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Microplastic sizes in Hudson-Raritan Estuary and coastal ocean revealed
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A mechanism for regional variations in snowpack melt under rising temperature
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 March 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-00996-wWarming causes mountain snowpack to melt earlier during local spring. An idealized model suggests that melt...
When using pyrite to understand Earth’s ocean and atmosphere: Think local, not global
Scientists have long used information from sediments at the bottom of the ocean to reconstruct the conditions in oceans of the past. But a...
Oahu marine protected areas offer limited protection of coral reef herbivorous fishes
Marine protected areas (MPAs) around Oahu do not adequately protect populations of herbivorous reef fishes that eat algae on coral reefs.
Under climate stress, human innovation set stage for population surge
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Pesticide imidacloprid threatens future for key pollinator
An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders the reproduction of ground-nesting bees -- valuable pollinators for many food...
Microbes deep beneath seafloor survive on byproducts of radioactive process
Researchers found that microbes living in ancient sediment below the seafloor are sustained primarily by chemicals created by the natural irradiation of water molecules....
Changing the silkworm’s diet to spin stronger silk
Researchers have produced cellulose nanofiber (CNF) synthesized silk naturally through a simple tweak to silkworms' diet. Mixing CNF with commercially available food and feeding...
Stark warning: Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic
Eminent scientists warn that key ecosystems around Australia and Antarctica are collapsing, and propose a three-step framework to combat irreversible global damage.
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