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Guardian Ag’s Crop-Spraying Drone is Replacing Dangerous Pilot Missions

Every year during the growing season, thousands of pilots across the country climb into small planes loaded with hundreds of pounds of pesticides and fly extremely close to the ground at upward of 140 miles an hour, unloading their cargo onto rows of corn, cotton, and soybeans.

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Smithsonian Research Reveals that Probiotics Slow Spread of Deadly Disease Decimating Caribbean Reefs

Scientists with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have discovered that a bacterial probiotic helps slow the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in already infected wild corals in Florida.

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Research Reveals Best Plant Seed Mixes for Pollinators and People

Concern over declines in insects has increased public interest in planting flowers in gardens and parks to support species that are vital for wildlife – but choices over ‘pollinator-friendly’ seed mixes are often based on anecdotal advice.

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Fires Near Alberta’s Oil Sands

Canada has vast boreal forests that span from the Yukon in the west to Newfoundland and Labrador in the east.

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Climate Change Supercharges Atmospheric Rivers Over Antarctica

A new study published last week in Nature Communications reveals that rising levels of atmospheric moisture caused by climate change are expected to dramatically increase the frequency and intensity of “atmospheric rivers” over Antarctica – long, narrow plumes of warm, moist air that can travel thousands of kilometres and deliver intense precipitation.

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UofL, Partners Urge Action to Address Threats to the Ohio River Basin

The public is invited to weigh in on a draft plan to restore and protect the waters that 30 million people depend on for their drinking water, public health and quality of life in the Ohio River Basin.

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When Stressors Converge, How Will Our Forests Fare?

Two recent publications dig into the impacts of compounding factors threatening New England trees.

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Being in Nature Can Help People With Chronic Back Pain Manage Their Condition

A new study found the natural environment helped people to reduce isolation, anxiety and stress levels caused by their pain.

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First Direct Observation of the Trapped Waves That Shook the World

Using a brand-new type of satellite altimetry, a study led by Oxford University has finally confirmed the theory that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September - October 2023 was indeed two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves. 

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