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Environmental: Ecosystems Offbeat: Earth and Climate
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Microbial miners could help humans colonize the moon and Mars - Microbial Miners: The Key to Colonizing the Moon and Mars      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The biochemical process by which cyanobacteria acquire nutrients from rocks in Chile's Atacama Deser...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Beyond humans -- mammal combat in extreme environs - Beyond Humans -- Mammal Combat in Extreme Environs      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study indicates previously unknown high altitude contests between two of America's most sensat...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Stalagmites trace climate history and impact from volcanic eruptions - Stalagmites Trace Climate History and Impact from Volcanic Eruptions      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The soils and vegetation of Patagonia's fjord regions form a unique and highly sensitive ecosystem t...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Boo! How do Mexican cavefish escape predators? - Boo! How Mexican Cavefish Escape Predators      (via sciencedaily.com) 

When startled, do all fish respond the same way? A few fish, like Mexican cavefish, have evolved in...

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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As sea ice retreats, narwhals are changing their migration patterns - As Sea Ice Retreats, Narwhals Are Changing Their Migration Patterns      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Narwhals are changing their migration patterns in response to pressure from changing Arctic climates...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Rainy days on track to double in the Arctic by 2100 - Rainy Days on Track to Double in the Arctic by 2100      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Today, more snow than rain falls in the Arctic, but this is expected to reverse by the end of the ce...

Ecology: Endangered Species Ecology: Extinction Ecology: General Ecology: Research Environmental: Ecosystems
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Can elephants save the planet? - Can Elephants Save the Planet?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers report that elephants play a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric c...

Ecology: Trees Environmental: Ecosystems
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Forests recovering from logging act as a source of carbon - Forests Recovering from Logging Act as a Source of Carbon      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Tropical forests recovering from logging are sources of carbon for years afterwards, contrary to pre...

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...

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...

Environmental: Ecosystems Geoscience: Landslides Geoscience: Severe Weather
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A changing flood recipe for Las Vegas - A Changing Flood Recipe for Las Vegas      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Las Vegas, with its rapid urbanization and desert landscape, is highly vulnerable to flooding. For t...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Trees and green roofs can help reduce the urban heat island effect - Trees and Green Roofs: A Natural Solution to the Urban Heat Island Effect      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Air pollution experts have found that green infrastructure (GI), such as trees, can help reduce temp...