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08-02-2018
Common plastics emit harmful greenhouse gases as they degrade
A new study from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa...
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08-01-2018
Persistent algae bloom in the Gulf of Mexico is killing Sea Turtles
A persistent algae bloom in the Gulf of Mexico has...
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08-01-2018
Climate change may be increasing risk of fungal diseases
When I took mycology class, it was like getting a...
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08-01-2018
Endangered shorebirds have enough space to breed… for now
A new study has investigated the nesting habitat preferences of...
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08-01-2018
Sunscreen chemicals can hurt developing fish embryos
Scientists have detected high levels of sunscreen chemicals in the...
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07-31-2018
Earthquakes linked to a tear in Earth’s mantle below Tibet
The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the Himalayan Plateau, is...
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07-31-2018
Heatwaves will soon become more severe and more frequent
Death tolls across India, Japan, Greece, and Canada are still...
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07-31-2018
Carr Fire becomes 7th most destructive in California history
In California, more than a dozen wildfires are burning through...
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07-31-2018
Algae blooms in the Baltic Sea causing oxygen levels to plummet
Phytoplankton spread across hundreds and even thousands of kilometers in...
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07-31-2018
Natural ecosystems don’t always help control pests
Many previous studies have demonstrated how the conservation of habitats...
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07-31-2018
The diverse array of wildlife on Padre Island National Seashore
I had first heard of Padre Island years ago, when...
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07-30-2018
90 percent of river plastic waste comes from Asia and Africa
It’s been estimated that around eight million metric tons of plastic...
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