How Colonization, Catastrophe, and Wetlands Shaped Segregation in a Chilean City
A PNAS study of Valdivia, Chile, traces how colonization, the 1960 earthquake, and wetland loss have produced urban segregation and ...
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Bangladesh’s Smaller Cities Outperform the Capital in Urban Tree Canopy Benefits, Study Finds
A nationwide assessment of Bangladesh's city corporations using the i-Tree Canopy tool reveals that peripheral cities like Barishal deliver far ...
Treating Only Part of the Herd Could Shield Dung Insects, Model Suggests
A new simulation study finds that targeted selective anthelmintic treatment of livestock preserves dung removal rates but reshapes dung-inhabiting insect ...
Heavy Pesticide Use Strips Insect Diversity but Boosts Pests in Lettuce Fields
A Chilean field study found that conventionally managed lettuce farms sprayed seven to nine times per cycle supported fewer insect ...
Hedgerows quietly orchestrate ant armies that farm the land for us
A new French study shows that hedgerows shape the species richness, functional traits, and ecosystem services of ant communities in ...
Draining Wetlands for Farms Yields Poor Harvests and Soaring Flood Risk
A global satellite-based analysis finds that croplands converted from wetlands since 2000 contribute only 0.1 percent of world crop production ...
Beneath the Pavement: City Soils Hide a Startlingly Diverse Bacterial World Shaped by Construction History
A detailed survey of street tree soils in Antwerp reveals over 1,800 bacterial genera and shows that construction history, not ...
When People Leave Cities: The Hidden Ecological Costs and Surprises of Counter-Urbanisation
A new review argues that the growing movement of people from cities to the countryside reshapes ecosystems through two distinct ...
A Decade of IPBES Reveals the Science Biodiversity Action Still Lacks
Outgoing IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie identifies systems thinking, transformative change and business engagement as the scientific priorities needed to ...
Six Ways to Value Soil: Why No Single Policy Can Keep Earth’s Ground Healthy
A new framework identifies six distinct value perspectives on soil health, from farm productivity to intrinsic worth, and shows why ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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