The decline of bee populations is a looming crisis, but there is a dearth of scientific data. Hyperlocal researchers, with nets and notebooks, could be key.
A new bill would establish the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center at Rutgers University to carry out interdisciplinary research activities that will help New Jersey prepare for and adapt to, climate change.
The Asian long-horned tick, reported in New York’s suburbs and as far west as Arkansas, can carry lethal diseases. But no infected specimens have yet been found here.