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Smallholder Farms Maintain Strong Pollinator Diversity – Even When Far From Forests

Pollinator and fruit diversity on the globe’s smallholder farms – which account for up to 80% of all farms – remains strong, despite ecological fragmentation. 

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Polar Bears May Be Adapting to Survive Warmer Climates, Says Study

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments. 

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New Window Insulation Blocks Heat, but Not Your View

Physicists at CU Boulder have designed a new material for insulating windows that could improve the energy efficiency of buildings worldwide—and it works a bit like a high-tech version of Bubble Wrap.

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Pandemic ‘Beneath the Surface’ Has Been Quietly Wiping Out Sea Urchins Around the World

Researchers have shown that a 2022-2023 mass mortality event has driven previously abundant populations of Diadema africanum sea urchins throughout the Canary Islands to near-extinction. 

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Nine New-to-Vermont Bee Species Discovered

A new count of Vermont’s bee species has identified nine species not previously reported in the Green Mountain State, bringing the total number of species in Vermont to 352, more than any northern New England state.

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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Worsened Pediatric Asthma in U.S. Northeast: UVM Study

New research from the University of Vermont reveals exposure to smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 led to worsening asthma symptoms in children in Vermont and upstate New York.

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New Study Warns of 'Creeping Catastrophe' as Climate Change Drives a Global Rise in Infectious Diseases

Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as new or emerging pathogens, according to a major international study led by The Global Health Network at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine and commissioned by Welcome.

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Orcas and Dolphins Seen Hunting Together For the First Time

A new study has revealed that two top ocean predators—northern resident killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins—join forces to find and feast on salmon off B.C., with the first video of its kind showing the two species hunting for food and suggesting they have forged a co-operative relationship that may provide mutual benefits.  

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A New Approach to Carbon Capture Could Slash Costs

Chemical engineers have found a simple way to make capturing carbon emissions from industrial plants more energy-efficient.

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The Mystery of the Missing Deep Ocean Carbon Fixers

UCSB study reshapes understanding of deep-ocean carbon storage with implications for long-term climate stability.

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