Most of us now view COVID-19 as more of a nuisance than a danger, thanks to vaccines and past exposure to the virus—all of which have built up our immunity.…
Day: October 1, 2025
Meet the editor: Eric Riddell
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Eric Riddell, Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina. Eric Riddell holding a gray cheeked salamander (Plethodon metcalfi) in a respirometry chamber.…
9 Phrases That Drive Your Therapist Up a Wall
A therapist’s job is to listen—but not all words are music to their ears. Some indicate that clients aren’t taking the process seriously; others reveal misunderstandings that need to be…
Enjoy a howlin’ good time while helping animals in need at Pet-Oberfest
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Barrie, ON (Oct. 1, 2025) – Get ready for barks, brews, and a howlin’ good time at Barrie Pet-Oberfest, a FUN-draising event presented by Barrie Subaru taking place on…
Vision in Challenging Environments – from Darkness to Dazzling Light
Zuzana Musilova and Sara Mae Stieb When animals look out into their world, they don’t all see the same thing. For some, light is abundant, even overwhelming. For others, it…
Interconnection bottleneck threatens community solar success in Illinois
Community solar has thrived in Illinois, thanks to clean-energy laws passed by state legislators in 2016 and 2021. Now, though, one major utility’s especially slow process for reviewing applications could…
US hydropower is at a make-or-break moment
For nearly a century, the Kelley’s Falls Dam in Manchester, New Hampshire, generated as much as 2,400 megawatt-hours of electricity per year. When the small hydroelectric station in a downtown…