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Reviving California’s Kelp Forests, One Dive at a Time  The New York Times Source link

The giants of the Amazon are getting even bigger. A sweeping new study has found the rainforest’s largest trees are not only holding their ground, they’re thriving — growing, multiplying in number and continue to play a major role in mitigating the impacts of climate change. There was a 3.3% expansion in big trees per decade, scientists found, after tracking …

Deep in the steamy rainforests of Panama lives a spectacular-looking animal with an extravagant trick; the matador bug, Bitta alipes, sports vivid red patches on its back legs, which it raises and waves in a striking display. For a long time, scientists assumed this flamboyant performance was part of courtship. But a new study, published in Current Zoology, has overturned that …

Officially, it was just a vacation. And there was a lot on Ange Postecoglou’s itinerary when he arrived in Greece at the start of June for a summer-long stay that would eventually lead him to the Nottingham Forest job. Most of his holiday was spent in the Athens area. He visited Paros, an island famous for its beaches and scenery. …

The Gifford Fire, the largest fire to burn in California so far this year, started near a road. Research shows wildfires are more likely to start within 50 feet of a road than they are farther out. Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration wants to …

Trump officials plan to remove protections on 2 million acres of national forests in Oregon  Oregon Capital Chronicle Secretary Rollins Opens Next Step in the Roadless Rule Rescission  USDA (.gov) Trump administration argues that more roads would help against wildfires  NPR Sam Houston Forest to lose road and logging prohibitions once feds kill rule  Houston Chronicle Trump administration advances plan to reverse federal rule …