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A City Park Visit Lifts Your Mood as Much as Christmas
Santa Claus has long been known as the world’s biggest spreader of happiness and joy, but he now has some competition when it comes to eliciting smiles on Christmas Day. Recent research shows that
Read More »Climate Change Action Figures: Our Governors and Mayors
The United States has officially left the Paris Agreement on climate change, the 2015 pact in which more than 150 nations pledged to curb greenhouse gas emissions and support the plans of poor countries in developing
Read More »Poaching of a Different Kind: Stealing Our Redwoods
The spike in illegal wildlife trade continues: in 2013, poachers killed 1,004 rhinos in South Africa alone; and in 2012, some 15,000 elephants were slaughtered at 42 sites across 27 African countries, according to
Read More »Nature Close to Home: How Does Your City Rate?
One of the great joys of a post-graduation summer is the freedom to travel. Unfortunately my summer does not include backpacking through wild and ancient China or cruising the mysterious Amazon this time around.
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