Author: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

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New York City is gradually sinking from the weight of its buildings

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The Big Apple is sinking under its own weight, posing a worsening flood risk to the city, according to a new study by researchers from the …

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Why are the world’s largest lakes losing trillions of gallons of water annually

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More than half of the large lakes and reservoirs on the planet have diminished since the early 1990s due to climate change and human diversion and …

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Why birds, beetles & bats are more important than you may think

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It is estimated that 200,000 to 300,000 species of invertebrates — like bees, beetles, butterflies, moths and mosquitoes — serve as pollinators worldwide. Around 2,000 mammals, birds, reptiles and other species of …

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The nasty reason your strawberries taste so bland these days

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If you’ve ever bitten into a juicy, red strawberry only to find that it was watery and somewhat flavorless, certain pesticides could be to blame. In …

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California is building the world’s largest wildlife crossing

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  The roads and highways humans have built bisect the natural environment and divide the ranges and migratory routes of many species, presenting a danger to …

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These tiny backpacks could save this endangered bird

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  The plains-wanderer is a small, critically-endangered bird with a tawny marking on its chest that can only be found in south-eastern Australia’s arid grasslands. It is estimated that …

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This manatee’s epic, 2,500-mile swim ends happily in Venezuela

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  Nearly two months after a manatee named Tico was released from a rehabilitation facility and made his way into the deep waters of the open ocean, an international team …

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Why ‘space tourism’ would be out-of-this-world bad

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Rockets used for space tourism could potentially have a much bigger effect on the global climate than the operation of traditional aircraft, researchers have found. Using a 3D …

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Does your dog actually need sunglasses? Maybe

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  If you’ve ever been to the beach and watched the surfers, you might have occasionally noticed one who had a canine companion riding tandem with …

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These 6 easy lifestyle changes can help the environment

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Sometimes, it feels as if there’s not much we as individuals can do to help with the climate crisis. It’s as though our actions feel like …