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1 in 5 Butterflies Have Vanished in the U.S.—New Study Sounds the Alarm

March 6, 2025  A sweeping new study published in Science tallies butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: between 2000 and 2020,…

March 6, 2025

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How Ants Respond to the Cicada Boom: Georgetown’s Martha Weiss Leads NSF-Funded Research

Every 13 or 17 years, the forests of the eastern U.S. erupt with the buzzing of billions of periodical cicadas emerging in synchronized cycles. These events bring a sudden, massive influx of…

February 27, 2025

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Ozone recovery delayed 17 years by feedstock emissions, old gear

A new study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics reveals a 17-year delay in the projected recovery of the ozone layer since 2006, underscoring the need for enhanced global environmental policies and enforcement.

December 10, 2024