As plastic debris weathers in aquatic environments, it can shed tiny nanoplastics. Although scientists have a good understanding of how these particles form, they still don't have a good grasp of where all the fragments end ...
Environment
Mar 10, 2021
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As climate change raises sea levels, estuarine cities are facing up to the dual threat of flooding and significant erosion. Research by a joint team from EPFL and the UNSW Sydney sheds new light on the hydrodynamic forces ...
Environment
Aug 27, 2020
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Researchers from the Marine Biology Laboratory of the University of Seville, led by Professor José Carlos García Gómez, have studied the factors involved in fish reproduction and breeding in the Gulf of Cadiz. Their analysis ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2020
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The large-scale loss of eelgrass in a major California estuary—Morro Bay—may be causing widespread erosion, according to a new study from California Polytechnic State University.
Environment
Jul 28, 2020
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In a boost for both recreational fishing and the environment, new UNSW research shows that artificial reefs can increase fish abundance in estuaries with little natural reef.
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2020
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When a hurricane is coming, even baby sharks get out of the way.
Plants & Animals
Oct 1, 2019
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An unprecedented survey has revealed the loss of about 85 percent of historical tidal wetlands in California, Oregon, and Washington. The report, published today in PLOS ONE, also highlights forgotten estuary acreage that ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2019
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Analysis of water samples from the UK's Humber estuary revealed high levels of pharmaceuticals, with ibuprofen found at some of the highest concentrations ever reported across the globe.
Environment
May 2, 2019
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Sea-level rise, sediment starvation and other environmental woes pose increasing threats to coastal wetlands worldwide. But a massive new Duke University study could help stem these losses by giving scientists a broader understanding ...
Environment
Feb 13, 2019
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Arthur, Bertha, Fran, Josephine. Ana, Joaquin, Hermine, Matthew—each might be a favorite child's name. But in fact they're terms for something that's far from good news: hurricanes.
Environment
May 3, 2018
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