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The deep sea is slowly warming

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Study first to tally biomass from oceanic plastic debris using visualization method

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Environmental impacts of pot fishing

The findings of new research go against previous thinking around the damage caused by pot fishing to the seabed.

The effects of repeated droughts on different kinds of forests

Drought is endemic to the American West along with heatwaves and intense wildfires. But scientists are only beginning to understand how the effects of...

Act now on wildfires, global climate change, human health, study says

Immediate actions are needed to limit the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change that helps fuel wildfires, a new study says.

Scientist gains fresh insight into the origins of earthquakes

The speed and intensity with which seismic waves propagate after an earthquake depend mainly on forces occurring deep inside the rocks along a fault...

Crayfish ‘trapping’ fails to control invasive species

Despite being championed by a host of celebrity chefs, crayfish 'trapping' is not helping to control invasive American signal crayfish, according to new research.

Carnivores living near people feast on human food, threatening ecosystems

Ecologists have found that carnivores living near people can get more than half of their diets from human food sources, a major lifestyle disruption...

Tetrahedra may explain water ‘s uniqueness

Scientists have used computer simulations and a two-state mathematical model to analyze previous data on water and predicted the location of a liquid-liquid critical...

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