Caused by a herpesvirus, fibropapillomatosis (FP) is the most significant infectious disease affecting sea turtle populations worldwide. It is widespread in warmer climates like Florida, where almost 70 percent of sea turtles ...
Ecology
Jan 22, 2020
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At this point, the greatest danger of climate engineering may be how little is known about where countries stand on these potentially planet-altering technologies. Who is moving forward? Who is funding research? And who is ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2019
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As beachgoers scramble to trim their nether regions ahead of swim season, new UNLV research shows they aren't alone in their ambitions for a bare bikini line.
Social Sciences
Jun 04, 2019
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The world's nations are nowhere near to meeting the global Paris Agreement's goals on climate change of holding global temperature increases to 2 degrees Celsius compared to 19th-century averages, much less its more aspirational ...
Environment
Mar 12, 2019
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) asserts that limiting global warming to 1.5˚C could avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change. In its recent report, it laid out four means of achieving this ...
Environment
Nov 27, 2018
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This week's release of the special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has put scientific evidence on the front page of the world's newspapers.
Environment
Oct 12, 2018
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When the Paris Agreement in December 2015 called for the IPCC to put together a "Special Report" on Global Warming of 1.5°C, scientists knew very little about the exact differences that half a degree makes (1.5°C versus ...
Environment
Oct 12, 2018
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The Earth is currently surrounded by debris launched into space over several decades. This space junk can collide with satellites, causing damage and creating more debris. To preserve a secure space environment, the active ...
Plasma Physics
Sep 28, 2018
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This month, the Bloede Dam will be removed from the Lower Patapsco River near Ilchester, Maryland.
Earth Sciences
Sep 05, 2018
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From handbags and jackets to car interiors, leather products are almost everywhere. But processing the leather for these luxury items creates a lot of potentially harmful pollution. Now, one group reports in ACS Sustainable ...
Materials Science
Sep 13, 2017
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