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The Rise of Plant Life Changed How Rivers Move, Study Shows

Research reveals that unvegetated meandering rivers can geologically masquerade as braided rivers, suggesting they were much more common in the first 90 percent of Earth’s history than previously thought.

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Nature Could Be an Effective Self-Help Tool for Improving Mental Health

Engaging with nature could be an effective measure for those with low wellbeing to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.

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Ecology Professor Explores How and Why Forests Change

Almost everything Nina Wurzburger does — at least in terms of research — relates to forests.

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Temporary Slowdown in Melting of Arctic Sea Ice, Study Finds

Arctic sea ice has been melting at a slower rate for the past 20 years, despite human-induced global warming.

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Combination of Policies Could Drive ‘Clean Steel’ Transition

A combination of policies could drive the transition to “clean steel” – cutting emissions from a hard-to-decarbonise industry, new research shows.

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Meet the UT Student Tracking Microplastics in Austin Lakes

Many geoscientists get into the field through a love of the outdoors and a chance to escape the city. 

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Saving Bees with ‘Superfoods’: New Engineered Supplement Found to Boost Colony Reproduction

A new study led by the University of Oxford could provide a cost-effective and sustainable solution to help tackle the devastating decline in honeybees. 

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NASA: Ceres May Have Had Long-standing Energy to Fuel Habitability

The dwarf planet is cold now, but new research paints a picture of Ceres hosting a deep, long-lived energy source that may have maintained habitable conditions in the past.

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Wildfire Smoke Exacerbates Ozone Pollution

Wildfires release vast amounts of visible pollutants into the atmosphere that darken skies and push people indoors to avoid unhealthy air. 

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The 8,000-Year History of Great Salt Lake and Its Watershed Is Recorded in Sediments

Over the past 8,000 years, Utah’s Great Salt Lake has been sensitive to changes in climate and water inflow. 

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