S. W. Lawrence, MDUS Coast Guard DeficienciesAAAS: “Icebreaker Research Blues.” The Healy is the pictured medium-duty icebreaker, which last wk was forced to cut short its summer…7h ago7h ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDBlistering Pace of US RenewablesCanary Media: Chart: Almost all new US power plants are carbon-free.” Three comments on this 2024 chart. First, obviously we have hard data…1d ago1d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDUkrainian Warrior ScientistGuardian: “The double lives of Ukrainse’s Antarctic scientists.” Ukraine’s Antarctic research + supply vessel Noosfera left Odessa on its…2d ago2d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDBluetongue Virus in European RuminantsAAAS: “Livestock virus hits Europe with a vengeance.” Bluetongue (BT) is an infectious, non-contagious, vector-borne viral disease that…3d ago3d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDEurope’s Heat-related DeathsAAAS: “ Europe’s Heat-related Deaths.” In a paper published in Nature Medicine scientists calculated that in 2023 more than 47,000 people…4d ago4d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDControversial Uranium Mining near Grand CanyonAAAS: “Troubled Waters.” Energy Fuel’s uranium mine ‘sits on top of the aquifer that feeds the tribe’s waterfalls with the unusually blue…5d ago5d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDAntarctic VegetationAAAS: “Antarctic vegetation map could aid conservation.” Not that there is a lot of it, mainly plants + algae, on only 0.12% of the icy…6d ago6d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDRed Knot ForagingBiol. Lett. (2024) 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0139: “Faster in groups.” Beautiful shorebirds, love the caramel coloration. “Roncoroni et al. studied…Aug 17Aug 17
S. W. Lawrence, MDComical ShirtJust for fun this morning, this shirt says it all. Succinctness and conciseness are sometimes good.Aug 16Aug 16
S. W. Lawrence, MDCovid-19 vs. influenzal vaccinesYour Local Epidemiologist: “Covid-19 is now the 10th leading cause of death.” ‘Covid-19 is here to stay, but the risks — severe disease…Aug 15Aug 15