Environment
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What's Old is New
UMass researchers revive '70s framework for water resources management
Surprise and uncertainty are becoming more common in water resource planning, says University of Massachusetts Amherst water resource researcher Timothy Randhir, and there is a need for new... More
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Lazy Lawnmowers Help Environment
Less-frequent mowing may help suburban bees
Homeowners concerned about the decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects need look no further than their own back yards, says ecologist Susannah Lerman at the University of... More
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"Big Bang" Baby
Astronomers detect galaxy that could have been first to form
Astronomers using the Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT), which is operated jointly by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, have... More
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It Takes A Planet
Astronomers train “Earth-sized” telescope on our galactic center
For five days recently, telescopes around the world—including UMass’s own Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT)—focused upon a supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy. The black hole in... More
