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Jellies Transfer a Significant Amount of Carbon to the Deep Ocean

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 14 October 202016 March 2023

Jellyfish and sea salps aren’t getting the credit they deserve for their role in ocean carbon cycling, according to a new study.

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Bat Guano Traces Changes in Agriculture and Hurricane Activity

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 13 October 202010 March 2023

Researchers hiked and rappeled into two caves in Jamaica to collect over 40 kilograms of excrement.

A mosquito feeds on a host.
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Hydrology Helps Identify Future Malaria Hot Spots

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 12 October 202011 January 2022

Complex hydrological processes—not just the amount of rainfall—help determine where malaria-transmitting mosquitoes can thrive.

Close-up of a beautiful soft coral sea fan
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Climate Change May Shift Coral Population Dynamics

by S. Norris 30 September 20208 September 2022

New paleoceanographic research indicates that warming waters may contribute to fewer coral reefs but to a flourishing presence of soft-bodied corals.

Profile of a shrimp against a black background
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Camarones Chasqueadores Hacen Más Ruido en Aguas Cálidas

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 9 September 202022 October 2021

Conforme el océano se calienta debido al cambio climático, ruidos más fuertes podrían enmascarar los llamados de otros animales marinos usados para navegar, buscar alimento o pareja.

Cattle stand in stalls in a stable
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Some Farm Animals Might Have a Sense About Impending Earthquakes

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 24 August 202016 December 2021

Stabled animals seem to grow fidgety in the hours before an earthquake, whereas their free-range counterparts show no discernible difference in behavior.

Thousands of locusts descend on an agricultural field
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Record Locust Swarms Hint at What’s to Come with Climate Change

by R. S. Khan 14 July 20202 March 2023

Warming oceans that feed cyclones have also bred record-breaking swarms of desert locusts. Such plagues could grow bigger and more widespread with climate change.

Metal and concrete salmon pools at Oregon’s McKenzie River Hatchery
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Internal Compass Guides Salmon’s Incredible Journey

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 9 June 202019 July 2022

New study finds evidence that magnetite particles play a role in fish navigation.

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Monitoring African Elephants with Raspberry Shake & Boom

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 28 May 20205 April 2023

A team of researchers has used low-cost devices to record footsteps and vocalizations from African elephants in the field.

Herd of wildebeests descends from a low cliff into a river.
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Geology and Chemistry Drive Animal Migration in the Serengeti

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 27 May 20206 September 2022

Fieldwork in Tanzania suggests that soil chemistry—influenced by local volcanism and tectonic activity—might help dictate the record-setting migration of over a million wildebeests.

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