Panama seeks new sources of water for canal
Panama is looking into new sources of water for the Panama Canal, which moves six percent of global maritime trade but recently had to restrict traffic due to drought, its operator said.
Panama is looking into new sources of water for the Panama Canal, which moves six percent of global maritime trade but recently had to restrict traffic due to drought, its operator said.
Environment
Sep 13, 2023
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Sitting calmly in their webs, many spiders wait for prey to come to them. Arachnids along lakes and rivers eat aquatic insects, such as dragonflies. But, when these insects live in mercury-contaminated waterways, they can ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2023
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A new paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B used environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to analyze fish and zooplankton communities.
Ecology
Sep 12, 2023
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Ecologists have demonstrated that the genetic material that species shed into their environments can reveal not only the presence of the species but also a broad range of information about the genetics of whole populations.
Ecology
Sep 11, 2023
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Nanoplastics (NPs) can cause a variety of adverse effects in humans, including physical damage, oxidative stress, impaired cell signaling, and developmental defects. The monitoring of NPs in the environment still remains ...
Polymers
Sep 8, 2023
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July 2023 was the hottest month globally since humans began keeping records. People all over the U.S. experienced punishingly high temperatures this summer. In Phoenix, there were a record-setting 31 consecutive days with ...
Environment
Sep 5, 2023
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Invasive species that wreck crops, ravage forests, spread disease, and upend ecosystems are spreading ever faster across the globe, and humanity has not been able to stem the tide, a major scientific assessment said Monday.
Ecology
Sep 4, 2023
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Shepherd Ibrahim Koc recalls his youth with fondness as he grazes cattle on a barren field that was once lush with vegetation on the edge of Turkey's largest lake.
Environment
Aug 25, 2023
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Southeast Michigan seemed like the perfect "climate haven."
Environment
Aug 24, 2023
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Warmer temperatures and increasing drought severity associated with climate change are contributing to more frequent and more severe wildfires across North America.
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2023
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