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Understanding how fishers fish on coral reefs can inform fishery management strategies
A study of spearfishing on a Caribbean coral reef illustrates how understanding the process of fishing can help in developing management strategies to address...
New system could remove two water pollutants from agricultural fields
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Coral disease outbreaks fluctuate with El Niño years, new research finds
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Methane-eating microbes may reduce release of gases as Antarctic ice sheets melt
A lake beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet contains large amounts of methane and describes how methane-eating microbes may keep the climate-warming gas from...
Carbon farming: California focus on soil to meet climate, water goals.
Soil’s ability to capture carbon and store water has led to an upsurge of interest in this often overlooked natural resource.
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Another big oil company drops $100,000 into state Senate race.
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Jinyoung Lee Englund, Republican candidate for the State Senate in pivotal 45th District race. The district enbraces Kirkland, Woodinville and...
Fracking, not hacking, has Texas GOP congressmen mad at Russia.
On June 29, U.S. Reps. Lamar Smith and Randy Weber wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury alleging a massive Russian disinformation campaign...
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