Researchers say more investment in tree planting is needed after discovering inequality in shade-coverage across certain Brisbane suburbs.
Environment
Sep 23, 2022
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Road verges cover 1.2% of land in Great Britain—an area the size of Dorset—and could be managed to help wildlife, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2021
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Thanks to Victorian street planners, many British streets were designed to be full of big trees and, with 84% of the population living in urban areas, most people are more likely to encounter trees in the streets than they ...
Environment
Feb 2, 2021
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Artificial light is rightly considered a major social, cultural and economic achievement. Yet artificial light at night is also said to pose a threat to biodiversity, especially affecting nocturnal species in metropolitan ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2019
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City streets and sidewalks in the United States have been engineered for decades to keep vehicle occupants and pedestrians safe. If streets include trees at all, they might be planted in small sidewalk pits, where, if constrained ...
Environment
Sep 7, 2018
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A solar tree with giant square leaves that convert sunlight into electricity was unveiled in the central French town of Nevers on Monday, allowing passers-by to charge their phones, surf the internet... or just enjoy the ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 29, 2017
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