- Researchers at King's College (England, UK) replaced a portion (0.36 ha) of fine lawn first laid in 1772 with a wildflower meadow in 2019. As compared to the lawn, the meadow had 3 times plant and species biodiversity and lowered carbon emissions from requiring less maintenance and fertilizer. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2688-8319.12243 69 comments science