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![]() A pool of money started by San Antonio more than 20 years ago to address the loss of trees that are cut down for new development has grown substantially in recent years, city officials say. Under a 1997 ordinance enforced by the Development Services Department, developers either preserve trees, replace them on-site or pay fees aimed at providing shade canopy where it is needed elsewhere in the city. Although amounts paid into the fund var
Al Cannistra's insight:
we all know why trees are so important - really glad to see San Antonio looking for a way to plant more.... . .
![]() U.S. landowners voluntarily protect more land (and water) than all national parks in the lower 48 states, a new census shows.
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land is plentiful - but not endless....
![]() There’s a party going on in your household dust, and it’s 9,000 microbes strong and may include phthalates, phenols and other chemicals, researchers find.
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imagine - the human race has survived!
![]() The evolution of the first land plants including mosses may explain a long-standing mystery of how Earth’s atmosphere became enriched with oxygen, according to an international study led by the University of Exeter. Via NERC press office
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in the beginning...
![]() Researchers at Wageningen University in The Netherlands are testing a new approach to fighting smog in urban environments: Honeysuckle.
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a natural solution!
![]() We've joined forces with the International Fund for American Welfare to raise awareness for tigers everywhere.
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we should not lose them....
![]() A wine estate employs hundreds of ducks as daily pest control specialists, to the delight of visitors.
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Good for the world - and always good to keep your ducks in a row (OK - could not resist that)... I meant keeping your ducks happy is a good thing - I think
![]() We think of termites as pests, but some are responsible for creating elaborate above-ground mounds that are nothing short of fine art.
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must be bug day
![]() Insects have varying levels of adorableness. Here are the cutest ones we could find.
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it's personal - bugs and cute do not belong in the same sentence!
![]() Bon sai is an art that has been practiced in Asia for many centuries. It isn’t genetically altered to make it smaller. Bonsai trees are grown from the same seeds as trees that grow to full size. They are grown in small containers and trimmed and trained so that they remain small and elegant. In this ancient technique, you typically grow the tree outdoors where it can experience the same growing conditions as a regular tree of the same species bearing full sized fruits in a fraction of the area...
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I have not seen things like this before - fruit on a bonsai....
![]() Boisterous jays provide plenty of backyard bird-watching in winter. Here’s how to identify all the varieties and welcome them into your yard
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wish there were more around.... |
![]() Elasmotherium sibiricum, the so-called 'Siberian unicorn,' is not as closely related to modern rhinos as once thought.
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this is NOT what i thought unicorns looked like... . .
![]() Researchers at the University of Florida and beyond analyze how tomato flavors have changed over time.
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probably because science "fixed" them.... heck, they tasted better 25 years ago (I was not around 100 years ago!) . .
![]() The car-sized aquatic drones gobble up trash, not chum.
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like a roomba for water - sorta.....
![]() Experts say humanity’s impact on Earth now so profound that the Holocene must give way to epoch defined by nuclear bomb tests, plastic pollution and domesticated chicken
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a new dawn.... where will it take us?
![]() No matter how many times you gaze at the gorgeous Grand Canyon in Arizona, it will look slightly different depending upon the play of sunlight and shadows on the mutlicolored rock walls. Being 277 …
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stunning photos
![]() Pando, the world's largest living thing, is dying. But conservationists have found an unexpected way to protect it.
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build the wall.......
![]() The animal kingdom has always surprised us with some pretty formidable creatures but these extinct animals are something out of our worst nightmares.
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I dunno - he looks kinda cute....
![]() With little money to repave aging asphalt, Montpelier embraces the countrified charm of dirt and gravel roads.
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interesting - but can is spread across the nation?
![]() Urban green space doesn't just look good, new research shows it might also be an effective way to deter crime.
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i like trees... interesting purpose
![]() Ortho's decision to nix neonicotinoids is an important one.
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it would be about time!
![]() It's unnerving to discover a wasp's nest dangling outside your house, but perhaps it would be a tad less so with the help of biology student Mattia Menchetti who cleverly realized he could give colored construction paper to a colony of European paper wasps. By gradually providing diffe
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interesting decorating possibilities....
![]() If you've decided you're ready to become a pup parent, but are confused where to get a dog from, then we always recommend you save a rescue dog. Here's why.
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one little step in saving someone's world - just be sure you are a good parent..... |
you can help too - the right plants....
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