A ‘regime shift’ is happening in the Arctic Ocean
Scientists find the growth of phytoplankton in the Arctic Ocean has increased 57 percent over just two decades, enhancing its ability to soak up...
Why stakeholders in ‘wind energy vs biological conservation’ conflict have low mutual trust
Each year, wind turbines are responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of airborne animals such as bats. To find a constructive way...
Socio-economic, environmental impacts of COVID-19 quantified
How is COVID-19 impacting people and the planet and what are the implications for a post-pandemic world? A new study quantifies the socio-economic losses...
Aquaculture’s role in nutrition in the COVID-19 era
A new paper examines the economics of an aquaculture industry of the future that is simultaneously environmentally sustainable and nutritious for the nearly 1...
A new look at deep-sea microbes
Microbes found deeper in the ocean are believed to have slow population turnover rates and low amounts of available energy. But a new examination...
Two climate patterns predict coral bleaching months earlier
A new study may help researchers predict coral bleaching months earlier than current tools, and, for the first time, may help predict invasion events...
Lead fallout from Notre Dame fire was likely overlooked
A new study used soil samples collected from neighborhoods around the cathedral to estimate local amounts of lead fallout from the fire.
Daytime aardvark sightings are a sign of troubled times
New research reveals what a shift from night-time to daytime activity means for the well-being of aardvarks in a warming and drying world.
Access to nature requires attention when addressing community health needs
Nature is a tool to address deeply entrenched health disparities; health systems should work to increase nature access, as they have with other social...
Extreme rainfall events cause top-heavy aquatic food webs
Scientists across seven different sites throughout Central and South America replicated the extreme rainfall events predicted by climate change science. Using the insect larvae...
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