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Ecotrons are state-of-the-art climate chambers in which entire plants can be exposed to controlled climate stress and their responses measured with precision. Researchers use them, for example, to study how trees react to heat and drought. The video follows the painstaking transport of the ecotrons, along with the large buffer volume that keeps the air exchange even, all the way to their new home. The Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation provided major funding for both the ecotrons and the new Environmental Technology Laboratory building.

Here’s your NYT Strands hint for today, plus the spangram and all of today’s Strands answers for puzzle No. 959 on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. Today’s Strands theme was tricky. It helps to be a runner. Read on for all the answers.