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The Earth Commons’ Dr. Megan Lickley Awarded $4M Grant to Strengthen Global Monitoring of Potent Greenhouse Gases
July 31, 2025 Dr. Megan Lickley, Assistant Professor at the Earth Commons—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability—and the School of Foreign…
August 5, 2025
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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…
March 6, 2025
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Pacific Garbage Patch gathering place for debris, life thanks to currents
Converging ocean currents bring floating life and garbage together Community science survey reveals abundance of sea creatures in the North Pacific “Garbage Patch” The North…
May 4, 2023
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Physical, landscape, and chemical properties of Amazonian interior forest mineral licks
A new paper co-authored by ECo faculty Brian Griffiths undertakes the largest survey of Amazonian mineral licks to date to determine the landscape, physical, and chemical…
October 21, 2022
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People With Disabilities Left Out of Climate Planning
Over a billion people in the world are living with a disability, according to the World Health.…
October 14, 2022
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People with disabilities left out of climate planning
Despite the fact that 185 countries ratified the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, drafted in 2006, which says that countries will take …
October 14, 2022
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First-of-its-kind digital platform reveals migration data for birds across the Western Hemisphere
Interactive digital platform visualizes the incredible journeys of migratory birds, how they connect us across the hemisphere, and the widespread challenges they face throughout…
September 22, 2022
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New atlas of bird migration shows extraordinary journeys
A new online atlas of bird migration, published on Thursday, draws from an unprecedented number of scientific and community data sources to illustrate the routes of about 450…
September 15, 2022
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Emerging Virus Research Initiative Receives $12.5 Million Grant
Georgetown University is positioning itself to become a leader in the tracking and prevention of emerging viral diseases after securing a $12.5 million grant from the National…
September 15, 2022
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Chrysalis Conundrum: Why One Butterfly Species’ Pupae Fare Better in Winter Than Summer
The silverspotted skipper can be found throughout most of the continental U.S. as well as parts of Mexico and Canada. Weiss explains a little bit about how the skipper lives: As…
September 14, 2022