A rooftop garden in Chicago has thousands of native plants—and a mission
Three stories above a busy stretch of North Halsted Street, on a rooftop with views of downtown skyscrapers, crickets chirp and prairie flowers dance in the breeze.
Three stories above a busy stretch of North Halsted Street, on a rooftop with views of downtown skyscrapers, crickets chirp and prairie flowers dance in the breeze.
Ecology
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A University of South Florida expert on erosion and coastal resiliency is working with Pinellas County to help identify beaches in need of nourishment following Hurricane Idalia, which washed away parts of the coast as it ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2023
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Consumers generally remain more optimistic about food prices compared to a year ago. However, individuals self-identified as having liberal political beliefs predict lower food inflation than those who identify as being conservative, ...
Economics & Business
Sep 13, 2023
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The lack of evidence about shark biology, their prey, and changes in the ecosystems of New York area coastal waters is a driving force to expand research about sharks and their populations in the region, so say a team of ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2023
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Latinos in the United States helped propel the national economy forward with a total economic output, or gross domestic product, of $3.2 trillion in 2021, according to a new study by UCLA researchers and colleagues.
Economics & Business
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If the Chicago region replaced 30% of all on-road combustion-engine vehicles—including motorcycles, passenger cars and trucks, buses, refuse trucks and short- and long-haul trucks—with electric versions, it would annually ...
Environment
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Earlier this summer a giant panda named Ai Bao delivered twin cubs in a South Korean zoo. Although pandas often give birth to twins, typically only one cub survives, especially in the wild.
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2023
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Using data from pre- and post-hurricane purchasing of consumer-packaged goods (CPG), new research has found that while consumers may switch brands in the lead-up to a natural disaster, they will likely switch back to their ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2023
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A study published in Preventive Veterinary Medicine has shown how differences in farmer behavior can affect controlling the scale of disease outbreaks. Farmer behavior, especially vaccine uptake or other preventative measures, ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 13, 2023
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Scientists call long-spined sea urchins "the lawn mowers of the reefs" because they eat algae that could otherwise smother reef ecosystems and kill corals.
Plants & Animals
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