by David Brooks | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have documented the first discovery of a pair of recently mated blue crabs in Great Bay Estuary (GBE), a finding that is expected to have serious impacts on the estuary’s ecosystem, particularly its fragile oyster...
by David Brooks | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
NHTI, Concord’s community college, and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services have partnered to study how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can affect residents’ vegetable gardens in New Hampshire. “The effects of these chemicals vary widely,...
by David Brooks | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
I’m sure you’re familiar with the role that Ralph Baer’s team had in creasing the first home video game as a side job while they were working at defense contractor Sanders Associates (now BAE Systems) in Nashua. If not, here is one of many stories...
by David Brooks | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
It must be admitted that in the honor roll of modern problems, few sound as funny as “fatbergs.” “We were literally laughing, tears rolling down our faces, talking about all the things that had been discovered in this glob of waste,” said Laura Lady, recalling the...
by David Brooks | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
If we have no choice but to go through an ecological catastrophe, we might as well try to learn something from it. This is the idea behind a unique experiment in the Hubbard Brook Forest that will protect about 300 ash trees from the ravages of the emerald ash borer...
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