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The World Lost an Oklahoma-Sized Area of Forest in 2013, Satellite Data Show
Russia and Canada's forests are going up in flames, and climate change threatens to make it all worse.
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Spring is here!
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Rainforests are being felled... so why is the world getting greener?
The dramatic demise of the world’s rainforests has caused concern for years while they have been chopped down at breakneck speed to grow crops and rear cattle – yet the planet has actually become greener in the past decade, with the total amount of plant coverage soaring.
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No, your pot doesn't [necessarily] come from environmentally conscious hippies
This is your wilderness on drugs.
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How Do Trees Know When It's Spring?
A horticulturalist explains the science behind springtime's beautiful blooming.
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NYC Street Trees by Species
New York City's urban forest provides numerous environmental and social benefits, and street trees compose roughly one quarter of that canopy. This map shows the distribution and biodiversity of the city's street trees based on the last tree census.
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The Innovators: growing solid wooden furniture without the joins
Gavin Munro of Derbyshire-based Full Grown tells Shane Hickey how moulding trees into one-piece chairs, lamps or mirror frames is far more eco-friendly than felling.
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Yes, Almonds Use a Lot of California’s Water. They’re Also a Convenient Scapegoat.
This year’s “rainy” season is over, and California is beginning to accept its fate: Business-as-usual farming in the Golden State may soon become a thing of the past. The drought is now so far beyond the bounds of normal it’s become at least temporarily self-sustaining. Extreme heat begets more evaporation, and dry ground heats up more quickly than wet soil. Add in a dash of global warming, and you have a recipe for a megadrought that may last decades.
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Ex-Nasa man to plant one billion trees a year using drones
A drone start-up is going to counter industrial scale deforestation using industrial scale reforestation. BioCarbon Engineering wants to use drones for good, using the technology to seed up to one billion trees a year, all without having to set foot on the ground. 26 billion trees are currently being burned down every year while only 15 billion are replanted. If successful, the initiative could help address this shortfall in a big way.
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The Use of DMT in Early Masonic Ritual
The psychoactive nature of acacia was fairly widely known in certain Masonic circles at least up until the late 1700s. However, some time between the mid to late 18th century and the 19th century occult revival, the secrets of acacia, like the true word of a Master Mason, appear to have been lost.
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Rare African plant signals diamonds beneath the soil
Geologist discovers first botanical indicator for diamond-bearing rock
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Pollen and clouds: April flowers bring May showers?
The main job of pollen is to help seed the next generation of trees and plants, but a new study from the University of Michigan and Texas A&M shows that the grains might also seed clouds.
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Sri Lanka first nation to protect all mangrove forests
Sri Lanka becomes the first nation to comprehensively protect all of its mangrove forests, using a model that conservationists hope other nations will adopt.
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Bamboo Mathematicians
In the late 1960s, a species of bamboo called Phyllostachys bambusoides--commonly known as the Chinese Mainland Bamboo or Japanese Timber Bamboo--burst into flower. The species originated in China,...
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Got some trees to clear? You need this....
Tree gone in 3....2....1...... Source: DAH Shots – Excavator Mulcher
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Genetic Secrets of Brazil’s Rarest Tree Revealed
A critically endangered tree is suffering from a genetic bottleneck, but it hasn’t given up the fight
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Do trees communicate with each other?
Do trees communicate with each other? And if so, how?
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How Urban Beekeepers Safeguard Their Hives
Across the country, the fuzzy flyers are dying off or being snatched. Apiarists share their tips for keeping hives alive.
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The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji
Centuries-old bridges, grown from tangled roots
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777-year-old tree is a babe in Muir Woods
The tallest redwood tree in Muir Woods — a giant that was assumed to have sprouted up to 1,500 years ago in the Middle Ages — is a measly 777 years old, a puerile sprig in the hallowed halls of old growth, an analysis of tree-ring data has revealed. The new birth date is curiously apropos since the tree is in a place called Cathedral Grove, presumably acceptable under the Inquisition, which was characterized by an effort by the Catholic Church to suppress heresy.
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