How much stinky seaweed will South Florida see?
Piles of smelly seaweed have washed ashore on Miami Beach and Key Biscayne, a stinky reminder that this is sargassum season.
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2025
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Drinking water plumbing a hotspot for superbugs
A growing threat of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) pathogens poses a critical public health threat—and drinking water plumbing systems serve as significant but overlooked reservoirs of these problematic microbes.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 1, 2025
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Australian locals rescue great white shark stranded in shallow water
Tourist Nash Core admits he felt some fear when he and his 11-year-old son waded into the ocean off the Australian coast to help rescue a 3-meter (10-foot) great white shark stranded in shallow water.
Ecology
May 1, 2025
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Dolphin strandings are taking a toll on LA County's lifeguards: Experts say there's no end in sight
Spencer Parker has never seen so many dolphin strandings in his more than 20 years as an L.A. County lifeguard.
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2025
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What state and fed officials plan with BASF to stop pollution flowing into Detroit River
State and federal officials said they are working with a chemical manufacturing plant in Wyandotte on a "two-pronged approach" to limit the flow of contaminated groundwater into the Detroit River.
Environment
May 1, 2025
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Study shows that duality operators can be realized as unitary linear-depth quantum circuits
In the context of quantum physics, the term "duality" refers to transformations that link apparently distinct physical theories, often unveiling hidden symmetries. Some recent studies have been aimed at understanding and ...
Spurned CEOs may become activist shareholders
Few phrases send chills up a CEO's spine like "activist shareholder." In the past year, investment funds such as Elliott Investment Management have successfully pressured companies such as Starbucks and Southwest Airlines ...
Economics & Business
May 1, 2025
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New study reveals how to get people to conserve water—and it's not just about money
As droughts worsen and water shortages hit communities worldwide, a new study in the journal Decision Analysis has uncovered a smarter way to get people to save water—without breaking the bank.
Earth Sciences
May 1, 2025
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Cornstarch sanitary pads cheap enough to avoid tons of ocean plastics, study shows
A new lifecycle study published in Sustainability Science and Technology has discovered a promising alternative to plastic sanitary products, potentially leading to far reduced sanitary waste. Sanitary pads made with cornstarch ...
Environment
May 1, 2025
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Seventeen years later, Brood XIV cicadas emerge in US
The last time these thrumming, red-eyed bugs burrowed out of the ground across America's suburbs and woodlands was the early summer of 2008.
Ecology
May 1, 2025
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