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First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered
For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The ...
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Two men convicted of felling UK’s famous Sycamore Gap tree
Two men have been found guilty of criminal damage for felling a landmark sycamore tree in northern England. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were each found guilty of two counts of ...
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Just 30 species of tree dominate world's most diverse savanna
Scientists have found that a mere 30 species of trees in the Cerrado -- the world's largest and most floristically diverse savanna -- account for nearly half of all its trees. The 'hyperdominance' by ...
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'Arboreal thuggery': Two men found guilty of cutting down beloved Sycamore Gap tree
Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were convicted May 9 of two counts of criminal damage for felling the so-called Sycamore Gap tree on Sept. 27, 2023. The tree stood at the center of a ...
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2 men convicted of cutting down England’s iconic Sycamore Gap tree in ‘mindless act of destruction’
Two men were convicted Friday of cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England in 2023 in an unexplained act of vandalism that caused widespread outrage. A Newcastle Crown Court ...
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2 men convicted in chainsaw massacre of UK’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree
But it wasn’t high winds that brought down the famous Sycamore Gap tree that night, jurors determined Friday. It was Graham and Carruthers — not cleaning up damage from the storm, but creating ...
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'Great sign of hope': Sapling from Anne Frank’s chestnut tree planted at Seton Hill
The university's National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education received a sapling that is a direct descendant of the chestnut tree that grew outside the secret annex where Anne Frank and her ...
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Accusation of cat theft has stymied adoptions at Oregon shelters. Lawmakers want to solve the problem
It’s been a tumultuous several years in the world of Oregon’s cat adoptions — with a booming population of cats brought on by the pandemic, tearful conversations over how to best address the ...
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Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communication
In this combination of photos provided by researchers, a wild male chimpanzee drums on a buttress tree while producing a pant-hoot call as he joins his groupmates in the Budongo Forest of Uganda ...
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Century-old tree cut over 'claims of un-Islamic rituals'
A century-old Banyan tree was partially cut down allegedly for links to some "un-Islamic" rituals in Alom Mirer Kandi village of Madaripur Sadar's Shirakara union on Monday. Wadia Shabab ...
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The myth of merit is the problem, not DEI | Opinion
In overlooking systemic inequalities, "merit" can drive us apart. Humility and generosity are needed. As conservative critiques of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives have ...