Climate change and the ocean
Climate change has serious, long-term, and far-reaching negative consequences for our ocean.
Environment
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Investigation of viral communities of sponges allows new insights into the mechanisms of symbiosis
Sponges form an extensive animal phylum with over 7,500 species worldwide, which occur in a wide range of habitats in the ocean. A special feature of this animal phylum is their ability to filter seawater, through which these ...
Ecology
Sep 25, 2019
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School spending cuts triggered by Great Recession linked to sizable learning losses
Substantial school spending cuts triggered by the Great Recession were associated with sizable losses in academic achievement for students living in counties most affected by the economic downturn, according to a new study ...
Education
Sep 25, 2019
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Scientists find ways to improve cassava, a 'crop of inequality' featured at Goalkeepers
Today, as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly, hundreds of emerging leaders focused on fighting global inequality came together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's third annual Goalkeepers event in New York ...
Biotechnology
Sep 25, 2019
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How underwater plants and corals can help animals survive marine heatwaves
Most of the heat from global warming has gone into the oceans, so it is no wonder that the seas are experiencing massive heatwaves too. What's more, climate change is causing a fall in global ocean oxygen levels.
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2019
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Why you should stop buying new clothes
The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, producing 20% of global wastewater and 10% of global carbon emissions—and it's estimated that by 2050 this will have increased to 25%. A staggering ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2019
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High-powered computer sees red
In almost all human cultures, colors are associated with different emotions such as hate, love, anger and sadness.
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2019
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Cryopreservation of sperm found to slow offspring growth in fish
A trio of researchers with the University of Lausanne has found that cryopreservation of fish sperm leads to slowed growth of their offspring. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, David Nusbaumer, ...
New synthetic polymer degradable under very mild acidic conditions
A research team in Ehime University prepared a new type of synthetic polymer, which can be degraded into a combination of well-defined low molecular weight compounds under very mild acidic conditions. The new polymer, poly(β-keto ...
Polymers
Sep 25, 2019
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Just climate change action: Centering Indigenous wisdom and perspectives
The climate crisis threatens to dramatically alter people's relationships with the land on which they rely. Meanwhile, many climate solutions are themselves land-intensive: solar and wind energy, carbon dioxide sequestration, ...
Environment
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