The American Chestnut once dominated forests in eastern North America. Maine is home to one of the few orchards in the world trying to bring the species back using wheat genes. My students mapped these chestnuts, more in this University of New England article: bit.ly/3g8uJfC

In a new study, researchers present predictions for the fate of all Earth’s mountain glaciers, which total more than 215,000 under various policy-relevant climate scenarios. Read that research and more in this year's first issue of Science: scim.ag/148

How will the world’s mountain glaciers and ice caps respond to +1.5, 2, 3, and 4°C of global warming? Learn more from our new Science Magazine study science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… 🧵… #ScienceResearch

"Every increase in temperature matters" if we want so save our planet's #glaciers. New study led by Dave Rounce just out in Science Magazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Even though many glaciers' destiny is sealed, fast reduction of emissions can prevent the worst impacts (1/4)