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Eyewitness accounts fill in details of 1946 Dominican Republic tsunami

Almost 70 years later, the man remembers the August day in Playa Rincon, when he clung to the top of an almond tree to...

437 million tons of fish, $560 billion wasted due to destructive fishing operations

Industrial fisheries that rely on bottom trawling wasted 437 million tonnes of fish and missed out on $560 billion in revenue over the past...

Uncertainty in long-run economic growth likely points toward greater emissions, climate change costs

A challenge in estimating the extent and cost of damages from climate change over the next 100 years is developing forecasts of long-run economic...

New lineage of microbes living in Yellowstone sheds light on origin of life

Scientists have found a new lineage of microbes living in Yellowstone National Park's thermal features that sheds light on the origin of life, the...

Accumulating over time, even low concentrations of silver can foil wastewater treatment

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Insurance industry dangerously unprepared for extreme weather, study finds

As historic flooding caused by climate change devastates communities in New Brunswick and British Columbia, new research reveals the insurance industry hasn't considered a...

Early BPA exposure may influence cardiac function, according to new study in neonatal rats

A new study paves the way for translational research examining cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with short-term BPA exposure in infancy. By examining neonatal...

Hippos: Global change may alter the way that hippos shape the environment around them

Community ecologists have found that global change may alter the way that hippos shape the environment around them.

American tropics, Amazon origins

A new study is suggesting many of the plants and animals that call Latin America home may actually have their roots in the Amazon....

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