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Observations by community scientists reveal how the absence of human activity in cities made room for birds.

A Lakehead University PhD student is studying the effectiveness of bioretention facilities

Brian Tamaki and Vision New Zealand supporters sought to improve levels of support by causing significant congestion in Auckland city yesterday.

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Affordable housing made from environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral building material: scientists at the University of Göttingen have developed a process for producing panels from hemp, flax and popcorn granules. The great advantage of this granula

Few creatures exist closer to the front lines of climate change than wild, native bees. And few are more important, or as irreplaceable.

OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. (AP) — Few creatures exist closer to the front lines of climate change than wild, native bees. And few are more important, or as irreplaceable. They’ve always been subjected to a long list of existential threats: habitat loss through agriculture, construction and urban development; pesticides, insecticides and other harmful chemicals; and competition from domesticated honeybees.

University of Washington

While the fire season is still months away, the Department of Natural Resources and others are already working to prepare.

Visualization of an ecological footprint. Source: Meine van Noordwijk