World’s biggest fisheries supported by seagrass meadows
Scientific research has provided the first quantitative global evidence of the significant role that seagrass meadows play in supporting world fisheries productivity.
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Lightning in the eyewall of a hurricane beamed antimatter toward the ground
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Advanced biofuels can be produced extremely efficiently, confirms industrial demonstration
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Japanese student discovers new crustacean species in deep sea hydrothermal vent
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Model tropical Atlantic biases underpin diminished Pacific decadal variability
Model tropical Atlantic biases underpin diminished Pacific decadal variabilityModel tropical Atlantic biases underpin diminished Pacific decadal variability, Published online: 21 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0163-4Simulation of...
Antibiotic resistance increases with local temperature
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A climate for antibiotic resistance
A climate for antibiotic resistanceA climate for antibiotic resistance, Published online: 21 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0183-0Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis. Research now...
No evidence of natural gas from fracking in found Ohio drinking water
A study of drinking water in Appalachian Ohio found no evidence of natural gas contamination from recent oil and gas drilling. Geologists examined drinking...
Dogs born in the summertime more likely to suffer heart disease
Dogs born June through August are at higher risk of heart disease than those born other months, rising in July to 74 percent higher...
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