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Environment Nov 6, 2025

Why even pro-climate action organizations may pull in different directions

This year's UN climate summit (Cop30) in Belém, Brazil, begins with a familiar dilemma: how can we tackle a highly political, long-term problem that involves every country of the world?

Plants & Animals Oct 20, 2025

No tricks, only treats: Bats glow under ultraviolet light

It may sound batty, but University of Georgia researchers have confirmed that North American bats glow under ultraviolet light.

Archaeology Oct 16, 2025

Maya salt-making compound found preserved underwater in Belize

In a recent study by Dr. Heather McKillop and Dr. E. Cory Sills, a complete Late Classic Maya residential compound discovered preserved in mangrove peat below the sea floor of the Punta Ycacos Lagoon was analyzed. The work ...

Plants & Animals Oct 14, 2025

Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct—here's why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Environment Oct 6, 2025

Built to move: The role of design in sports participation

The amount a town or city invests in sports-related infrastructure may impact how active the people who live there are, according to new University of Georgia research published in the European Sport Management Quarterly.

Plants & Animals Sep 29, 2025

Coyote populations surge, rebound quickly

Trying to curb coyote populations may be a lost cause, according to a new University of Georgia study.

Plants & Animals Sep 24, 2025

Study challenges explanation behind North Carolina blue crab decline

In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University have compared numbers of juvenile blue crabs across three nursery habitats in Pamlico Sound, both pre- and post-fishery decline, and found that while adult ...

Ecology Sep 16, 2025

Can vertical farms really feed the UK sustainably? New study weighs climate costs and benefits

Vertical farming offers a much-needed opportunity to secure food production in the face of climate change, but can it truly deliver a sustainable alternative to field-grown crops? A new study led by the University of Surrey ...

Ecology Sep 10, 2025

Phytoplankton communities can transform in just days, study reveals

A new study from researchers from the Faculty of Science at Charles University in the Czech Republic shows that microscopic communities of phytoplankton—key primary producers in aquatic ecosystems—can undergo dramatic shifts ...

Plants & Animals Sep 9, 2025

The Okefenokee Swamp is safe for now, but talk of mining near it hasn't stopped

On a blast furnace of an August day in Georgia's southernmost county, Joe Hopkins gripped the steering wheel to steady his truck on the sandy road.

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