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Biology: Marine
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Dune restoration could increase the resilience of Southern California's urban beaches to sea level rise      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Over the last several years, the residents of Santa Monica, a coastal city on the edge of Los Angele...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Research identifies characteristics of cities that would support young people's mental health      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

As cities around the world continue to draw young people for work, education, and social opportuniti...

Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Death toll shows extreme air pollution events a growing urban threat      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New research has estimated that 1454 avoidable deaths (one person every five days) occurred in Austr...

Chemistry: Thermodynamics Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Cool paint coatings help pedestrians feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler in urban setting      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A real-world study has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can help pedestrians feel...

Biology: Botany
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Wastewater is a viable medium for growing lettuce in hydroponic systems      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Urban agriculture has the potential to improve food security through local, efficient, and sustainab ...

Environmental: General Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Nighttime light data shows inequities in restoring power after Hurricane Michael      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Using nighttime lightdata from NASA, remote sensing, official outage records and census information,...

Biology: Zoology Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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The crow's best friend: Humans      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study has found that when humans are suddenly absent from the urban environment, the activity ...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Electric scooter and bike accidents are soaring across the United States      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In the crowded urban landscape, where small electric vehicles -- primarily scooters and bicycles -- ...

Ecology: Invasive Species Environmental: Ecosystems
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Brown widow spiders: Invasive species prosper in favorable habitats and from a lack of local predators      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Lower parasitism and predation in urban habitats may contribute to the invasion success of brown wid ...

Environmental: Ecosystems Geoscience: Landslides Geoscience: Severe Weather
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A changing flood recipe for Las Vegas - A Changing Flood Recipe for Las Vegas      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Las Vegas, with its rapid urbanization and desert landscape, is highly vulnerable to flooding. For t ...

Ecology: Trees
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Planting trees can save lives, study shows - Planting Trees Can Save Lives, Study Shows      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A 30-year tree planting campaign in Portland, Oregon, allowed researchers to show that the number of...