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News 15 December 2020

When Did Archaic Humans Control Fire?

A familiar geochemical technique shines a new spotlight on early hominin use of fire.
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News 11 December 2020

La Geología y la Química Impulsan la Migración Animal en el Serengueti

Trabajo de campo en Tanzania sugiere que la química del suelo—influenciada por el vulcanismo local y la actividad tectónica—podría ayudar a determinar la migración sin precedentes de más de un millón de ñus.
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News 9 December 2020

Contamination of Medicinal Plants: Implications for Indigenous Health

A new study will trace the legacy of uranium mining on commercially available medicinal plants.
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News 9 December 2020

Will Rising Temperatures Make Rice Too Toxic?

Greenhouse experiments reveal how higher temperatures act to elevate arsenic levels in rice and may help focus efforts to solve a crisis threatening food systems around the world.
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News 8 December 2020

El Oleoducto Keystone Derrama 9,120 Barriles de Petróleo en los Humedales de Dakota

La fuga tuvo lugar en una sección pre-existente del oleoducto Keystone. Este es el cuarto derrame del oleoducto en 9 años.
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News 8 December 2020

Feedback Loops of Fire Activity and Climate Change in Canada

New research documents how a warming climate contributes to patterns in wildfire severity and frequency and how the fires contribute to climate change.
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Black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks, are responsible for transmitting Lyme disease in the United States and Canada.

News 8 December 2020

Lyme Disease and the Dangers of the Forest Edge

Living near a forest edge may be an important risk factor for Lyme disease; these liminal spaces provide the perfect habitat for one of the black-legged tick’s favorite hosts.
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Research Spotlight 4 December 2020

Chemical-Shuttling Bacteria Follow Earth’s Magnetic Field

Magnetotactic bacteria shunt sulfur, nitrogen, and other important elements between oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich waters.
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News 4 December 2020

Our Food Systems Are Complicated. Food Data Don’t Have to Be

Researchers made a “Google Maps” for global food systems. Could it help us tackle food’s thorniest problems?
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Biogeosciences

Editors' Highlights 1 December 2020

High Climatic Response of High-Latitude Forests

The seasonal amplitude of atmospheric CO2 is increasing, partly due to boreal forest responses to warming. Photosynthesis and expansion of boreal forests are shown here to be temperature-limited.
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