When we think of weeds, often what comes to mind are small, quick-growing plants such as the dandelions or couch grass we might find in our gardens. You may not think of trees as being weedy.
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2023
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A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change examines the potential cost of unrealized flood risk in the American real estate market, finding that flood zone property prices are overvalued by $121–$237 billion.
Economics & Business
Feb 16, 2023
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The tropics hold most of the planet's biodiversity. In order to preserve this fragile and valuable asset, many individuals and communities need to get involved and be well informed. However, tropical ecology and conservation ...
Ecology
Feb 15, 2023
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Hundreds of the 574 federally recognized Indian nations in the U.S. now routinely provide their citizens with the full array of services customarily expected from state and local governments, from tax collection to environmental ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2023
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As extreme weather events become more often and intensify, the number of people and places exposed to flooding events is likely to grow.
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2023
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New Zealand is one of only a few island nations that could continue to produce enough food to feed its population in a nuclear winter, researchers have found.
Agriculture
Feb 7, 2023
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The killing of Tyre Nichols has raised questions about the use and risks of a routine part of U.S. policing: the traffic stop.
Social Sciences
Feb 3, 2023
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Many communities in the United States underestimate how much sea level will rise in their area, according to a new study in Earth's Future led by Andra Garner, a climate scientist at Rowan University.
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2023
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Global warming has increased the number of extreme weather events around the world by 400% since the 1980s. Countries know how to stop the damage from worsening: stop burning fossil fuels and shift to renewable energy, electrify ...
Environment
Dec 27, 2022
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A bloom of the toxic algae known as red tide continued to plague parts of Southwest Florida's coastline over the past week with fish kills and respiratory irritation.
Ecology
Dec 14, 2022
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