Five years ago, the United Nations' panel on climate change was charged with drafting a series of reports detailing its science, the effects on the planet and how humanity might save itself.
Earth Sciences
Apr 7, 2022
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Invasive species are a real problem in Canada, and one species in particular, the freshwater jellyfish species of the genus Craspedacusta sowerbii—C. sowerbii, or the peach blossom jellyfish—are as widespread as they ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2023
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Within the space of less than a month, two specimens of a vanishingly rare fish have been plucked from the waters of the Rioni River in Georgia.
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2020
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Some copepods, diminutive crustaceans with an outsized place in the aquatic food web, can evolve fast enough to survive in the face of rapid climate change, according to new research that addresses a longstanding question ...
Evolution
Jul 14, 2022
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Despite New Zealanders' close connection with the oceans, very few will have heard of "temperate mesophotic ecosystems" (TMEs). Even fewer will appreciate their importance for coastal fisheries, and possibly climate change ...
Ecology
May 24, 2022
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A common close partnership which sees baby fish sheltering from predators among the poisonous tentacles of jellyfish will be harmed under predicted ocean acidification, a new University of Adelaide study has found.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2016
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As the old saying goes: "You can't put the genie back in the bottle."
Ecology
Feb 16, 2017
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(Phys.org) —Contemporary ecological theory assumes that differently sized individuals in a population are equally efficient in their use of food resources. Still this is only true in a very exceptional case. It is much ...
Ecology
Aug 6, 2013
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Hurricane Michael tore a path through Panama City, Mexico Beach, and Port St. Joe, Florida in October 2018. The storm devastated the area and created a new pass along the St. Joseph Peninsula, just north of the entrance to ...
Environment
May 2, 2019
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On a freezing January morning, dozens of discarded Christmas trees collected after the holidays are tossed into Stockholm's glacial waters, recycled to provide a welcoming habitat for marine life.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2024
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