The waters rose overnight and by morning formed a shallow pond over the grassy field covering a cemetery in Jamestown, one of the founding sites of the American nation.
Environment
May 17, 2022
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Above Santa Barbara County, the Surface Biology and Geology High-Frequency Time Series, or SHIFT, campaign collects data to understand land and aquatic ecosystems.
Ecology
Apr 18, 2022
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As consumers seek fewer preservatives in packaged food—while the environment needs less plastic waste—Cornell scientists are finding ways to make active packaging materials with a biologically-derived polymer that helps ...
Biotechnology
Apr 13, 2022
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Think about a river.
Environment
Apr 11, 2022
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Individuals in the U.S. showed greater financial generosity when under threat from COVID-19, according to new research published in Scientific Reports.
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2022
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Expanding nature preserves will not be enough to stem a rising tide of extinctions, a panel of experts warned Wednesday, taking aim at a draft treaty tasked with rescuing Earth's animal and plant life.
Ecology
Jan 19, 2022
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Increasing adoption of agricultural practices such as cover cropping, grazing management and agroforestry can increase the amount of carbon stored in soils to help combat climate change, according to a new report by researchers ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2021
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Extreme heat is expensive.
Environment
Dec 7, 2021
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In the popular imagination, New York City is a mass of soaring steel-frame skyscrapers. But many of the city's 1 million buildings are not that modern. Behind their brick-and-mortar facades, its numerous 19th- and early 20th-century ...
Environment
Aug 2, 2021
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Colorado has lost several of its important historic landmarks to disasters. The 2013 floods, for instance, destroyed a WPA-era shelter in Lyons and severely damaged the town's historic library. In the aftermath of these events, ...
Environment
Oct 19, 2020
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