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Deanna Conners

How can US adapt to threat of water shortages?

A new study suggests that reductions in water use for agriculture might be the best bet for avoiding future water shortages in the U.S.

Deanna Conners

March 28, 2019

Want cleaner roadside air? Plant hedges

To improve air quality near urban roads, scientists from the Global Centre for Clean Air Research recommend planting hedges that can trap air pollutants.

Deanna Conners

February 27, 2019

Michael Peres on how to photograph snowflakes

An expert photographer of nature’s beauty on a minuscule scale, Michael Peres offers you tips on how you can photograph snowflakes.

Deanna Conners

January 28, 2019

Christmas Bird Count starts December 14

Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count is one of the longest-running citizen science projects in existence. How to participate.

Deanna Conners

December 11, 2018

How rare are November hurricanes?

The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season is nearing an end, but November hurricanes do occur and they can be deadly.

Deanna Conners

November 20, 2018

Tricks that animals play

Trick or treat! Here are 3 animals that excel at playing tricks on others - and not just on Halloween!

Deanna Conners

October 31, 2018

New species of giant dinosaur identified

The fossils of Ledumahadi mafube suggest that it was the largest land animal alive 200 million years ago.

Deanna Conners

October 17, 2018

Scientists have assigned a new name to the era we're living in. They're calling it the Meghalayan - because key data for the timing of the new age were derived from a stalagmite growing in a cave in the Indian state of Meghalaya.

Deanna Conners

September 12, 2018

Why plants don’t get sunburn

Plants produce their own chemical sunscreens that protect them from harmful ultraviolet light.

Deanna Conners

August 23, 2018

Space-based solar power: How close to reality?

The technology is further along than you might think for capturing solar energy in space - where the sun always shines - and beaming it to Earth.

Deanna Conners

July 29, 2018

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.