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Environmental: Ecosystems
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As oceans warm, snapping shrimp sound a warning - As Oceans Warm, Snapping Shrimp Sound a Warning      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have confirmed their previous observations that rising temperatures increase the sound of...

Environmental: Ecosystems Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Climate change likely to uproot more Amazon trees - Climate Change Likely to Uproot More Amazon Trees      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Tropical forests are crucial for sucking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But they're also sub ...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Archaeopteryx fossil provides insights into the origins of flight - Archaeopteryx Fossil Provides Insights into the Origins of Flight      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Molting is thought to be unorganized in the first feathered dinosaurs because they had yet to evolve...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Brains and brawn helped crows and ravens take over the world - Brains and Brawn Helped Crows and Ravens Take Over the World      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Crows and ravens have great flying ability, which allows them to gain access to new places more easi...

Anthropology: Early Humans
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Ancient tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia - Ancient Tooth Unlocks Mystery of Denisovans in Asia      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

What links a finger bone and some fossil teeth found in a cave in the remote Altai Mountains of Sibe...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Co-existing mangrove-coral habitats have a new global classification system - Co-existing Mangrove-Coral Habitats Have a New Global Classification System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

By coexisting more closely with mangroves, tropical coral species may have found an alternative habi ...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Seagrass meadows are reliable fishing grounds for food - Seagrass Meadows: A Reliable Source of Food for Fishing      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study in Ocean and Coastal Management shows that seagrass fisheries provide a reliable safety-...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Global analysis identifies at-risk forests - Global Analysis Identifies At-Risk Forests      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers quantify the risk to forests from climate change along three dimensions: carbon storage,...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Forests in protected Indigenous lands are healthier, scientists find - Forests in Protected Indigenous Lands are Healthier, Scientists Find      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Over the last two centuries, human actions have resulted in rising temperatures, a massive carbon im...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Socio-economic factors shown to drive mangrove losses and gains - Socio-Economic Factors Shown to Drive Mangrove Losses and Gains      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research into the drivers of mangrove loss over the past 20 years has revealed that most of the...

Ecology: Trees
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Old World flycatchers' family tree mapped - Old World Flycatchers Family Tree Mapped: A Comprehensive Guide      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The European robin's closest relatives are found in tropical Africa. The European robin is therefore ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Mexican mangroves have been capturing carbon for 5,000 years - Mexican Mangroves: A 5,000-Year-Old Carbon Capture Solution      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have identified a new reason to protect mangrove forests: they've been quietly keeping c...