Dr. Paluch suggests the singing test when walking uphill: Walk intensely enough that you can speak short sentences but can’t sing a song. Read more here
“As muscles adapt to resistance over time, they become stronger and more resilient,” explains Amanda Paluch. In such cases, she says it isn’t about building muscle alone, “it’s also about building a stronger body that is better able to function and thrive during our daily living.” Read more here
There is additional distribution of The Conversation article co-authored by Michael Rawlins on his research describing how climate change affects Arctic rivers. Read more here, here and here.
There is additional coverage of research led by Michael Rawlins providing one of clearest views yet of how thawing permafrost and an accelerated water cycle will greatly alter ecosystems in the Arctic. Read more here, here and here
“Whether you like Donald Trump or not, people want to know whether he is guilty of the crimes in which he’s being charged before they vote for him… So essentially what the court did was slow walk this case. I mean it’s almost impossible to slow-walk it more than they have.” Read more here
“These district courts are engaged in innovative programming that has the potential to save lives and improve public safety,” Evans says. “We’ll learn whether this program is effective and whether it should expand.” Read more here
"A thicker active layer creates a bigger bucket for storing water. As precipitation intensifies, water will be stored longer in thawed soils and released at a later time... instead of running off into rivers and streams as much of it does now" Rawlins said. Read more here
“The warming is undeniable. We’ve seen a 4.4 degree increase over time,” Rawlins says. None of the cities in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut had an average winter temperature below freezing during this meteorological winter season, which ran from December to February, according to the Center’s data. Read more here
“As the technology evolves and changes — which it has been doing very, very rapidly — there may be a day when offshore wind makes sense in Florida. In some sense, they’re not banning anything right now. They’re banning future wind energy, which could be 10 times better,” Baker says. Read more here