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Teeth may be an important new resource for understanding the lives of our extinct relatives, said Daniel Green, a postdoctoral fellow at the Forsyth Institute, an affiliate of Harvard Dental School of Medicine.

Reading teeth

Study uses rings in teeth to understand the environment Neanderthals faced

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DateDecember 3, 2018February 28, 2019

To understand the effects of climate change on grasslands, researchers created a model of both the hydrology and vegetation of the region, then “trained” it using present-day data gathered from the PhenoCam Network, a collection of 250 Internet-connected cameras that capture images of local vegetation conditions and greenness every half hour.

The shifts from climate change

Longer growing season would offset grassland adaptations, study says

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DateFebruary 29, 2016December 19, 2017

This flowery field comes from a network of cameras tracking vegetation's response to climate change. The project, called Season Spotter, appeals to the public for help by recruiting Internet users to assist researchers in analyzing images of natural scenes.

More eyes on climate change

Season Spotter invites citizen-scientists to help with research

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DateJuly 21, 2015February 12, 2018

Andrew Richardson, an associate professor of organismic and evolutionary biology, and research associate Trevor Keenan merged research from satellite imagery, on-the-ground observations, and instrument towers to create a richly detailed picture that shows spring starting earlier — and a growing season lasting longer — than at any point in the past two decades.

Worrisome growth pattern

Researchers connect earlier spring to climate change

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DateJune 17, 2014July 3, 2019

Cultivar of bloodtwig dogwood (photo 1) highlights its color at the Arnold Arboretum, where despite winter's snow, pruning, research, and planning continue to move ahead. A rosaceae tree marks Willow Path (photo 2), while horticultural technologist Susanne Pfeiffer focuses on trimming the viburnums (photo 3).

At the Arboretum, an unquiet winter

Faculty and staff stay busy with research, maintenance

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DateFebruary 10, 2014