how, amid soaring temperatures and floods, women in India's cramped informal settlements are replacing their homes with sustainable, heat-proof alternatives.
Next City looks at early data behind a "mobility wallet" pilot program that is giving South L.A. residents $150 per month to spend on a menu of transportation options.
Just over two-thirds of adults in the U.S. voted in 2020, but from state to state, turnout ranged from 54% to 80%, leaving a lot of voting power on the table. With this in mind, SmartAsset ranked each state by the percent of citizen adults who voted in the 2020 presidential election.