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Scientists found a groundbreaking new reason to plant more trees
Microbes living in tree bark are absorbing methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere on…
Catherine Boudreau
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Did we overestimate the benefits of planting trees to fight climate change? A new study says yes
While planting trees certainly helps, there are a ton of usually uncounted things that prevent it f…
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Planting trees and bushes along highways can significantly cut local motor pollution levels, study finds
It is common to see plants at Indian traffic medians wilting away for lack of care, or even destroy…
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Keep your Christmas tree fresh through New Years with tips from plant scientists
Christmas tree experts offer tips on keeping a real tree fresh through the holidays. A fresh cut an…
Jenny McGrath
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From arid to green: What world can glean from Vijayapura's learnings this Earth Day
In less than 10 years, nature lovers have a lot going for them in Vijayapura. The district is now h…
PTI
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Bill Gates declared it's 'complete nonsense' to think planting trees will solve climate change. 'Pro-tree' Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff accused him of going on a 'tirade.'
"Are we the science people or are we the idiots?" Bill Gates said about the idea of planting trees …
Kylie Kirschner
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Southeast Asian forests may be more resilient to climate change that we thought, new study offers hope
For decades, scientists believed that during the Last Glacial Maximum, roughly 19,000 years ago, So…
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Extreme heat could make photosynthesis impossible for tropical trees and plants that may all die as a result, a new study found.
Extreme heat messes with tropical trees' photosynthesis, causing the plants to die, a study found. …
Maiya Focht
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Beyond Artistry: Da Vinci's infamous 'Rule of Trees' faces new round of scientific scrutiny after 500 years
Da Vinci noted that while trees displayed unique appearances, they all shared an intriguing charact…
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New Yorkers planted a tiny forest in a spot where the city used to warehouse prisoners and smallpox patients
The pocket forest has 1,500 plants on just 4,000 square feet of park land and is designed to promot…
Eliza Relman
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Extreme heat causes more deaths than storms, fires, and floods in the US. Cities are responding by naming heat czars and looking for ways to cool urban areas.
Illness from extreme heat, like heat stroke, is the top cause of weather-related deaths in the US. …
Tim Paradis
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Are solar panels better for climate change mitigation than the creation of forests?
Forests sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, gradually removing the greenhouse gas over ti…
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This 400-million-year-old fossil is the oldest disease-causing fungus we've ever seen!
Scotland’s Natural History Museum has recently disclosed a groundbreaking find within its fossil ar…
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Staying single for a greener planet, Bihar's 'Bhishma' plants over 8 lakh trees
Bettiah (Bihar)A resident of Pipra village in Bihar's West Champaran district has taken a vow to re…
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Beyond Burgers are popping up at Dollar Tree at $1.25 a pack, as the plant-based meat giant tries to boost sales
Beyond Meat appears to be selling burgers and breakfast sausage at Dollar Tree stores. The plant-ba…
Alex Bitter
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Why so many buildings in Singapore are covered in plants
The Singaporean government promotes urban greening, with an up-to 50% subsidy for green rooftops to…
Eliza Relman
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US forests will begin emitting more carbon than they store by 2070, USDA report warns
The US Department of Agriculture has found that by 2070, forests in the country will begin to relea…
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I quit my $65,000-a-year job and went tree planting in rural Canada. I came back a different person.
The author moved to Canada for a job she ended up hating. She decided to spend a season planting tr…
Tess Harold
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Elixir of life? Belgrade installs liquid trees to combat pollution and this is how they work
Serbia came up with the idea of ‘liquid trees’ to counter the problem of air pollution. Technically…
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Green space in UP is shrinking despite significant tree planting campaigns each year
Taj city, Agra has been given a target of planting 51 lakh saplings. In 2018, the city planted 20 l…