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Lucy Hutyra has received funding from the U.S. federal government and foundations including the World Resources Institute and Burroughs Wellcome Fund for her scholarship on urban climate and ...

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The biggest trees in Michigan are still being discovered. Sixteen new state champion tree contenders were submitted to the recent Michigan Big Tree Hunt, which goes to show that there are still ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Ian Smith is a Research Scientist in Earth & Environment ...