Disaster recovery requires rebuilding livelihoods
The short-term losses people suffer when natural disasters strike can turn into long-term poverty if reconstruction policies don't consider how people are going to...
Injuries and loss of life boost religious faith after disasters
Weather-related disasters can make people more religious but it depends on the toll they inflict, suggests new research. If a disaster injures a significant...
Invasive species of coral boasts amazing capacity for regeneration
Colonies of sun coral multiply rapidly, driving native corals out. Scientists investigate whether the rising of oceanic temperature, combined with increasing activity of the...
Study in Fiji finds that removing sea cucumbers spells trouble for shallow coastal waters
The sea cucumber's unimpressive appearance belies the outsized role these creatures play in converting decomposing organic matter into recyclable nutrients and keeping coastal ecosystems...
Microbiome differences between urban and rural populations start soon after birth
An analysis comparing the intestinal microbiomes of both infants and adults living in rural and urban areas of Nigeria has revealed that not only...
Earth could have supported continental crust, life earlier than thought
The early Earth might have been habitable much earlier than thought, according to new research.
Scientists analyze first direct images of dissolved organic carbon from the ocean
In a first, researchers have obtained direct images of dissolved organic carbon molecules from the ocean, allowing better analysis and characterization of compounds that...
Secret life of an enigmatic Antarctic apex predator
Scientists have, for the first time, tracked the lives of leopard seals as they migrate around Antarctica. The team followed these formidable predators as...
Surprising resurgence of red spruce likely result of cleaner air and warmer winters
When scientists found a resurgence of red spruce in northeastern forests, they had a lot of questions. Fifty years ago, red spruce was the...
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