Picture a grasshopper landing randomly on a lawn of fixed area. If it then jumps a certain distance in a random direction, what shape should the lawn be to maximise the chance that the grasshopper stays on the lawn after ...
Mathematics
Nov 22, 2017
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The nation's pollinators are in need of food and housing. Michelle Wisdom is stepping up.
Ecology
Oct 20, 2017
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Rain or shine has new meaning thanks to an innovative, inexpensive and simple tactic developed by researchers at Florida Atlantic University that will really change how people think about watering their lawns. The tactic? ...
Environment
Jun 20, 2017
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Affluent neighborhoods with lawns—and occasionally swimming pools—use up to 10 times more water than neighborhoods with higher density housing with less landscaping, according to a Portland State University study.
Environment
May 4, 2017
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Since the Industrial Revolution, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has rapidly increased. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire set out to determine how rising carbon dioxide concentrations and different ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2017
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Cranking up the lawn mower on a Saturday afternoon may be a child's most dreaded chore. But little does he or she know that it also affects how much carbon and nitrogen are present in the soil below the grass.
Environment
Feb 8, 2017
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Declining populations of pollinators is a major concern to ecologists because bees, butterflies and other insects play a critical role in supporting healthy ecosystems. Now a new study from urban ecologists at the University ...
Ecology
Oct 7, 2016
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GreenPal CEO Bryan Clayton came to realize he had to scrap his company's $90,000 website.
Business
Aug 17, 2016
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How people care for urban, suburban and rural lawns – the nation's second biggest crop behind corn – is less consistent than believed, according to scientists with the U.S. Forest Service, Clark University, the Cary Institute ...
Environment
Mar 10, 2014
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New research from the University of Cincinnati shows how some things you do to make your lawn green might not be conducive to "going green."
Environment
Apr 9, 2013
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