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Study First to Show if Nesting Heat Affects Sea Turtle Hatchling ‘IQ’

As sand temperatures continue to rise, concerns about the future of sea turtles are growing. Hotter nests not only skew sex ratios – producing more females – but also reduce hatchling survival, slow growth, and increase the likelihood of physical deformities.

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Researchers Discover Mechanism That Can Ramp Up Magnitude of Certain Earthquakes

In July 2024, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Calama, Chile, damaging buildings and causing power outages.

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Responding to the Climate Impact of Generative AI

The energy demands of generative AI are expected to continue increasing dramatically over the next decade.

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Scientists Successfully Recreate Wildfire-Induced Thunderstorms in Earth System Models for the First Time

The breakthrough enhances scientific understanding of the dangerous storms and their long-term impacts on the climate.

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Natural Antimicrobial Drugs Found in Pollen Could Help Us Protect Bee Colonies From Infection

Researchers have shown that pollen collected by honeybees contains Streptomyces bacteria that are endophytes, symbionts living inside plant tissue. 

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Nature Vs. Pests: Hawaiʻi’s Biocontrol Attack Against Invasives Yields Benefits

Hawaiʻi’s ecosystems and agriculture face growing threats from invasive species, with about 20 new insects and 100 new plants arriving each year, undermining the islands’ ecological, cultural and economic foundations. 

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Climate Change Is Supercharging Europe’s Biggest Hail

Warming may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has shown.

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Bridges-2 Analysis Suggests Why Some Oil Wells Run Dry Early

A common problem with oil wells is that they can run dry even when sound-based measurements say there’s still oil there. 

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Junk Food Puts Memory at Risk—Here’s How to Protect It

Published in Neuron, new research demonstrates how a high-fat diet, even short-term, can rapidly affect brain health, but there are ways to reverse this and prevent long-term cognitive decline.

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Study Identifies Hotspots of Disease-carrying Ticks in Illinois

Scientists analyzed the distribution of three potentially harmful tick species in Illinois, identifying regions of the state with higher numbers of these ticks and, therefore, at greater risk of infection with multiple tick-borne diseases.

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