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Study Finds Ocean Impacts Nearly Double Economic Cost of Climate Change

For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

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Decoding the Arctic to Predict Winter Weather

Every autumn, as the Northern Hemisphere moves toward winter, Judah Cohen starts to piece together a complex atmospheric puzzle.

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How Hidden Factors Beneath Istanbul Shape Earthquake Risk

The fault beneath Istanbul doesn’t behave the way scientists once thought.

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Microplastics Detected in Rural Woodland

Air-polluting microplastics have been found in rural areas in greater quantities than in cities, researchers say.

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El Niño and La Niña Make Water Extremes Move in Sync

Water extremes such as droughts and floods have a huge impact on communities, ecosystems, and economies. 

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Extreme Heat Waves Disrupt Honey Bee Thermoregulation and Threaten Colony Survival

Although honey bees have the ability to regulate hive temperatures, new research published in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology shows that extreme summer heat can overwhelm these critical pollinators' cooling systems, leading to significant colony population declines.

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Scientists Detect Atmosphere on Molten Rocky Exoplanet

Strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky planet outside our solar system - a thick blanket of gases above an ocean of magma.

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Digital Twins in the Arctic: How Svalbard is Becoming a Living Lab for Marine Restoration

A new tool is helping researchers simulate erosion and climate change, turning data into action.

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How Wheat Fends Off Fungi

Cereals have natural resistance to pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance.

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Fish Farming Least Harmful in Northern Norway

A study of the environmental conditions around fish farms reveals a surprising trend.

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