Arboretum examines climate change’s impact on maple trees
Researchers at Arboretum studying how maple trees are adapting to climate change.
Aug. 5, 2020 • ~12 min
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Never-before-seen bacterium found at Arnold Arboretum
A new species of bacteria, one that makes its home on the relatively hot and dry surface of a solar panel, was discovered recently at the Arnold Arboretum, offering a lesson that nature’s reach extends even to the artificial.
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~6 min
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Expeditions app puts Arnold Arboretum in the palm of your hand
The Arnold Arboretum’s new Expeditions Mobile App gives visitors an interactive experience with audio, text, and imagery — all in the palms of their hands.
June 29, 2020 • ~7 min
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Was Charles Darwin first? Kind of depends
Charles Darwin’s work arose in an era where many were thinking about the source of nature’s variety.
March 5, 2020 • ~6 min
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Panama expedition reveals how species persevere under climate change
Two graduate students from Arnold Arboretum have created the Mamoní Valley Preserve Natural History Project, an ongoing series of student-led field expeditions designed to increase our understanding of how biodiversity can persevere in the face of climate change, deforestation, and human disturbance.
Feb. 12, 2020 • ~12 min
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Arnold Arboretum uses new research and a moth to fight an invasive species
Scientists at the Arnold Arboretum are employing a species of predator moth to fight the invasive swallow-wort vine.
Aug. 29, 2019 • ~8 min
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Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, local firms partner on compost program
Harvard's Arnold Arboretum partners with local businesses on environmentally responsible composting program.
July 18, 2019 • ~8 min
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Arboretum gets solar boost with massive Harvard sustainability initiative
The Weld Hill Solar Project, currently underway, is the Arnold Arboretum’s third and largest solar project and Harvard’s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date, with nearly 1,300 solar panels powering a 45,000-square-foot science laboratory and teaching facility in Roslindale.
April 24, 2019 • ~11 min
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Arboretum goes solar in massive Harvard sustainability initiative
The Weld Hill Solar Project, currently underway, is the Arnold Arboretum’s third and largest solar project and Harvard’s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date, with nearly 1,300 solar panels powering a 45,000-square-foot science laboratory and teaching facility in Roslindale.
April 24, 2019 • ~11 min
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Author Richard Powers sees nature in new light with new book
Novelist Richard Powers’ “The Overstory” features trees as key characters in an entwined tale of human life and our impact on the natural world. He will speak at the Arnold Arboretum and the Mahindra Humanities Center later this month.
March 20, 2019 • ~11 min
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