Yes, but not quite the way researchers expected it to.
Health & Ecosystems
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Balancing the Deep Ocean Plastics Budget
Up to 11 million metric tons of plastic are sitting on the seafloor, mostly near coasts and shipping corridors.
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Extra Carbon Dioxide Helps Lower Layers of the Amazon Thrive—for Now
Plants living in the shadows grew faster when exposed to excess carbon dioxide. But this short-term effect could vanish in a high-emission-induced warmer future, making the forest a carbon source.
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Lakes Worldwide Need a Checkup
Lakes are facing a slew of health issues that may become chronic. Can human health care strategies help?
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Ocean Waves Mist Decades-Old PFAS into the Atmosphere
“Forever chemicals” enter the air as sea spray aerosols, polluting coastlines and beyond.
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Núcleos de hielo de la Antártica capturan la contaminación de los metales pesados y su historia
Un núcleo de hielo que tiene registro más de 2 milenios, sugiere que la minería y la metalurgia aumentaron y disminuyeron con acontecimientos como las guerras y las epidemias.
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How Are Deep Soils Responding to Warming?
Scientists aim to integrate observations from deep-soil-warming experiments worldwide to better understand how ecosystems vital to food security and environmental health will react to climate change.
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Anthropocene Activities Dramatically Alter Deep Underground Fluid Flux
Scientists call for improved understanding of how our influence on deep subsurface fluids and microbes might affect the larger Earth system.
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Moonlit Nights Change a Coral Reef’s Tune
Some reef fish get chattier when the Moon is out, while feisty snapping shrimp and other invertebrates pipe down.
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Northern Permafrost Region Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It Captures
Permafrost underlies a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere. A comprehensive analysis shows that the area may have shifted from a sink to a source of greenhouse gases, bringing a longtime prediction to fruition.