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COVID-19 pandemic could decimate outdoor environmental, science education programs
A survey of 1,000 outdoor education programs nationwide finds that nearly two-thirds are in danger of folding because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such programs...
New fossil discovery shows 50 million-year-old Canada-Australia connection
The discovery of a tiny insect fossil in Western Canada is unearthing big questions about the global movement of animals across deep time. The...
Surprising growth rates discovered in world’s deepest photosynthetic corals
New research has revealed unexpectedly high growth rates for deep water photosynthetic corals. The study alters the assumption that deep corals living on the...
Carbon emission from permafrost soils underestimated by 14%
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The many lifetimes of plastics
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Exposure to air pollution impairs cellular energy metabolism
Exposure to air particulate matter impairs the metabolism of olfactory mucosal cells, according to a recent study. The results can contribute to a better...
Scientists unravel the evolution and relationships for all European butterflies
For the first time, a complete time-calibrated phylogeny for a large group of invertebrates is published for an entire continent. Scientists provide a diagrammatic...
Understanding and managing connected extreme events
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0790-4The impacts of extreme weather and climate can be amplified by physical interactions among events and...
Sea-ice loss amplifies summertime decadal CO<sub>2</sub> increase in the western Arctic Ocean
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0784-2Surface CO2 concentrations in the western Arctic Ocean differ due to local processes. During the period...
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