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How are plant-fungi relationships different on islands?
Plant communities on islands are different from the mainland. This suggests islands need their own restoration strategies.
Why do autumn leaves change color?
Studying this natural cycle helps us better predict the effects of climate change.
What’s the potential of a trillion trees?
Outside of urban and agricultural areas, there’s room for 0.9 billion hectares of land that could support new trees.
Dirt cheap? No way! Soil is the priceless foundation of all life on Earth
Find out what soil moisture memory is - and why is matters for life.
AI for the environment
Could artificial intelligence technology support landscape restoration and environmental protection?
Why I Still Have Hope about Climate Change and Biodiversity
Simeon Max is our Environmental Impact Officer. Currently Simeon is working to get Restor, a new platform for ecosystem restoration, ready for its launch this year. By: Simeon Max, Environmental Impac...
Good News in a Bad Year
Congrats! We’ve nearly made it to the end of a particularly challenging and exhausting year. For many, bad news – about a pandemic, political unrests, huge wildfires and as always, climate change ...
Restoring the Forest Microbiome
Colin's research focus is ecosystem ecology. He is especially interested and an expert in soil microbiomes and fungi! By: Colin Averill, Postdoc and Ambizione Research Fellow at Crowther Lab We are wi...
Covid-19 and the environment: causes and consequences
By Crowther Lab In recent months, we’ve been asked many questions about Covid-19 and the environment. This Q&A is a brief review of what experts are saying – from science to policy. Several ...
The Power of Maps
Our remote-sensing expert Devin speaks about his fascination with maps(-making) and the power they have in shaping and changing our worldviews.