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Locust Swarms Destroy Crops — Scientists Found a Way to Stop It

Study believed to be the first to test this method in real-world farming conditions; soil amendments resulted in fewer locusts, less damage and a doubled crop yield.

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Recent Tundra Fires ‘Exceed Anything in Past 3,000 Years’

Wildfires on Alaska’s North Slope were more active this past century than at any time in the past 3,000 years, according to a study recently published in the journal Biogeosciences.

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Mosquitoes’ Thirst for Human Blood Has Increased as Biodiversity Loss Worsens

In an ecosystem that’s losing much of its biodiversity, mosquitoes might be shifting to a new food source.

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New Funding Supports Research on Soil Microbiomes and Their Resilience to Change

Drylands cover more than 40% of the Earth's terrestrial surface, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and support 40% of the global population.

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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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