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Ethiopia’s Grand Tree-Planting Plan

Efforts to restore lost forests often fail, but Ethiopians are betting big: planting billions of saplings to revive habitat, regenerate soil, and stabilize the land.
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Tree planting , Rift valley, Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Grand Tree-Planting Plan
Efforts to restore lost forests often fail, but Ethiopians are betting big: planting billions of saplings to revive habitat, regenerate soil, and stabilize the land.
aerial view of the University of Washington and Seattle
Trees as Public Health Infrastructure
New research shows that meeting tree canopy goals could prevent more than 67,000 premature deaths in the United States.
Threadfin wrasse eating sperm of a black sea cucumber
Milt Meal
Marine creatures will do almost anything for a meal—including feasting on the sperm and eggs of spawning invertebrates.
microscope image of tropilaelaps mites
A Mite on a Bee on a Ship on the Sea Spells Trouble
Pollinator pathogens are spreading through international trade, threatening both agriculture and wild ecosystems.
brown bear fishing for salmon
The Art of the Catch
To bulk up for winter hibernation, Alaska’s brown bears employ a range of techniques for snaring salmon.
dry river bed
The Trouble with Tamarisk
Twenty-five years ago, land managers unleashed a beetle to control an invasive tree sucking rivers dry. But water levels haven’t risen—and the real villains are still causing trouble.
A large female Foam Nest Frog mating with two smaller males
When it Comes to Frog Sex, Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
New science on gray foam-nest tree frogs hints at the evolutionary benefits of multiple sexual partners.
a dam on a river
Death by a Thousand Dams
Tens of thousands of small barriers hamper fish recovery in the northeastern United States. But while the demolition of big dams out west gets the most attention, a similar revolution is revitalizing northeastern streams and rivers—one tiny dam at a time.

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