NH Agricultural Experiment Station
Tropical Rivers Act as Carbon Sinks Following Major Rainfall Events
New Hampshire Agricultural Expirement Station-funded researcher Bill McDowell recently co-authored an article in Nature Communications highlighting the role that tropical rivers play in capturing, storing, and preventing organic carbon from converting to carbon dioxide and leaking into the... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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04/25/22WBUR: Cow burps drive global warming. Scientists think feeding them seaweed could help
"Cattle is the second largest source of methane in the United States. The industry as a whole is very interested in results to mitigate methane."... -
04/25/22Microbial Ecologist Honored with CAREER Award
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently recognized Jessica Ernakovich, assistant professor of natural resources and the environment, with a... -
03/17/22Small Towns/Big Trends: Demographic Insights on Living, Working and Thriving in Rural America
Kenneth Johnson, a researcher with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station – a unit in the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture –... -
02/25/22UNH Macfarlane Research Greenhouse Open House Returns April 2
The New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station is excited to welcome our community of supporters back to the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses Open...
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