They exist all over the world, are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth and are home to a diverse array of wildlife. They also are essential to the global economy. They are estuaries—coastal embayments where fresh ...
Environment
Jul 9, 2018
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As hurricane season commences on the East Coast and the West Coast heads into fire season, there's no time like the present to consider the short- and long-term effects of responses to disasters being shaped by the climate ...
Environment
Jun 20, 2018
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Uganda, in eastern Africa, is notoriously corrupt, and many Ugandans have little faith that their leaders will provide them with honest information. But a new study conducted in the country suggests that mobile telephone ...
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2018
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The average hippo weighs more than 3,000 pounds and consumes about 100 pounds of vegetation daily. This naturally results in large quantities of dung being deposited into the rivers and lakes where hippos spend their days.
Ecology
May 14, 2018
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To satisfy the protein demands of an anticipated nearly 10 billion people by 2050, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and researchers around the world estimate current animal production will need ...
Environment
Apr 30, 2018
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Somewhere in the vastness of the universe another habitable planet likely exists. And it may not be that far—astronomically speaking—from our own solar system.
Astronomy
Apr 17, 2018
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Things are getting real for researchers in the UC Santa Barbara John Martinis/Google group. They are making good on their intentions to declare supremacy in a tight global race to build the first quantum machine to outperform ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 12, 2018
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In 2013, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists for their contributions to uncovering the mechanisms governing vesicle transport in cells. Their explanations provided both a conceptual and ...
Biochemistry
Apr 12, 2018
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This story begins in the kelp forest and ends with a very important climate change message: All is not lost—at least not for purple sea urchins.
Ecology
Mar 26, 2018
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It's long been known that sharks help nourish coral reefs, but exactly to what extent has never been scientifically mapped out—until now.
Ecology
Mar 21, 2018
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