terrestrial

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"Until now, a lot of natterjack toad restoration efforts have focused on improving terrestrial habitat, like clearing scrub or controlling vegetation," she said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Building up a terrestrial AI business could arguably help pave the way for that.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“Space is the next frontier,” wrote the broker, poised to capture “trillions of dollars of economic growth over the next two decades, disrupting and growing multiple terrestrial industries.”

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“Space solar technology represents a transformative step forward by leveraging existing terrestrial infrastructure to deliver new, uninterrupted energy from orbit,” Nat Sahlstrom, a Meta executive overseeing energy and sustainability, said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

It was the first time any human had managed to leave the Afro-Asian ecological system—indeed, the first time any large terrestrial mammal had managed to cross from Afro-Asia to Australia.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari