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Texas A&M Forest Service Urges Caution With Outdoor Activities This Holiday Weekend

Do your part; don’t let a wildfire start.

July 3, 2020
Health & Environment

Be Wary Of Fire Danger When Grilling, Cooking Outdoors

With grilling season underway, Texas A&M AgriLife and the National Fire Protection Association share tips on outdoor cooking fire safety.

July 3, 2020
Health & Environment

How To Pick The Perfect Watermelon

Three tips from Texas A&M Agrilife for selecting the staple summer snack.

July 1, 2020
Health & Environment

It’s Big, But It’s Not A ‘Murder Hornet’

Texas A&M AgriLife experts say Texans are mistakenly identifying cicada killer wasps as Asian giant hornets.

June 30, 2020
Health & Environment

Texas A&M Forest Service Saves Historic Home From McDaniel Fire

Crews helped contain the more than 4,000-acre fire near San Angelo in six days.

June 26, 2020
Health & Environment

Days With Both Extreme Heat And Air Pollution In South Asia Are Becoming More Common

Texas A&M experts explain why this can't be a good thing for public health.

June 26, 2020
Health & Environment

Texas A&M Neuroscientists Discover New Therapy For Refractory Epilepsy

The findings have clinical implications that could lead to the eventual treatment of uncontrolled seizures.

June 24, 2020
Health & Environment

Early Summer Drying Could Indicate Severe Texas Wildfire Season

The Texas A&M Forest Service encourages preparation now.

June 23, 2020
Health & Environment

Helping Others Make Healthy Choices

Texas A&M doctoral student Petronella Ahenda found a passion for public health while managing disease outbreak response for the CDC in Kenya. At the School of Public Health, she's researching nutrition in low-income communities.

June 22, 2020
Health & Environment

A ‘Gold Standard’ Assessment Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Sorghum Fields

A U.S. Department of Energy-funded collaborative project will allow Texas A&M AgriLife researchers to measure greenhouse gas emmissions from agricultural fields in the Southern Great Plains.

June 22, 2020