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Published Hope for salamanders? Study recalibrates climate change effects - Hope for Salamanders? Study Recalibrates Climate Change Effects
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For tiny salamanders squirming skin-to-soil, big-picture weather patterns may seem as far away as ou...
Published Island-inhabiting giants, dwarfs more vulnerable to extinction - Island-inhabiting giants, dwarfs more vulnerable to extinction
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Island-dwelling mammal species often expand or contract in size, becoming giant or dwarf versions of...
Published Mudskippers could be key to understanding evolution of blinking - Mudskippers: The Key to Understanding the Evolution of Blinking
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Blinking is crucial for the eye. It's how animals clean their eyes, protect them, and even communica ...
Published Out of the frying pan: Coyotes, bobcats move into human-inhabited areas to avoid apex predators -- only to be killed by people - Out of the Frying Pan: Coyotes, Bobcats Move into Human-Inhabited Areas to Avoid Apex Predators -- Only to be Killed by People
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Conservationists have argued that the presence of wolves and other apex predators, so named because...
Published Light pollution may extend mosquitoes' biting season - Light Pollution May Extend Mosquitoes' Biting Season
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A new study's finding that urban light pollution may disrupt the winter dormancy period for mosquito...
Published Scientists discover new embryonic cell type that self-destructs to protect the developing embryo - Scientists Discover a New Embryonic Cell Type that Self-Destructs to Protect the Developing Embryo
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Scientists have uncovered a new quality control system that removes damaged cells from early develop...
Published 'Zero plant extinction' is possible, says plant ecologist - Zero Plant Extinction is Possible, Says Plant Ecologist
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Like animals, many plant species are struggling to adapt to a human-dominated planet. However, plant...
Published Forests face fierce threats from multiple industries, not just agricultural expansion - Forests Face Fierce Threats from Multiple Industries, Not Just Agricultural Expansion
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Intact forests are important climate regulators and harbors of biodiversity, but they are rapidly di...
Published Atmospheric acidity impacts oceanic ecology - Atmospheric Acidity Impacts Oceanic Ecology
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Increased acidity in the atmosphere is disrupting the ecological balance of the oceans, according to...
Published New modelling shows how interrupted flows in Australia's Murray River endanger frogs - New Modelling Shows How Interrupted Flows in Australia's Murray River Endanger Frogs
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Flooding in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin is creating ideal breeding conditions for many native s...
Published Insect bite marks show first fossil evidence for plants' leaves folding up at night - Insect Bite Marks Reveal Fossil Evidence of Plants Folding Up at Night
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Plants can move in ways that might surprise you. Some of them even show 'sleep movements,' folding o...
Published Scientists say sea-level changes formed Australia's K'Gari Sand Island, Great Barrier Reef - Scientists Say Sea-Level Changes Formed Australia's K'Gari Sand Island, Great Barrier Reef
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Researchers report evidence the formation of K'gari and the Great Barrier Reef are linked to a chang...
Published Caribbean seagrasses provide services worth $255B annually, including vast carbon storage, study shows - Caribbean Seagrasses: The Unsung Heroes of the Ocean
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Caribbean seagrasses provide about $255 billion in services to society annually, including $88.3 bil...
Published Disparities in who dwells behind crumbling US levees - Disparities in Who Dwells Behind Crumbling US Levees
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In the United States, tens of millions of people live behind levees, but historically disadvantaged...
Published Laser creates a miniature magnetosphere - Laser Creates a Miniature Magnetosphere: A Breakthrough in Plasma Physics
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A research team realized magnetic reconnection driven by electron dynamics in laser-produced plasmas...
Published Coastal ecosystems are a net greenhouse gas sink, new research shows - Coastal Ecosystems: A Net Greenhouse Gas Sink
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A new greenhouse gas budget shows coastal ecosystems globally are a net greenhouse gas sink for carb...
Published Corals saving corals - Corals Saving Corals: A New Hope for Coral Reefs
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Corals resistant to disease can rescue more vulnerable corals, UC Davis found. Raising corals with d...
Published Archaea in a warming climate become less diverse, more predictable - Archaea in a Warming Climate Become Less Diverse, More Predictable
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Using a long-term multifactor experimental field site researchers showed that experimental warming o...
Published Study shows how biodiversity of coral reefs around the world changes with depth - Study Shows How Biodiversity of Coral Reefs Around the World Changes with Depth
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Dramatic differences between shallow and mesophotic reefs stress the importance of studying--and con...
Published Deforestation darkening the seas above world's second biggest reef - Deforestation Darkening the Seas Above World's Second Biggest Reef
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Converting Central American tropical forests into agricultural land is changing the color and compos...