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People floating in colorful tubes in the distance down gentle river rapids.
Posted inNews

Labor Day Dips Alter Stream Composition

by Grace van Deelen 30 August 202429 August 2024

Holiday weekend tubing introduces toxic chemicals and shifts microbial communities in a popular Colorado river.

Rows of green ash tree leaves lie on a gridded table
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Urban Lights Make Tree Leaves a Tougher Meal for Insects

by Amy Mayer 28 August 202428 August 2024

Two common street trees in Beijing show different responses to artificial light at night, but both grow leaves that are tougher and less toothsome to insects.

Satellite view of rectangular evaporation ponds used for lithium mining located amid a bright white salt flat.
Posted inOpinions

Concerns over Lithium, Water, and Climate in Earth’s Two Highest Deserts

by Lan Cuo 27 August 202413 February 2025

Brine mining to meet resource demands amid renewable energy transitions is affecting water resources in South America and China. Hydrologists can help understand how and join the search for solutions.

Bright sunlight filters through tall trees growing from a mossy forest floor.
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Microbes in Tree Bark Absorb Millions of Tons of Methane Each Year

by Skyler Ware 23 August 202423 August 2024

New findings suggest that reforestation efforts could have a bigger—and more positive—climate impact than previously estimated.

White bubbles in water next to corals
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Corals Are Simplistic When Conditions Are Acidic

by Anupama Chandrasekaran 16 August 202416 August 2024

Increasing ocean acidity could spell trouble for fish that depend on corals’ many branches for protection.

Menschenmenge auf dem Münchner Oktoberfest vor einem gelben Turm.
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Das Oktoberfest—viel Bierzeltdunst und Methan

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 16 August 202416 August 2024

Unvollständige Verbrennung und biogene Emissionen—Atemausstoß und Flatulenz—machen das Oktoberfest zu einer starken, wenn auch zeitlich begrenzten Quelle des potenten Treibhausgases.

A scientist collects soil samples in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Scientists Race to Document Soil Fungi

by Andrew J. Wight 15 August 202415 August 2024

Genetic sequencing of samples collected from across the country contribute to a global database and may help researchers assess the damage caused by war.

Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest with many channels of water
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Tree Mortality May Lead to Carbon Tipping Point in the Amazon by 2050s

by Rebecca Owen 14 August 202414 August 2024

A new study suggests drought conditions in the Amazon rainforest over the rest of the century.

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Hungry Stingrays Shift Serious Amounts of Sediment

Adityarup Chakravorty, freelance science writer by Adityarup Chakravorty 14 August 202414 August 2024

While digging for food on estuary bottoms, rays push around literally tons of sediment, changing their habitat in profound ways.

A coral reef spotted with bone-white patches where the corals have bleached
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Some Reefs Could Bleach Year-Round by 2080

by Elise Cutts 9 August 202412 August 2024

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions could protect some reefs more than others.

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