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Mendenhall Glacier to Pull Toe From Lake

In the near future, Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier will withdraw its icy toe from the lake of its making, scientists say.

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An E.U. Plan to Slash Micropollutants in Wastewater Is Under Attack

A few miles north of Berlin, the Schönerlinde wastewater treatment plant hums with quiet urgency. Dark brown water flows through a series of concrete tanks, alive with microorganisms breaking down almost everything that’s flushed away in the northeastern parts of the nearby German capital.

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World Reaches a Climate ‘Tipping Point,’ Imperiling Coral Reefs

Scientists say that warming has breached a critical threshold for tropical coral reefs, which are expected to see catastrophic losses in the years ahead.

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Acoustic Tagging Seeks Answers to King Salmon Decline

An ambitious new research project is aiming to better understand the lives of king salmon by focusing on their difficult journey from freshwater habitat to the ocean.

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UK Heatwaves Overwhelm Natural Ecological Safeguards to Increase Wildfire Risk

Extreme conditions including 40C heat seen in 2022 led to all fuel sources in heathlands to dry leading to significant increase in threat of wildfire incidents.

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Engineering Next-generation Fertilizers

MIT postdoc Giorgio Rizzo harnesses plant chemistry to design sustainable fertilizers that could reshape modern farming.

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Combining Anti-tumour Drugs with Chemo May Improve Rare Children’s Cancer Outcomes

Phase 2 trial found adding Bevacizumab to different chemotherapy drugs led to more patients’ tumours shrinking, which has helped to change routine UK treatment.

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More Milk, Less Methane in Mixed Pastures?

Research team conducts meta-analysis on the potential of diverse pasture lands for dairy farming.

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“PeTCaT” Investigates the Impact of Greenhouse Gases From Rapidly Thawing Permafrost

Arctic permafrost stores massive amounts of organic carbon in its frozen soils and deeper deposits.

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The Many Uses of Driftwood: The First Large-Scale Mapping of Arctic Coastlines

Driftwood plays a key role in Arctic coastal ecosystems: it stores carbon, stabilises coastlines and provides a habitat for animals.

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