As 2018 winds down our team at ERAscience is looking back at some of the year’s great moments. On October 20th we were beyond honored and happy as ERAscience partnered with Univision & CSUN to present Univision’s Féria de Educacion Science & Technology pavillion! Thirty thousand in attendance! Infinite thanks to the event producers and huge to CNSI for sparking the minds of thousands of kids at the CNSI installation!! Awesome!!
2018 Féria de Educacion Science & Technology Partnership with Univision
Industry News
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- U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaosUncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
Expert Insights
- Push to Rewild in Wealthy Countries Fueling Destruction in Poorer OnesA new study details how, as wealthy countries rewild farmland, they are driving the destruction of forests in poorer countries that are more abundant in wildlife.Read more on E360 →
- 'Green Grab': Solar and Wind Boom Sparks Conflicts on Land UseSolar and wind farms are proliferating and increasingly taking up land worldwide, prompting criticism from rural communities and environmentalists. Solutions range from growing crops or grazing livestock under PV panels to putting floating solar farms on lakes and reservoirs. Read more on E360 →
- Spread of Dark Algae Could Hasten Melt of Greenland Ice SheetDark algae are spreading across the Greenland ice sheet as snow retreats. Their dark color causes ice to absorb more heat from the sun, accelerating melting, and according to a new study, the harsh conditions atop the ice sheet will do little to slow their advance.Read more on E360 →
- Reciprocity: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Natural WorldRobin Wall Kimmerer, the bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, recently published The Serviceberry, which explores the economies of nature. In an e360 interview, the Native American ecologist discusses reciprocity, gratitude, and aligning human law with ecological law.Read more on E360 →
- How Wolves Could Help Bring Back Scottish ForestsWolves have been gone from the Scottish Highlands for more than 200 years, and in their absence red deer have proliferated. Researchers say that returning wolves to the Highlands would keep deer in check, allowing large areas of native woodland to regrow.Read more on E360 →