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Science & Breakthroughs

With new digital tools, researchers are helping Joshua trees survive wildfires

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With new digital tools, researchers are helping Joshua trees survive wildfires

When UC Berkeley postdoctoral researchers Maya Zomer and Lucia Layritz first drove through burned portions of Mojave National Preserve in Southern California, the sight stunned them. "It looks like a pretty dystopian landscape," Layritz said.

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