How a dam failure near a small town in Pennsylvania continues to cast a shadow over the region more than 100 years later.
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Will Melting Sea Ice Expose Marine Animals to New Diseases?
Marine mammals previously separated by Arctic ice may have more opportunities to interact as water routes redefine habitats and species ranges.
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Former NOAA Head Calls for Renewed Social Contract for Science
Jane Lubchenco says this is a “moment of truth” about climate change and that scientists need to think about their obligations and responsibilities to society.
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Are Beavers Nature’s “Little Firefighters”?
It’s about dam time: Beavers are acknowledged for their firefighting skills in five recent blazes.
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Hurricanes Hit Puerto Rico’s Mangroves Harder Than Florida’s
The scale and pattern of damage to the Puerto Rican forests suggest a complex interplay between wind, land, and sea.
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Location, Location, Location: The How-to’s of Asteroid Sampling
Finding the right spot to grab a sample of Bennu was more of a challenge than the OSIRIS-REx team had originally planned.
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Scientists and Activists Examine Need for Climate Action
Scientists shouldn’t have to apologize for being advocates “for a fact-based, objective discourse over what is arguably the greatest threat that we face as a civilization.”
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Human Brains Have Tiny Bits of Magnetic Material
Here’s the first map of the magnetic mineral magnetite in the human brain. Turns out that our brain stem may be full of it.
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Keeping Indigenous Science Knowledge out of a Colonial Mold
A new working model could help scientists design and facilitate research that adheres to both scientific and cultural ethics standards when working with indigenous knowledge about climate and the environment.
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Ocean Science Decade Calls Attention to a Wave of Concerns
The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is a wake-up call and a motivation to manage the ocean sustainably.