Engineers find dragonfly eyes, wings, sensors worthy of study
The ancient advantages of an insect whose ancestors predated the dinosaurs are inspiring advances in sensor and flight engineering
Category: Environment
AGFC celebrates World Fish Migration Day with fish passage improvements in Southwest Arkansas
In 2022, the AGFC began work with the ADA Natural Resources Division on a grant to restore stream connectivity to the Little River Watershed by removing four failing low-water crossings that blocked the passage of many aquatic organisms
Steve Brawner: Entergy CEO says Arkansas could get ‘new nuclear’
Could new nuclear reactors be in Arkansas’ future? They could if money is available.
Shelley Short answers data center questions
Shelley Short, CEO of the Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance, admits that she anticipated public pushback following news of a proposed data center
Anti-litter campaign seeks to make Natural State more natural
Drivers on Arkansas’ roadways are passing the word “Natural?” written with five-foot-tall metal letters and wire mesh and crammed with something very unnatural – manmade litter
New project ‘floats’ idea of solar panels on irrigation reservoirs
Electricity and water don’t usually mix, but technological advancements in floating solar arrays open the potential to generate electricity while decreasing impacts on farm irrigation reservoirs and agricultural land
Arkansas Department of Agriculture hosts 6th annual Free Tree Fridays in recognition of Arbor Day
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is celebrating Arbor Day by launching its sixth annual “Free Tree Fridays” campaign, a statewide effort to encourage tree planting