Precious fungi specimens smuggled out of China as World War II began are returned
Prized mushroom collection returns to China Rainy summer causes problems for pumpkin growers in New England, parts of the MidwestPORTLAND, Maine — New England pumpkin growers, who spent the early summer mostly losing a battle with rain that destroyed many pumpkins, face the frightening prospect that the rest won’t be ready before Halloween. Government study: Many urban streams salty enough to hurt aquatic life, road salt blamedMINNEAPOLIS — Many urban streams have become salty enough to harm aquatic life, largely because of salt used for deicing roads in the winter, according to a new government study released Wednesday. Mountain snow melts earlier, changing growth patterns, due to blowing dustWASHINGTON — Dust in the wind is rewriting the cycle of life in the mountains. |