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High water, more flooding impacting Upper Mississippi River

High water and longer-lasting flooding are changing the habitat along the Upper Mississippi River, according to a new report analyzing nearly 30 years of data.

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‘Bad science’: Planting frenzy misses the grasslands for the trees

Planting trees in savannas and grasslands runs the risk of actually reducing carbon sequestration and increasing air temperature.

Life, death, and renewal in the Campo Rupestre
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Life, death, and renewal in the Campo Rupestre

In a little-known region of Brazil that calls to mind Tolkien’s Middle-earth, unique lifeforms have evolved to endure innumerable environmental challenges. Can they survive the country's latest era of deregulation?
Changes in fire activity threaten 4,400 species around the globe
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Changes in fire activity threaten 4,400 species around the globe

Humans are driving large shifts in fire activity around the world. Now, scientists have found that these changes in fire activity are threatening more than 4,400 species, from birds to mammals to crops.

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