23+ hour, 19+ min ago  (863+ words) The search feature within the content management system themes has options for searching the site you are currently on (default), searching all Virginia Tech websites, or searching for people directory information. Search results will appear in the All tab for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (728+ words) Ordinary pet dogs outperformed trained human searchers in the first real-world test of community dog-handler teams, finding more than twice as many egg masses. At a Maryland vineyard, Debi Persing guided her Boston terrier, Xephyr, slowly down a row of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (266+ words) Homeowners watching their grass turn yellow as drought drags on face a lot of potentially fateful decisions regarding the health of their lawns. Virginia Tech turfgrass expert Dan Sandor offered guidance as he answered questions about what to do and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (55+ words) A conservation story twenty years in the making, William Hopkins along with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources have releases their first cohort of captive-raised eastern hellbender salamanders back into the wild. Hopkins places salamander back into the streams where…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (680+ words) A community-engaged science project led by Virginia Cooperative Extension combines yield data and everyday garden observations to identify top-performing cultivars across the state. Rebecca Knutson has grown vegetables in her Northern Virginia garden for 20 years. She usually plants a small…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (499+ words) One of the most devastating extinctions in Earth's history is best known for what didn't die " dinosaurs. But the end-Triassic extinction 201 million years ago wiped out roughly 60 percent of Earth's species, and scientists are still piecing together how it unfolded....

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (295+ words) The search feature within the content management system themes has options for searching the site you are currently on (default), searching all Virginia Tech websites, or searching for people directory information. Search results will appear in the All tab for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (323+ words) Researching sheep's wool as an eco-friendly insulation material Virginia Tech News Researching sheep's wool as an eco-friendly insulation material We're hoping to start a smaller industry of making wool insulation. Whether working with companies, that are already in place or,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (535+ words) Virginia Tech and community partners in Mexico are expanding rainwater harvesting systems that strengthen local resilience and support Indigenous leadership. In the mountains of southern Mexico, where communities have long relied on seasonal rains, Virginia Tech is working alongside local…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (225+ words) The less erosion you have from a bank, the healthier the water will be, he said. To test how this process might support stream restoration, O'Harais evaluating three organic materials: wood chips, straw, and a hemp'based substrate. Each material will…...