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Deanna Conners

New marine protection zone will help endangered penguins and more

Plans are in place to create the world’s 4th-largest fully protected marine reserve at the Tristan da Cunha archipelago.

Deanna Conners

December 4, 2020

Here are 3 amazing feats of spiders

Halloween time is spider time. Three amazing spider skills you might not have known about.

Deanna Conners

October 30, 2020

How does fog form?

Fog forms when the air cools and water vapor condenses.

Deanna Conners

October 30, 2020

Which insects have the worst stings?

Some of the most painful stings come from tarantula hawk wasps, warrior wasps, and bullet ants.

Deanna Conners

September 30, 2020

Hurricane Hanna shrinks Gulf of Mexico dead zone

The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is much smaller than usual this year because Hurricane Hanna stirred up the area of low-oxygen water.

Deanna Conners

August 26, 2020

Dark Sky Sanctuary established in New England

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine was certified as a Dark Sky Sanctuary on May 8, 2020.

Deanna Conners

July 21, 2020

Will large parts of Earth be too hot for people in 50 years?

Inhospitably hot regions on Earth occupy about 0.8% of the globe now. New research indicates that - if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated - these regions may expand to something more like 19% by 2070.

Deanna Conners

June 23, 2020

What are zoonotic diseases and what can we do about them?

Infectious diseases that leap from animals to humans are called zoonotic diseases. Covid-19 is an example of a zoonotic disease caused by a coronavirus.

Deanna Conners

May 7, 2020

Producing solar power at night

Scientists have developed a new prototype of nighttime solar cells that can produce electricity at night through a radiative cooling mechanism.

Deanna Conners

March 25, 2020

Bering Sea Elders discuss recent changes in the Arctic

For the first time, NOAA’s 2019 Arctic Report Card includes an indigenous perspective of the changes taking place in Arctic ecosystems.

Deanna Conners

January 19, 2020

Deanna Conners

Deanna Conners is an Environmental Scientist who holds a Ph.D. in Toxicology and an M.S. in Environmental Studies. Her interest in toxicology stems from having grown up near the Love Canal Superfund Site in New York. Her current work is to provide high-quality scientific information to the public and decision-makers and to help build cross-disciplinary partnerships that help solve environmental problems. She writes about Earth science and nature conservation for EarthSky.