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February 23, 2023

Heat-Related Deaths in Cities Could Be Reduced By Planting More Trees, New Study Suggests

Environment / 3 min. read

Not only do trees provide natural beauty and shade to urban areas, but their leaf-filled branches could also increase the lifespan of city residents. A new study recently published in The Lancet has estimated that increasing urban tree cover — the canopy created by trees that shades the ground below — by 30% could prevent […]

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A young woman riding her bike in the city with trees behind her.

World’s Oldest DNA Paints a New Picture of Icy Greenland 2 Million Years Ago

Science / 3 min. read

Scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest known DNA in northern Greenland — a major discovery that sheds light on what the now-barren landscape may have looked like 2 million years ago.  Publishing their findings in Nature in December, an international team of scientists studied 41 microscopic fragments of environmental DNA, the genetic material organisms release

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This arial captures the impressive scale of glaciers and icebergs in East Greenland on a sailing expedition in autumn 2017.
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