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How urban seasnakes lost their stripes
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Human-caused warming likely led to recent streak of record-breaking temperatures
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Engineers find better way to detect nanoparticles
An engineering team has made major strides recently in the study and manipulation of light. The team's most recent discovery of the sensing capability...
Marine noise pollution stresses and confuses fish
Increased noise pollution in the oceans is confusing fish and compromising their ability to recognise and avoid predators.
The only way is up: Trees help reptiles thrive
If graziers leave trees in place on their land, all types of reptiles will benefit, investigators suggest in a new report.
Efforts to reduce pollution from agriculture paying off slowly
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Plants love microbes, and so do farmers
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Drone tech offers new ways to manage climate change
An innovation providing key clues to how humans might manage forests and cities to cool the planet is taking flight. Researchers are using drone...
Climate change: Silver fir beats Norway spruce and European beech
Climate change is making Swiss forests warmer and drier. The trees would have to adapt genetically to the rapidly changing climate to continue flourishing...
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