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Lawn Mowing for Birds, Bugs and Bees

Americans maintain roughly 40 million acres of lawns, making them the largest irrigated crop in the U.S. While lawns may seem harmless, they offer little benefit to wildlife, especially bees, as they lack floral resources and nesting sites, plus they require significant resources including time,...

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Invasive Species Spotlight: Garlic Mustard

Brought from Europe in the 1800s for culinary and medicinal purposes, Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) has since become an ecological threat in North American forests and fields. Its aggressive growth and reproduction patterns allow it to outcompete natives for light, moisture, and...

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Environmental Impacts of AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest growing technologies, with recent advancements resulting in wide scale adoption and integration into everyday tasks, like internet searches, email writing or fun image generation. While these advancements have created some useful tools, there are...

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