For deaf people including schoolchildren, teachers and scientists, talking about marine species like the shortfin mako shark, loggerhead turtle and tiny phytoplankton usually means spelling out each term letter by letter. ...
Ecology
Aug 12, 2024
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An international team of researchers discovered that coastal urban seagrass ecosystems can significantly reduce human bacterial pathogens, including those with widespread antibiotic resistance, in marine bivalves—a vital ...
Ecology
Aug 9, 2024
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Much of the climate conversation in Australia to date has centered on actions to limit global warming, recognizing that each increment of warming contributes to worsening climate extremes.
Environment
Aug 9, 2024
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A mass bleaching of more than 50 million sponges in Fiordland was the largest event of its kind ever recorded and is estimated to have cut the population by close to half, a new study reports.
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2024
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Indonesia has signaled it could include blue carbon ecosystems—carbon-rich coastal and marine areas, like mangroves and seagrass—in its new climate targets. This shift follows years of relying heavily on the forestry ...
Ecology
Aug 8, 2024
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California's unique geomorphology and Mediterranean-type climate have largely shaped the state's freshwater lakes, streams, rivers, and wetlands. Now, however, freshwater ecosystems are stressed by water diversion, land use ...
Ecology
Aug 7, 2024
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One of the three main tree species in São Paulo city, Brazil—the largest mega-city in the southern hemisphere—is the Tipuana (Tipuana tipu), also known as rosewood or tipu, a tall tree with a large spreading canopy. ...
Environment
Aug 7, 2024
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Understanding how water moves and changes around the world is more important than ever due to climate change, but monitoring inland water in the tropics is not easy. Most satellites are optical and simply take photos of surfaces. ...
Environment
Aug 6, 2024
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Light pollution disrupts circadian rhythms and ecosystems worldwide—but for plants, dependent on light for photosynthesis, its effects could be profound. Now scientists writing in Frontiers in Plant Science have found that ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2024
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U.S. Forest Service researchers and partners published new findings on how leaf-eating insects affect forest ecosystems worldwide.
Ecology
Aug 3, 2024
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