Hundreds of thousands of salmon swim against the current in southeast Norway—in massive indoor tanks away from the nearest river as the controversial industry increasingly embraces greener land-based facilities.
Ecology
Jun 30, 2021
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Alternative models of watershed protection that balance recreational use and land conservation must no longer be ignored to preserve water supplies against the effects of climate change, argues a new study. Researchers claim ...
Environment
Dec 4, 2015
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Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers spotted a pair of massive baby stars growing in salty cosmic soup. Each star is shrouded by a gaseous disk which includes molecules of sodium chloride, ...
Astronomy
Sep 25, 2020
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A groundbreaking new study recently published in the journal Earth's Future and led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in collaboration with the University of Alaska Anchorage, is the first to comprehensively ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 12, 2022
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Drought upriver has left the Mississippi River so low and slow that salt water is creeping farther than usual along the bottom toward New Orleans and threatening drinking water, the Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 29, 2022
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Bulging grey heads break the turbid waters of the Mekong River in Cambodia as a pod of rare Irrawaddy dolphins surfaces to breathe, drawing excited murmurs from tourists watching from nearby boats.
Ecology
Mar 15, 2023
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Researchers in Oregon State University's College of Agricultural Sciences have taken a step closer to solving one of nature's most remarkable mysteries: How do salmon, when it's time to spawn, find their way back from distant ...
Ecology
May 4, 2020
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The road salt that makes your drive to work easier on snowy days may be damaging the water quality in local rivers and streams long after winter is over.
Environment
Mar 14, 2022
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Brown hills speckle the eastern part of Australia's Lake MacKay in this satellite image.
Earth Sciences
Apr 21, 2017
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During icy Midwest winters, a Chicagoan's step onto the sidewalk is often met with a familiar crunch underfoot. But salt, used to keep roads safe for driving and sidewalks safe for walking, comes with an ecological price: ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2022
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