Carbon capture from constructed wetlands declines as they age
Constructed wetlands do a good job in their early years of capturing carbon in the environment that contributes to climate change — but that ability does diminish with time as…
Wetlands, parks and even botanical gardens among the best ways to cool cities during heatwaves
Botanical gardens are not just beautiful — they can cool the city air by 5°C during heatwaves, according to the most comprehensive review of its kind led by the University…
Surveilling wetlands for infectious bird flu — and finding it
Recently, morning omelets and holiday dinners have gotten more expensive. One likely cause is bird flu, outbreaks of which led to the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys from…