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Fighting book bans with a free electronic library card, an obsidian hand-axe workshop, elephants against climate change and more
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Elephants Contribute to the Fight Against Climate Change
A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that elephants—some of the last remaining megaherbivores in rainforests—are crucial to protecting the planet. Analyzing the animals’ feeding …
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Bacteria-based batteries, a new armored dinosaur, India's forest bridges and more from around the web
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9,200 unknown tree species, a watery grave for the ISS, the UK's first queer museum and more from around the web
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Nearly 9,200 Tree Species Have Yet to be Discovered
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concluded that there are roughly 73,000 types of trees on Earth and an estimated 9,200 of them are still …
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Tiny Community Forests Emerge in Cities
Across Europe, as well as in India and other countries, communities—and organizations like IVN Nature Education in The Netherlands—have been developing basketball-court-sized native forests. On a small scale, these are “hyperlocal responses …
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Celebrating trans love, the return of a design icon, maps from the mind, ancient inventions gain new life and more
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A Forest Submerged for 60,000 Years Might Provide New Medicines
A massive underwater forest buried beneath 10 feet of sand sat preserved in the Gulf of Mexico for nearly 60,000 years until Hurricane Ivan uncovered it in 2004. The forest’s bare cypress …
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Purified Sewage Water Nourishes Forest in Egyptian Desert
To prevent desertification (the eventual progression of land from fertile to arid) in a region of Egypt where the issue is prevalent, scientists are rerouting sewage waste water from nearby cities, passing …