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#1341082022-04-18
Transforming Trees Into Skyscrapers
Brumunddal, a small municipality on the northeastern shore of Lake Mjøsa, in Norway, has for most of its history had little to recommend it to the passing visitor. There are no picturesque streets with cafés and boutiques, as there are in the ski resort of Lillehammer, some thirty miles to the n ...
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#1341112022-04-18
Microplastics permeate seafood across southern Australia
Plastic rubbish is everywhere and now broken-down microplastics have been found in variable concentrations in blue mussels and water within the intertidal zone at some of southern Australia's most popular and more remote beaches.
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#1341122022-04-18
With dwindling water supplies, the timing of rainfall matters
A new UC Riverside study shows it's not how much extra water you give your plants, but when you give it that counts. This is especially true near Palm Springs, where the research team created artificial rainfall to examine the effects on plants over the course of two years.
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#1341132022-04-18
What's behind South Africa's flood disaster
South Africa, the continent's most industrialised country, has largely escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbours.
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#1341142022-04-18
Trees wearing accelerometers help track snowstorms
Knowing how tree canopies affect snowpack is a key part of predicting water availability. Despite this importance, hydrologists are still working to accurately quantify how snow "intercepted" by tree canopies affects snowpack.
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#1341152022-04-18
Variations in resource partitioning help maintain plant coexistence
Studying plant water use patterns to reveal plant hydrological niches in terrestrial plant communities is regarded as a breakthrough for understanding species combinations. However, how competition and coexistence work remain unanswered.
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#1341162022-04-18
Uncovering the spread of coffee leaf rust disease
Coffee is one of the world's most popular drinks, yet there are still many unknowns in the coffee-growing business. Now, researchers from Japan have shed new light on the nature of a disease that seriously affects coffee plants.
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#1341172022-04-18
Scientists resurrect ancient enzymes to improve photosynthesis
A Cornell study describes a breakthrough in the quest to improve photosynthesis in certain crops, a step toward adapting plants to rapid climate changes and increasing yields to feed a projected 9 billion people by 2050.
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#1341182022-04-18
Egyptian fruit bat found to use echolocation during daylight hours
A team of researchers at Tel Aviv University has found that Egyptian fruit bats use echolocation during daylight hours even though they have good eyesight. In their paper published in the journal Current Biology, the group describes their study of the bats and suggests explanations for their odd ...
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#1341192022-04-18
Using geoengineering to slow global heating risks malaria rise, say scientists
Geoengineering to prevent the worst impacts of climate breakdown could expose up to a billion more people to malaria, scientists have found.
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#1340692022-04-14
‘I dream of bees’: one boy’s encounter with a swarm in Sicily led to a lifetime’s devotion
It was love at first sight when five-year-old Carlo Amodeo first saw a swarm of black bees. He could not stop thinking about them and every night for a week he had the same dream: of building a house for the bees made from wood using his toy carpentry set.
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#1340702022-04-14
Country diary: To Ukrainians, the storks’ return is a glimmer of hope
My name is Oleksandr Ruchko and I am a birdwatcher. Because I am 59 years old, I still have another few months when I can be called into action by the military recruitment office, to fight in the war with Russia.
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#1340712022-04-14
Oceans Aren’t Just Warming—Their Soundscapes Are Transforming
Wander into nature and give a good shout, and only nearby birds, frogs, and squirrels will hear you. Although sensing noise is a critical survival strategy for land animals, it’s a somewhat limited warning system, as sounds—save for something like a massive volcanic explosion—don’t travel far in ...
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#1340722022-04-14
Rodrigues: The Indian Ocean island time forgot
Marooned 600km north-east of Mauritius, and close to no other landform, Rodrigues is a world unto itself. It is also one of the world's most remote inhabited islands.
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#1340732022-04-14
From traditional practice to top climate solution, agroecology gets growing attention
The satellite imagery is staggering: an Antarctic ice shelf roughly the size of New York City collapsing into the ocean. Its demise, captured and reported by NASA scientists in mid-March, was only the latest startling news from a region where temperatures have soared up to 40° Celsius (72° Fahre ...
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#1340742022-04-14
Of rats and bats: Hundreds of mammal species still unidentified, study says
Scientists estimate that only 10% of all the species on the planet have been described. Among our closest kin, mammals, that number jumps to 80%, but even this well-studied group still holds mysteries.
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#1340752022-04-14
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted research and tourism, even in Antarctica
The first time Yu-Fai Leung traveled to an island off the coast of Antarctica to see two species of penguins, it wasn't the bright blue sky, the cold wind or the sight of the birds' busy industriousness that hit him first. It was the smell.
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#1340762022-04-14
Diverse life forms may have evolved earlier than previously thought
Diverse microbial life existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers that challenges the conventional view of when life began.
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#1340772022-04-14
Genomic time machine: From sponge microbiome, insights into evolutionary past
Sponges in coral reefs, less flashy than their coral neighbors but important to the overall health of reefs, are among the earliest animals on the planet. New research from UNH peers into coral reef ecosystems with a novel approach to understanding the complex evolution of sponges and the microb ...
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#1340782022-04-14
Expanding drought leaves western US scrambling for water
Tumbleweeds drift along the Rio Grande as sand bars within its banks grow wider. Smoke from distant wildfires and dust kicked up by intense spring winds fill the valley, exacerbating the feeling of distress that is beginning to weigh on residents.
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#1340792022-04-14
China highlights Hainan in advancing ecological civilization
From a herd of China's wandering Asian elephants to the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, topics related to ecological civilization in the country are attracting more and more attention.
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#1340802022-04-14
10 Shocking Statistics About Deforestation
Through land clearing for agricultural farming, logging for products such as timber and paper, urban expansion, and infrastructural development, humans are destroying one of Earth’s most important natural resources: forests.
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#1340812022-04-14
Understanding why our giant glaciers disappeared in the past gives clues to the future
An international team of climate scientists is working in North Canterbury to try to understand the reasons why giant glaciers disappeared thousands of years ago.
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#1340822022-04-14
Climate change and us: What really shaped human evolution last 2 million years
Ancient humans likely evolved in response to climate shifts by settling and adapting to newer habitats, according to a new study.
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#1340832022-04-14
Forests are reeling from climate change-but the future isn't lost
The first thing you notice in this fire-scarred forest is the color. Not long ago this square of land south of Yellowstone National Park was a monochrome of ash and burned pines.
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#1340842022-04-14
‘Biophilia’ style: Nature as self-expression, solace
From tattoos to clothing to furnishings, more people are adorning their bodies and homes with themes from nature. Designers and artists who see this “biophilia” trend think it’s a response to both the pandemic and anxiety about environmental destruction.
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#1340852022-04-14
Indigenous Experience Ontario lets the province’s staycationers enjoy nature and culture in one trip
Spring is near; COVID-19 might wind down eventually and the government of Ontario is doling out a rebate for vacationing in Ontario.
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#1340862022-04-14
UK’s largest sandbank given protection from bottom trawling
The UK’s largest sandbank has been protected from bottom trawling, an environmentally destructive fishing technique. Activists have been calling on the government for years to stop bottom trawling at Dogger Bank, an important site off the east coast of England for species including sand eels, he ...
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#1340872022-04-14
Role of manganese in soil carbon and climate change
While most people think first of atmospheric carbon emissions from fossil fuels when considering climate change, the planet's soil actually stores more carbon and could become a major source of carbon release or a mitigation tactic in the years ahead.
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#1340882022-04-14
Connecting health, pollution and fairness: That's environmental justice
In the beginning, the idea of environmental justice didn't have a name. It didn't have much support, either. A few years after the first Earth Day, a young sociologist named Robert Bullard gathered data for a 1979 lawsuit, filed by his then-wife, about a landfill planned for a middle-class Black ...
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#1340892022-04-14
Satellites improve national reporting of greenhouse gases
With the climate crisis continuing to tighten its grip, nations around the world are making efforts to reduce emissions of climate warming gases. To track action, countries report their greenhouse gas emissions to the UNFCCC—the body responsible for driving global action to combat climate change.
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#1340902022-04-14
Two sets of sex chromosomes determine more than just sex
Why would having two sets of sex chromosomes instead of one benefit a particular species? In the case of one African cichlid fish, the answer may be as variable as the traits that their offspring display.
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#1340912022-04-14
Discovery of new sensory organ for perceiving vibrational signals in leafhoppers, spittlebugs and planthoppers
Scientist from the Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery (CIBD) of the Natural History Museum in Berlin, from the ZUSE-Institute Berlin and from the RWTH Aachen University have discovered a new sensory organ for perceiving vibrational signals in leafhoppers, spittlebugs and planthoppers.
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#1340922022-04-14
Concerned scientists probe sea urchin deaths in Caribbean
Sea urchins are dying across the Caribbean at a pace scientists say could rival a mass die-off that last occurred in 1983, alarming many who warn the trend could further decimate already frail coral reefs in the region.
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#1340932022-04-14
How Migrating Snow Geese Helped Stretch My Perspective
From the Middle Creek Wildlife Management area parking lot, I hear a rumble. The noise grows as I walk a half mile to the lake, where I spot a crowd of a couple hundred people.
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#1340942022-04-14
Why birds migrate vast distances – and how you can help during their breeding season
Now that spring is in the air, the UK is starting to see its summer visitors arriving. Ospreys are already back in their nests, chiffchaffs are singing their song to re-establish their territories, and puffins have arrived at their breeding sites around the British Isles.
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#1340952022-04-14
Blue corn and melons: meet the seed keepers reviving ancient, resilient crops
In north-eastern New Mexico, traditional Indigenous farming methods are being passed down to protect against the effects of climate crisis.
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#1340252022-04-13
Study: extreme hurricane seasons made twice as likely by ocean warming
Exceptionally intense Atlantic tropical hurricane seasons are twice as likely as they were in the 1980's due to global warming, according to a new study by Berlin-based Climate Analytics.
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#1340262022-04-13
Koroilavesau speaks on behalf of the AG in the Ocean Conference in Palau
Minister for Fisheries Semi Koroilavesau says Fiji is using our reopening to the world as a reset for a highly sustainable and resilient tourism sector.
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#1340272022-04-13
Prince Charles urges shoppers to save the world's oceans
Prince Charles wants shoppers to help save the planet's oceans. The 73-year-old royal will warn consumers that they should make "ocean and land-friendly choices" by buying certain products when at the shops.
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#1340282022-04-13
How Much Garbage Does The Usa Dump In Our Oceans?
In a recent study, the researchers estimated that there would be between 1 and 2 million people living in poverty. There would be 13 million to 2 million people.
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#1340292022-04-13
How a town tethered to coral learned to save its reef — and itself
Off the northeast coast of Brazil, the hot morning sun reflects off the sea’s surface as a jangada, a traditional wooden fishing boat, sways gently in the rolling waves.
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#1340302022-04-13
Can We Save Coral Reefs? | Problem Solved
Coral reefs are a unique and biodiverse natural ecosystem and economic keystones for many communities and nations. They only cover about 0.2% of the ocean floor but support 25% of marine life.
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#1340312022-04-13
Sometimes the birds and bees are about something more important than sex. Coffee.
In a ground-breaking study, scientists reveal how the combined power of biodiversity—in this case, pest control and pollination services—is greater than individual ecological services.
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#1340332022-04-13
Your morning coffee could hasten species’ extinction
As negotiations before the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-15) take place, international research has quantified the impact of human consumption on species extinction risk.
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#1340342022-04-13
We need true nature-positive solutions to address climate change
Decades ago, Welsh academic Raymond Williams wrote, "Nature is perhaps the most complex word in the language." So perhaps it’s not surprising that organizations and individuals working at the interface of climate change and biodiversity conservation have wildly different opinions about what are ...
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#1340352022-04-13
Researchers Attempt to Know More About the Lives of Stingrays in Seychelles
Stingrays have had to overcome a number of challenges, primarily due to overfishing. Researchers from the Save Our Seas Foundation D’Arros Research Centre (SOSF-DRC) and the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity have been trying to find out more regarding the lives of stingrays in Sey ...
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#1340362022-04-13
Primate conservation boosts biodiversity in central Vietnam
Long, 46, one of the leading primates researchers in Vietnam, has helped train hundreds of students in biodiversity during annual field trips to the forests in the central region.
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#1340372022-04-13
Cuba highlights biodiversity protection amid climate change impacts
Cuba's Cienaga de Zapata National Park, one of the largest and most important wetlands in the Caribbean region, is facing the impacts of climate change on the ecosystem. Local government and environmentalists are taking actions. #GLOBALink
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#1340382022-04-13
Nature groups support mitigation measures for Keppel Club site but concerned over biodiversity
Nature groups have lauded proposed measures to minimise the environmental impact of developing the Keppel Club site, although they remain concerned about the protection of biodiversity in the area.