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• New Ecological Framework Abandons Urban-Rural Binary for a Dynamic Three-Dimensional Continuum Model

  Published: Apr 28, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies have proposed a "continuum of urbanity" that integrates urban, rural, and wild features into a single management framework....

• New Research From Cary Institute Identifies Pathways To Break Cycles Of Environmental Injustice In Global Flood Adaptation

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A perspective published in Nature Water by researchers from the Cary Institute and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center reveals that traditional climate adaptation often r...

• Northeastern US Faces Rising Threat as Ticks Carry Multiple Pathogens Simultaneously

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Diseases & Conditions

  A nine-year study by the Cary Institute reveals a concerning increase in nymphal ticks carrying more than one disease-causing pathogen in the US Northeast. With co-infection rates...