Purple martin migration behavior perplexes researchers
Purple martins will soon migrate south for their usual wintertime retreat, but this time the birds will be wearing what look like little backpacks,...
Urban beaches are environmental hotspots for antibiotic resistance after rainfall
New research provide clear links between storm-water discharge, which sometimes includes wet-weather sewer overflow (WWSO) events, and the presence of AbR in microorganisms living...
Urban agriculture can push the sustainability
A group of researchers assessed how urban agriculture can help Phoenix meet its sustainability goals.
A new concept could make more environmentally friendly batteries possible
A new concept for an aluminium battery has twice the energy density as previous versions, is made of abundant materials, and could lead to...
Forecasting global coral bleaching
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0593-7Predicting coral bleaching is critical to better manage and preserve coral reefs from global warming. An...
Temperature patterns and mechanisms influencing coral bleaching during the 2016 El Niño
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0576-8Improved predictions of coral bleaching are critical. In a coordinated global survey effort during the 2016...
Safe mercury levels in Kotzebue Sound fish
A new analysis of Kotzebue Sound fish has found that mercury levels in a variety of its subsistence species are safe for unrestricted consumption....
Ditch the delicate wash cycle to help save our seas
The volume of water used during a wash cycle, rather than the spinning action of the washing machine, is the key factor in the...
Impact of climate change on Louisiana’s Houma tribe
Repeated disasters and environmental changes on Louisiana's Gulf Coast are rapidly eroding the land, and along with it, an Indigenous tribe's ability to sustain...
For this ocean dweller, ability to respond to warming waters is about location
A new study seeks to tease out some of the myriad pressures that drive adaptation in small, widely dispersed marine animals called copepods.
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