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When Rust Falls from a Tree

Whether on a car, a garden fence, or a ship: a coat of paint protects against rust. 

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The Breakdown of Natural Systems Could Intensify Warming by 30 Percent

As the planet heats up, tundras are thawing, wetlands are fermenting, and forests are succumbing to larger and more frequent wildfires. 

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Sea-Level Rise Could Squeeze Shorebirds Out of Critical Coastal Habitat, Researchers Find

As sea levels rise, coastal wetlands around the world are expected to shrink – and researchers at the University of British Columbia have found this could put the world’s shorebirds and their critical habitat at risk.

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1,000 Times Faster Operations Bring Reliable Quantum Computing a Step Closer

So far, quantum computers have been held back by their extreme sensitivity to errors and external disturbances.

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Coyote Density Is 9 Times Higher in Seattle Than in Washington’s Wild Lands

Once coyotes get a taste for city living, the call of the wild fades to a whisper. 

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Dangerous Hot Days Are Spreading Beyond Summer

Extreme heat has become more common—as both research and lived experience show—but when it arrives is a different question.

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Scientists Use Water Isotopes to Map Changes in Amazon Rainfall

The historic droughts of 2023 and 2024 in the Amazon reduced river flows and altered the composition of rainfall in the region.

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Researchers Tune into Arctic Under-ice Sounds and Test Through-ice Communication

The work is part of a multiyear effort to develop a distributed sensor network for relaying data collected from this critical region.

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Playing Against Climate Risk

Climate scientist Sai Ravela is using games to help coastal communities find creative adaptations to climate change.

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AI Helps to Open New Routes to Earlier Diagnosis and Treatment of Crohn’s Disease

Generative AI gives health experts the ability to create realistic synthetic genetic data that helps to identify behaviour of disease complications.

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