Double jeopardy for fish diversity
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01110-wAs climate change impacts marine ecosystems, fish must migrate or adapt and eventually speciate to preserve...
The ‘phytoplankton factory’ — from nutrients to algae growth
Phytoplankton are the foundation of ocean ecosystems: like rainforests, they consume carbon from the atmosphere, form the basis of the marine food web and...
Face masks protect against aerosolized toxins from algal blooms, study finds
Intense blooms of toxic algae are becoming common occurrences along the coast of Florida and elsewhere. Results from a new study found that wearing...
Mountain lions moved less, downsized territory during LA’s pandemic shutdown
As people sheltered in place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sightings of wildlife in urban areas reinforced an intuitive belief: Carnivores were...
Researchers discover fresh water in the Mediterranean Sea
There is enough water on our planet, but by far the largest part is salt water that is unsuitable as drinking water. Therefore, especially...
Minor volcanic eruptions could ‘cascade’ into global catastrophe
Researchers call for a shift in focus away from risks of 'super-volcanic' eruptions and towards likelier scenarios of smaller eruptions in key global 'pinch...
Nitrogen inputs in the ancient ocean
It was long assumed that cyanobacteria were mainly responsible for fixing nitrogen on early Earth, thus making nitrogen available to the biosphere. Researchers now...
Polymer coating accelerates fuel production
Researchers have found that introducing a polymer coating onto a tin catalyst accelerated the conversion of a greenhouse gas (CO2) into an industrial fuel...
Solving solar puzzle could help save Earth from planet-wide blackouts
Understanding the Sun's magnetic dynamo could help predict solar weather, such as potentially dangerous geothermal storms, solar flares and sunspots. Mathematicians have proposed a...
Up to 85 per cent of historical salmon habitat lost in Lower Fraser region
For perhaps the first time ever, researchers have mapped out the true extent of habitat loss for salmon in the Lower Fraser River, one...
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