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Genetic analysis could speed up restoration of iconic American chestnut: Scientists
WASHINGTON — Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many…
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Annual orchids show brings vivid color to Chicago winter
CHICAGO — A soft layer of white snow blankets the grounds of the Chicago Botanic Garden. The air is chilly,…
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Golden Gate Park’s dazzling holiday light display brings joy to the season
SAN FRANCISCO — A new night-time holiday display featuring music, colors and more than a million twinkling lights in San…
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Season hampered by drought: Fall foliage dropping sooner, showing less color
PORTLAND, Maine — PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought…
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UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70% of the…
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Golden lion tamarins and sloths become unlikely roommates at Palm Beach Zoo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Golden lion tamarins and Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have become unlikely roommates in a brand new…
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Grove of giant sequoia trees burns in California’s Sierra National Forest
FRESNO, Calif. — A lightning-sparked wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest burned Tuesday through a grove of giant sequoias and…
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Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalized communities
Keith Lambert and his family cope with the extreme heat of summertime Chicago by going in and out of their…
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