Cold-stunned manatees, sea turtles warming up at SeaWorld
Some marine animals stunned by cold weather nationwide are warming up at SeaWorld in Florida.
Ecology
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Rising temperatures turning major sea turtle population female
Scientists have used a new research approach to show that warming temperatures are turning one of the world's largest sea turtle colonies almost entirely female, running the risk that the colony cannot sustain itself in coming ...
Ecology
Jan 11, 2018
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As climate warms, more bird nests are destroyed in Finnish farmlands
A new study shows that birds have shifted the time of their breeding much more quickly than Finnish farmers are anticipating their sowing times. This means that more birds are laying their eggs on fields that are still to ...
Ecology
Jan 11, 2018
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Turning power over to states won't improve protection for endangered species
Since the Endangered Species Act became law in 1973, the U.S. government has played a critical role in protecting endangered and threatened species. But while the law is overwhelmingly popular with the American public, critics ...
Ecology
Jan 11, 2018
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Why children should be taught to build a positive online presence
Rather than just teaching children about internet safety and reducing their digital footprint, we should also encourage them to curate a positive digital footprint which will be an asset for them in their future.
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2018
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Everything you never wanted to know about bed bugs, and more
If some insects could save the world, others do their best to seriously complicate life on earth. Among them the prize perhaps goes to the bed bug, which after decades of absence has returned to our homes, hotels and public ...
Ecology
Jan 11, 2018
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A call to report researcher gender to help with replication in research efforts
A trio of researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden is calling for a change in how researchers self-report in research papers. Specifically, they are suggesting publishing the gender of the researcher, because gender can ...
Four tough actions that would help fight the global plastic crisis
The environmental impact of plastic is finally receiving the attention it deserves. This is partly down to the BBC's Blue Planet II highlighting the problem of ocean plastics. But it's also because the Chinese government ...
Environment
Jan 11, 2018
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How tidal energy could help Japan with its nuclear power problem
Japan was the third-largest producer of nuclear power in the world in 2011. Then, on March 11 of that year, an earthquake of magnitude 9 was followed by a catastrophic tsunami, resulting in the first nuclear disaster of the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 11, 2018
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Maps that show travel times to cities all across the globe
An international team of researchers, including a representative from Google, has created a color-coded map of the planet that shows travel times to cities from other places. In their paper published in the journal Nature, ...
