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A new study in Science maps out a comprehensive plan to eliminate plastic pollution by 2050
UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double ...
Study finds four global policies could eliminate >90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050
A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't ...
Study reveals half a century of change on Britain's iconic limestone pavements
Fifty years of change on iconic limestone pavements has revealed mixed fortunes for one of the most distinctive landscapes in ...
Researchers Map Dramatic 100-Million-Year Explosion in Animal Color Signals
Researchers discovered that animal color vision evolved long before colorful fruits and flowers, with warning and sexual ...
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More evidence that Europe's ancient landscapes were open woodlands: Oak, hazel and yew were abundant
A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were abundant in Europe's forests before modern humans arrived, strengthening the argument that ancient vegetation was ...
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Wildlife and aviation programs collaborate on deer population study
Science X is a network of high quality websites with most complete and comprehensive daily coverage of the full sweep of ...
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Scientists find space-for-time substitutions exaggerate urban bird--habitat ecological relationships
A common way ecologists predict population counts may be an unreliable way of forecasting future bird counts in urban areas, meaning scientists may be overestimating and underestimating the losses of ...
Study suggests that space-for-time substitutions exaggerate habitat–bird ecological relationships
As bird populations dwindle across the globe, a new study from University of Vermont researchers suggests some species may be ...
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Restoration ecology articles from across Nature Portfolio
Restoration ecology is the study of attempts to restore ecosystems that have been destroyed or degraded by human activity to a more natural state. Restoration usually involves active intervention ...
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Education and gender equality: focus on girls isn’t fair and isn’t enough – global study
Chris Desmond receives funding from UK Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund Accelerating Achievement for Africa's Adolescents Hub,Grant/Award Number: ES/S008101/1 Kathryn Watt ...
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Grassland ecology articles from across Nature Portfolio
Grassland ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of grasslands, which are regions dominated by grass species but containing other non-woody plants and, in the case of savannahs ...