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When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a ...
The fall armyworm, native to eastern and central North America, spread a few years ago to Africa and then Asia, where it began eating lucrative cash crops like maize and sorghum. And since the ...
An abundance of tastes, sights, sounds and people make up North America, Central America and the Caribbean. It’s an endlessly fascinating part of the world that feels familiar, even on a first ...
Explore how North America is changing as its deep cratonic root thins and pieces are dripping into the Earth's mantle.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The state Department of Transportation is urging drivers to stay off the roads in Eastern and Central North Carolina unless it is absolutely necessary. Officials say this ...
A winter storm swept across the eastern US and Canada, bringing heavy snow and freezing temperatures to the Great Lakes, Midwest, and Northern Plains. Officials in New York and Pennsylvania ...
Compare with the greater pewee, the olive-­sided flycatcher, and the eastern phoebe. Breeding Bird Survey shows widespread declines, particularly in central North America, but species not ...