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Scientists Uncover Why Europe May Face 42 Extra Days of Summer by 2100

New research reveals for the first time why Europe could gain more than an extra month of summer days by 2100 using climate data from the last millennia.

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World’s Mountains Warming Faster Than Lowlands

Around the world, mountains are warming faster than surrounding lowlands, scientists warn. 

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Tracking Deep-sea Coral Health After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Fifteen years after the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill poured an estimated 134 million gallons of oil into the marine environment, vital long-term monitoring work involving University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers continues to chart the slow path to recovery for the region’s deep-sea coral communities, providing critical information to guide their restoration. 

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Recruiting Flowers to Combat Weeds, Promote Biodiversity

Rebecca Stup ’23, MS ’26, is a master’s student in the lab of Antonio DiTommaso, a weed ecologist and associate dean and director of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES). 

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Scientists Warn Mountain Climate Change is Accelerating Faster Than Predicted, Putting Billions of People at Risk

Mountains worldwide are experiencing climate change more intensely than lowland areas, with potentially devastating consequences for billions of people who live in and/or depend on these regions, according to a major global review.

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Cornell Ash Trees Aim to Beat Back Borer Insects

Ash saplings newly planted on Cornell land are potentially resistant to devastating emerald ash borer insects, making the university the first propagation center in New York state.

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Rainforests Under Threat: Report Calls for Protection and Restoration to Help the South West’s Temperate Rainforests Thrive

Temperate rainforests are among the rarest habitats on Earth, supporting unique biodiversity and providing vital benefits from climate regulation and natural flood management to supporting human wellbeing.

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Breakthrough Could Lead to Plants That Use Water More Efficiently

Cornell researchers have discovered a previously unknown way plants regulate water that is so fundamental it may change plant biology textbooks – and open the door to breeding more drought-tolerant crops.

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Study Identifies Great Potential for Forest Restoration in Urban Fringe Areas

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) by researchers from the Nucleus of Analysis and Synthesis of Nature-Based Solutions (BIOTA Synthesis), a FAPESP Science Center for Development (SCD), identified approximately 410,000 hectares in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with potential for forest restoration in urban fringe areas.

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Kelp Farming is Expensive, But a New Resource Points to Lower Costs

Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but also a costly one. One key barrier for new farmers is a lack of cost-analysis tools to help reduce expenditures and develop sustainable business plans.

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