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Boston University students march to protest climate change at a DivestBU rally on Nov. 15. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Scientists censor term ‘climate change’ to save public funding

Rachel Kelly December 10, 2017

Scientists are increasingly omitting the term “climate change” in public grant proposals to avoid funding cuts from the Trump administration, according to a recent NPR analysis — a trend some...

Located in the Harvard Museum of Natural Historu's "Arthropods: Creatures That Rule" section, "Bees!" is a new exhibit meant to highlight the endangered insect. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Harvard Museum exhibit on bees creates buzz in community

Sophie Will September 7, 2017

Although the “Bees!” exhibit at Harvard Museum of Natural History naturally creates a swarm of excited patrons, the new active hive is sure to be all the buzz. The exhibit is part of the larger...

A study published Monday on the Nature Climate Change website was co-authored by BU College of Arts and Sciences Professor Ranga Myneni, and it found that carbon dioxide emissions can increase plant growth and make a “greener” earth. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Greener” earth shows long-term ecological implications, study finds

Brianne Garrett April 29, 2016

Carbon dioxide emission can accelerate the growth of plants and make the earth “greener,” but that effect will not last long or compensate for the damage of the greenhouse effect, according to...

Boston reached minus 9 degrees Fahrenheit Sunday morning — the coldest temperature since January 1957, according to the National Weather Service. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Polar vortex brings big chill to Boston despite warm winter

Emily Langan February 18, 2016

Last weekend brought the folks of New England more than red roses and boxes of chocolates. Record-breaking temperatures and a dangerous wind chill forced many to remain indoors for the majority of...

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