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ROME, SEP 20 - Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti on Friday highlighted the need to address the climate crisis, pointing ...

Researchers have developed a model that uses gene activity to predict when Somei Yoshino cherry tree buds awake from dormancy. Their findings could not only help improve the accuracy of flowering ...

Satellite data shows the U.S. releasing more and more of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, researchers said, ...

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WHOI and UMass Darmouth researchers are using the region's antique whaling logbooks to gain insights into how climate has ...

Japan in spring is famous for its cherry blossoms, or sakura, which begin flowering in the southern region of Kyushu and ...

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