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Elephant extinction will raise carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere
Forest elephants engineer the ecosystem of the entire central African forest, and their catastrophic decline toward extinction has implications for carbon policy.
Lobster organs and reflexes damaged by marine seismic surveys
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Coping skills program helps social service workers reduce stress, trauma after disasters
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The geoengineering of consent: How conspiracists dominate YouTube climate science content
Most YouTube videos relating to climate change prevention oppose scientific consensus and hijack technical terms to appear credible, according to a new study.
Exposure to common chemicals in plastics linked to childhood obesity
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How to consider nature’s impact on mental health in city plans
An international team has created a framework for how city planners and municipalities around the world can start to measure the mental health benefits...
Climate change could revive medieval megadroughts in US Southwest
A new study provides the first comprehensive theory for why there were clusters of megadroughts in the American Southwest during Medieval times. The authors...
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