Science Magazine(@ScienceMagazine):The global push for solar energy could come with a hidden biodiversity cost, a study of more than 2300 Chinese counties reports. According to the findings in Science, stronger policies promoting solar development were associated with a decline in bird diversity, largely because ecologically diverse croplands and grasslands were converted to developed land. Learn more:

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The global push for solar energy could come with a hidden biodiversity cost, a study of more than 2300 Chinese counties reports. According to the findings in Science, stronger policies promoting solar development were associated with a decline in bird diversity, largely because ecologically diverse croplands and grasslands were converted to developed land. Learn more: