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AI Cuts Wildlife Tracking Time From Months to Days

Artificial intelligence can dramatically speed up the painstaking work of tracking wildlife with remote cameras, cutting analysis time from months or even a year to just days while producing nearly the same scientific conclusions as humans.

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Restoring Rivers Can Slow Flows and Boost Opportunities for Wildlife

A major river restoration project in Cumbria has shown that reconnecting rivers to their floodplains can slow the movement of water and improve habitats.

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Near Miss Tsunami in Alaska During Tourist Season Last Year Highlights Increasing Environmental Instability

Some Alaska cruises are skipping a popular excursion to Tracy Arm Fjord this year after a landslide-generated tsunami barreled through the narrow channel during peak season last August. 

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Cover Crop Project Bridges Farming and Research to Bolster Soil, Protect Water

What began as a doctoral project at the University of Michigan is now spreading like red clover across the Great Lakes region to help farmers improve their soil and prevent fertilizer from washing into waterways.

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Lancaster Environment Lecture Examines Why a Healthy Ocean Matters to us All

A look at how the ocean is changing faster than at any point in human history will be the topic of a Public Lecture organised by Litfest and Lancaster University’s Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

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Reading the Signs in the Streams Before Emergencies Unfold

As climate change intensifies, managing water systems from extreme floods and droughts to groundwater sustainability has become one of the most urgent environmental challenges facing communities worldwide, with direct consequences for public safety, food systems and economic stability.

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Study Projects Plant Extinction Rates Through 2100

No matter how fast a species under threat can move, escape can only be successful if the new destination can meet its needs.

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Forest Fuel Treatments Reduce Wildfire Spread, Prevent $2.8 Billion in Damage

Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves about $3.75 in wildfire damages, according to a new study, led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, of nearly 300 fires in the western United States.

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How Trees in Urban Areas are Key to Cooling Down a Warmer World

Planting new forests may be a low-cost way to combat warming temperatures in urban areas, suggests a new study.

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Hidden Methane Emerging from Beneath the Ice Reveals Greenland’s Sensitivity to Climate Change

A new study reveals how responsive the Greenland ice sheet is to climate change – more so than models predict.

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