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Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Sunlight pulps the plastic soup - Sunlight Pulp the Plastic Soup: A Revolutionary Solution to Plastic Pollution      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Environmental scientists calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappears...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Is climate change disrupting maritime boundaries? - Is Climate Change Disrupting Maritime Boundaries?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Coral reef islands and their reefs -- found across in the Indo-Pacific -- naturally grow and shrink ...

Archaeology: General
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Octopus lures from the Mariana Islands found to be oldest in the world - Octopus Lures from the Mariana Islands Found to be Oldest in the World      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An archaeological study has determined that cowrie-shell artifacts found throughout the Mariana Isla...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Henderson island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species - Henderson Island Fossils Reveal New Polynesian Sandpiper Species      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Fossil bones collected in the early 1990s on Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Group, have reve...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Previously undescribed lineage of Archaea illuminates microbial evolution - Previously Undescribed Lineage of Archaea Illuminates Microbial Evolution      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists describe a previously unknown phylum of aquatic Archaea that are likely dependent on part...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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West Coast waters returning to normal but salmon catches lagging - West Coast Waters Returning to Normal but Salmon Catches Lagging      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Ocean conditions off most of the US West Coast are returning roughly to average, after an extreme ma...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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NASA maps El Niño's shift on US precipitation - NASA Maps El Niño's Shift on US Precipitation      (via sciencedaily.com) 

This winter, areas across the globe experienced a shift in rain patterns due to the natural weather...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Ancient landslide destroyed area size of Cincinnati - Ancient Landslide Destroyed Area Size of Cincinnati      (via sciencedaily.com) 

University of Cincinnati geologists reconstructed a massive landslide in Nevada that wiped out an ar...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Ocean temperatures impact Central American climate more than once thought - Ocean Temperatures Impact Central American Climate More Than Once Thought      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers examined the rainfall history of Central America over the last 11,000 years. The results...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Stalagmite holds key to predicting droughts, floods for India - Stalagmite Holds Key to Predicting Droughts, Floods for India      (via sciencedaily.com) 

By studying the last 50 years of growth of a stalagmite from Mawmluh Cave, they found an unexpected...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Reef fish must relearn the 'rules of engagement' after coral bleaching - Reef Fish Must Relearn the 'Rules of Engagement' After Coral Bleaching      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Mass coral bleaching events are making it harder for some species of reef fish to identify competito...