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History
fromMedievalists.net
4 days ago

Medieval Farmers Created a Biodiversity Boom, Study Finds - Medievalists.net

Early medieval communities around Lake Constance expanded plant biodiversity through farming, land management, and economic networks, producing a biodiversity peak near 1000 CE.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

Viable ancient organisms and seeds preserved in century-old waterfront soils reveal pre-urban wetland biodiversity and inform large-scale river and habitat restoration.
fromdiscoverwildscience
2 months ago

New York's Buried Forest: The Ancient Swamp Beneath the Skyscrapers - discoverwildscience

Beneath the swirling energy of Times Square, under the relentless rhythm of yellow cabs and towering glass giants, lies a secret world almost no one suspects: New York City's very own ancient swamp forest, hidden deep below the concrete. Imagine for a moment a time before skyscrapers touched the clouds, before subways rumbled underground-when the land was wild, thick with towering cypress trees, and teeming with life.
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Science
fromArs Technica
4 months ago

For giant carnivorous dinosaurs, big size didn't mean a big bite

Spinosaurus had a diverse diet, while T. rex was a specialized ambush predator.
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