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Harpy Eagles Concentrate Precious Nutrients in the Amazon

Adityarup Chakravorty, freelance science writer by Adityarup Chakravorty 10 May 202325 May 2023

Amazon soils are usually low in the nutrients that plants covet, but harpy eagles can create local hot spots with their poop and prey.

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Marine Life May Be Headed to Higher Latitudes

by Mackenzie White 19 April 202319 April 2023

Researchers tracked plankton through a changing climate over 8 million years. Now, that knowledge is helping scientists understand the coming effects of warming oceans.

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Gardens Are Good for the Neighborhood

by Rebecca Owen 28 March 202329 March 2023

A new study highlights the benefits of urban gardens for their human caretakers and local ecosystems.

A wooden fence surrounds a field of corn. In the background, cars head toward a farmhouse.
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Conserving Biodiversity Could Alter Crop Production

by Saima May Sidik 14 March 202314 March 2023

Researchers examined the land use trade-offs that could come with protecting at-risk species. But some scientists question what should be prioritized.

Close-up view of bright green algae fronds
Posted inScience Updates

Making Sense of the Great Barrier Reef’s Mysterious Green Donuts

by Jody Webster, Mardi McNeil, Helen Bostock, Luke Nothdurft and Maria Byrne 9 March 202321 December 2023

Researchers set sail to the Great Barrier Reef to study how ring-shaped algae deposits formed and evolved, what feeds them, and the diversity of creatures that call them home.

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Why Tropical Forests Are Important for Our Well-Being

by Laura Borma 3 March 20237 June 2023

Tropical forests play a critical role in supporting human well-being, food security, and the maintenance of biodiversity.

A cloudy sky above a landscape of evergreens and trees lacking any leaves, a cascade of beaver ponds cuts through the forest. On the right side of one of the ponds, a moose stands with its head down, reflected in the water.
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Scientists EEAGER-ly Track Beavers Across Western United States

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 3 January 20233 January 2023

Efficiently tracking nature’s engineers—beavers—at the scale of entire watersheds over time is now possible, thanks to a new artificial intelligence–trained model called EEAGER.

Refugia dot a hillside in the western Cascades after the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire, one of the largest blazes in Oregon’s history.
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Last Tree Standing

by Robin Donovan 22 December 202222 December 2022

Refugia repopulate forests after fires, but climate change is making these woodlands increasingly unpredictable.

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Fluid Dynamics of Tiny, Ancient Marine Animals

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 November 202217 February 2023

Water flow simulations using 3D models of fossils yield new clues to the evolution of organisms known as medusozoans.

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Maui Endures More Drought and Drier Streams

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 29 July 202229 July 2022

Drought continues to threaten Maui’s native land-based and marine ecosystems, water resources, and traditional ways of life. But conservationists have hope—and ways to fight back.

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