23 Things You Should Have in Your Emergency Go Bag
Northern Nevada is known for a few different disasters: floods, forest fires, snowstorms and avalanches, and unfortunately earthquakes. Despite technology’s ability to predict potential disasters...
Beyond La Selva: How a Biological Research Station in Costa Rica Impacts Its Own Community (video)
PUERTO VIEJO DE SARAPIQUI, COSTA RICA- Deep in the heart of Costa Rica’s tropical rainforest — one of the most biodiverse on Earth — lies...
Noticiero Móvil tackles biodiversity, climate change and cultural reporting in Costa Rica
For the first time ever, a small group of University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) students from the Reynolds School of Journalism travel to Latin America...
How officials are grappling with overcrowding at Tahoe’s Sand Harbor
Designed for a maximum of 1,200 visitors per day, Nevada’s most popular state park often attracts more than 3,000. On warm weekend days, the line...
Why Do We Celebrate Earth Day?
In the late 1960s, scientists, governments, and citizens were becoming more concerned about the impacts of 150 years of industrial growth. Concerns grew over devastating...
What are PFAS and Why You Should Keep Them in Mind When Out Fishing
When you approach the Truckee river, you’re faced with one of Northern Nevada’s many beautiful bodies of freshwater. Although, it now comes with an additional catch:...
Cactus Pear: A Fruitful Alternative Crop For Bioenergy Production
As the driest state in the country, Nevada is all too familiar with drought and extreme heat. Researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno’s College...
UNR’s Wolf Pack Bots build coding and literacy skills through robotics
A middle school robotics team based at the University of Nevada, Reno is helping students build literacy, coding and teamwork skills. On a Saturday morning...
Nevada Botanist Looks to Create State’s First Complete Plant List
Before the inclement winter weather freezes them, during the warm days of spring or early summer, or the cool evenings of early fall, Arnold “Jerry”...
What Our Latino Parents Taught Us About Environmentalism
Whenever you’ve looked in your refrigerator at home, how many times have you found salsa or beans inside of what seems to be a butter...