Making Headlines

Toledo Blade, September 12, 2019

Everyone knows this summer has been another rough one for western Lake Erie algae, living up to predictions that several Great Lakes scientists made during their official forecast on July 11. But big as it’s been, it’s not going to be a record-breaker. It just looked awfully nasty from our vantage point here in northern Ohio because of one thing: The wind. ...

The Lantern, September 6, 2019

When Kyle Dues set out to intern for an on-campus microfarm during his first semester of college, neither he nor the local community knew what was coming. Dues, now a third-year in forestry, fisheries and wildlife, has been instrumental in piloting microfarming in Mansfield, Ohio, with Kip Curtis, associate professor of environmental history. Their agricultural project has since brought food solutions and educational opportunities to the Ohio State Mansfield community. ...

Earth and Space Science News (EOS), September 5, 2019

The year 1969 was monumental. It is remembered in popular culture for the Moon landing, the Stonewall riots, and Woodstock. But it also marked an important breakthrough for diversity within the scientific community. Fifty years ago, four women made history as the first all-female team to conduct research in Antarctica and to venture to the South Pole. In doing so, these brave pioneers set an example for women in polar science and beyond for years to come. ...

Nature, September 4, 2019

An expedition to drill ice cores from Earth’s highest remaining tropical glacier — on Mount Huascarán in Peru — was cut short last month after a protest by local residents forced researchers to abandon their mountain camp. The protestors accused the team of being a front for a mining company, a claim that the scientists, led by glaciologist Lonnie Thompson of Ohio State University in Columbus, deny. ...

This Week Community News, September 3, 2019

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, algal blooms can produce toxins that can sicken or kill people and animals, as well as create dead zones in water. Township officials heard from Eugene Braig, program director, aquatic ecosystems for Ohio State University Extension, at the Aug. 19 board of trustees meeting. ...

Fast Company, Sept. 3, 2019

There’s a nice piece of fruit in your refrigerator right now. Perhaps it’s a veggie. Or a boneless skinless chicken breast. Whatever it is, you’re definitely going to eat it. You’re not a food waster! But here’s the truth: There’s only a 50% chance, or worse, that you’ll finish any of those things, in their entirety, a week later. The rest will only be partially eaten, or perhaps prepared and sitting in your fridge as leftovers. In any case, much of that remaining 50% will end up in the trash soon, representing lost money and one of the greatest contributors to carbon emissions and climate change. ...

BBC, Sept. 2, 2019

Bangladesh has been a vulnerable state for much of its short existence. People in this flood-prone country have coped with rising water levels with a combination of innovation, flexibility and resilience – but the extremes the environment is now throwing at them might be beyond anyone’s endurance. ...

Columbus Dispatch, September 2, 2019

Americans throw out more food than they expect they will, food waste that is likely driven in part by ambiguous date labels on packages, according to a new study by Ohio State and other researchers. ...

WINK, August 29, 2019

Researchers at The Ohio State University found study participants expected to eat 97% of the meat in their refrigerators but really finished only half. They were also over-optimistic about how much of their vegetables, fruit and dairy would be consumed. In each of those cases, it turned out to be less than 50%. ...

News 5 Cleveland, August 29, 2019

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed changes Thursday for regulations on methane gas emissions, saying it would save the oil and natural gas industry “millions of dollars in compliance costs each year” and “remove regulatory duplication,” while “maintaining health and environmental regulations on oil and gas sources that the agency considers appropriate.” ...