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ecology

[ih-kol-uh-jee, ee-kol-] / ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi, iˈkɒl- /
NOUN
environmental science
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The EA's research, in collaboration with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, suggested Windermere's mean temperatures would rise by 2.4 to 2.5C by the late 2070s due to climate change.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

She sailed aboard the Plancius on a trip organized by Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Jon Gould, dean of UC Irvine’s School of Social Ecology, said the level of disapproval for Trump is striking given Orange County’s generally close political divide.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The research is published in the Global Ecology and Conservation journal.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Ecology was a sober, industrious science here long ago, decades before the rest of us discovered the term.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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