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Arctic ecosystems are changing fast — but not in predictable ways. A massive new study published in Nature shows that while warming is certainly reshaping vegetation across the polar North, its impacts vary widely.
Izzy Wappett, QCNR's valedictorian, offered these words at the 2025 commencement: Yes. A brief word we barely notice in conversation. Yet, in the right moments, it becomes the dividing line between who we are and who we might become.
Wildfire patterns in the West are changing, but according to new research, the trend in the Great Basin hasn’t necessarily been a simple increase. Exploring differences between current wildfire patterns and those from the past can help researchers pinpoi...
