6 Problems Caused by Shrinking...

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6 Problems Caused by Shrinking Biodiversity

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“The Nile Is Ours”

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A fight over the world’s longest river is a preview of climate change diplomacy.

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As a Virus Does, so Too a Fire

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As a Virus Does, so Too a Fire

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Planting Trees Won’t Stop Clim...

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Planting Trees Won’t Stop Climate Change

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The Nature Conservancy To Unlo...

May 18, 2020 by

The Nature Conservancy To Unlock Solar Potential On Retired Appalachian Coal Mine Land

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Pandemic Masks Further US Envi...

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Pandemic Masks Further US Environmental Deregulation By Trump Administration

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Lockdown-induced silence is a ...

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Lockdown-induced silence is a gift to scientists and wildlife

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Effortless Environmentalism

Jan 13, 2020 by

Here are some easy ways to live more gently on the earth. The key word here is “easy.”

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Wildlife is thriving in Fukush...

Jan 7, 2020 by

A lesson in what happens when the humans disappear.

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Dead bodies are emerging from ...

Mar 21, 2019 by

With a warming climate, the remains of unlucky mountaineers are beginning to rise from the ice.

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Cooper Hewitt to Showcase Desi...

Feb 5, 2019 by

As a polar vortex sweeps across the nation, we are again forced to confront the new realities of a changing climate. Luckily, some architects and designers are collaborating with scientists, engineers, and environmentalists to develop solutions to social and environmental issues caused by global warming.

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Weaponizing the Frequencies: t...

Jan 6, 2019 by

Psychotronic millimeter wave weaponry is coming to a street near you, with the potential to unleash disease on a mass scale. Welcome to the new fifth generation of wi-fi called 5G, where the speed to send full-length, high-definition movies to your ipad is ten times faster.

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How to provide a backyard habi...

Nov 27, 2018 by

We live in an ecosystem where plants and animals depend upon one another for survival.

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Thoreau on Nature as Prayer

Nov 25, 2018 by

Walt Whitman saw trees — “so innocent and harmless, yet so savage” — as a wellspring of wisdom on being rather than seeming.

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Nature and the Serious Busines...

Jun 11, 2018 by

[Translate] “Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of...

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Why Education Must Come Back t...

Jan 24, 2018 by

[Translate] By Will Stanton Guest writer for Wake Up World “Unless we are willing to encourage our children to reconnect with and...

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Walt Whitman on What Makes Lif...

Dec 31, 2017 by

[Translate] BRAINPICKINGS.US “Do you need a prod?” the poet Mary Oliver asked in her sublime meditation on living with maximal...

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TO SAVE THE HONEY BEE, RESEARC...

May 10, 2017 by

[Translate] Briefly Stuff that matters mushroom for improvement GRIST.ORG Bee populations have been in flux for the past decade....

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SCIENTISTS DISCOVER ANTARCTICA...

Apr 24, 2017 by

For decades, scientists have known that summertime brings liquid meltwater to Antarctica’s ice sheets.

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Jan 24, 2017 by

[Translate] Jared Green   THE DIRT.ASLA.ORG India’s water crisis / National GeographicAs we look forward to covering new stories on...

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PARIS ALLOWS ANYONE TO PLANT A...

Oct 13, 2016 by

[Translate] by Lacy Cooke  INHABITAT.COM View Slideshow Paris just passed a new law that allows anyone to plant an urban garden...

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BIOPHILIC CITIES LEAD THE WAY ...

Jun 8, 2016 by

[Translate] Jared Green  THE DIRT “We need density but we also need connections to nature,” said University of Virginia professor...

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WHAT IS BIOMIMICRY, ANYWAY?

May 4, 2016 by

[Translate] By Grist staff This article is published in partnership with: MCAD Let’s play a game. It’s called “Who made it?” and it...

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TIME TO GROW UP INTO A LIVING ...

Apr 24, 2016 by

[Translate] The current political chaos in the United States is a product of the failure of our economic system to fulfill the...

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THE SIX INDIGENOUS WOMEN AT TH...

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[Translate]   By Nancy Piñeiro Moreno and Translated by Laura Beratti, teleSUR | News Analysis These six Mapuche women have taken the...

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‘HUMANITY’S FINAL ...

Mar 28, 2016 by

[Translate] Climate Change ByAndrew C. Revkin Raymond Pierrehumbert, a longtime climate scientist now at Oxford, stopped by The New...

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HAS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FAI...

Mar 23, 2016 by

[Translate] by The Dirt Contributor Welcome to the Anthropocene / The Topograph “A sense of crisis has brought us together. What is...

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COULD A NEW PLASTIC-EATING BAC...

Mar 10, 2016 by

[Translate] Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria capable of breaking down commonly used PET plastic but remain unsure of...

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IF YOU LIKE THE SUBURBS, YOU&#...

Feb 29, 2016 by

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture Lest we forget, car-dependent, suburban sprawl is a very recent phenomenon....

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WHICH ASPECTS OF NATURE IMPROV...

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[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green “We know that exposure to nature enhances our well-being, but we know less about the specific...

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