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Massachusetts

Autumn cityscape of Boston
Posted inNews

Neighborhood Strategies Inform Boston’s First Urban Forest Plan

by Iris Crawford 8 September 202222 March 2023

The city prioritizes equity and inclusion as it incorporates tree coverage into climate resiliency efforts.

Forest edge
Posted inNews

Forest Edges Are More, Not Less, Productive Than Interior Forest

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 3 March 20223 March 2022

The boundaries of northeastern U.S. forests suck in more carbon dioxide than previously thought.

Trees along Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue Mall display fall foliage
Posted inFeatures

The Surprising Root of the Massachusetts Fight Against Natural Gas

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 21 May 20215 November 2021

Tree lovers are hunting down the cause of arboreal deaths—and may remake the regional energy system in the process.

A satellite image of the entire arm of Cape Cod
Posted inFeatures

Cape Cod: Shipwrecks, Dune Shacks, and Shifting Sands

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 8 January 20213 November 2021

Living in Geologic Time: How long will the cape keep its fist raised against the waves?

Seminar attendees listen during a presentation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in fall 2018.
Posted inOpinions

What’s in a Seminar?

by B. Keisling, R. Bryant, N. Fernandez, M. G. Arredondo and N. Golden 9 April 202024 February 2023

Graduate students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst redesigned their departmental seminar series to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion, and other institutions could do the same.

Thick pine forest of Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in Cape Cod, Mass.
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New England Forests Were Historically Shaped by Climate, Not People

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 28 February 20205 June 2023

A first-of-its-kind study combining paleoecology and archeology indicates that the New England landscape was not actively managed with fire prior to European arrival.

Octopus. Credit: Xindi Chang
Posted inGeoFIZZ

Dive into Stunning Sea-Inspired Art

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 2 November 201822 June 2022

Every year, children from around the world craft unique pieces of art showcasing species found in Massachusetts’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Take a dip underwater with these marine masterpieces.

New York’s High Line
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AGU's Thriving Earth Exchange Links Science with Small Towns

by P. Dumont 8 December 20163 December 2021

Scientists and students collaborate with communities to create a greener municipal building in Midway, Ga., and assess residents' vulnerability to warming climate in Brookline, Mass.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Historic Hurricane Data Give a Warning for the Future

by David Shultz 29 April 20158 March 2022

Sediment cores from a Massachusetts pond help suggest that as ocean temperatures rise, the occurrence of severe hurricanes along North America's Atlantic coast will increase.

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“Neural Networks Map the Ebb and Flow of Tiny Ponds”
By Sarah Derouin

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“Collaboration Helps Overcome Challenges in Air Quality Monitoring”
By Muki Haklay

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“What We Know and Don’t Know About Climate Tipping Elements”
By Seaver Wang

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