by David Brooks | May 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: The University of New Hampshire is one of five ocean science institutions chosen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) over the next five years to explore an estimated three billion acres of U.S. ocean territory as part...
by David Brooks | May 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
The collapse of the American recycling industry has made me face what has been true all along: Recycling is a band-aid at best and a distraction at worst. This is depressing because I’ve been something of a recycling rock star and feeling very impressed with...
by David Brooks | May 6, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: A distinct strain of canine distemper virus, which is a widespread virus of importance to wildlife and domesticated dogs, has been identified in wild animals in New Hampshire and Vermont, according to pathologists with the New Hampshire...
by David Brooks | May 6, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
A citizen-science study based in Plymouth has found what appears the be New Hampshire’s first case of a new tick-borne disease and also produced some unwanted news: Tick bites are dangerous all year round. The first year of research by the nonprofit BeBop Labs has...
by David Brooks | May 3, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
I’ve written a lot lately about the state’s housing crunch and the possibility that alternative buildings can help. (I think the most recent story – read it here – is the most interesting, because it tries to find causes for a housing shortfall...
by David Brooks | May 3, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
The National Weather Service says that Concord – the site of its official weather station – had “measurable precipitation” on 19 of April’s 30 days, the most on record. Previously, the biggest number of rainy days in the month of April was 17 – and that...
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