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The Traveling Museum of Palestinian Nature

A mobile museum brings conservation and biodiversity to rural communities in the West Bank.

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Trees as Public Health Infrastructure

New research shows that meeting tree canopy goals could prevent more than 67,000 premature deaths in the United States.

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Pollinator pathogens are spreading through international trade, threatening both agriculture and wild ecosystems.

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When it Comes to Frog Sex, Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

New science on gray foam-nest tree frogs hints at the evolutionary benefits of multiple sexual partners.

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How Much Plastic Does it Take to Kill a Seabird?

For the first time, researchers uncover how eating plastic trash may impact seabirds at the population level.

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Shrimp Shell Slurry to the Rescue?

A new, multistep chemical process can turn bits of organic waste into “carbon-negative” fuel, food, and construction material.

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The Lonely Race to Save Ukraine’s Past

In a country ravaged by war, Ukraine’s conservators are torn between protecting the country’s past and fighting for its future.

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No One Knows How to Handle Nurdle Spills

A year after a shipwreck flooded India’s beaches with tiny plastic pieces, scientists fear the environmental damage has just begun.

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Life in the Last Ice Age, as Told by Squirrel Scat

Ancient DNA, preserved for 700,000 years in ground squirrel poop, offers a new view of Pleistocene ecology.