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Don’t Write Off Logged Tropical Forests – Converting to Oil Palm Plantations Has Even Wider Effects on Ecosystems

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantation affect tropical forest ecosystems. 

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Sea Surface Temperatures and Deeper Water Temperatures Reached a New Record High in 2024

A new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences has found that ocean warming in 2024 has led to new record high temperatures.

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Sustainable Building Components Create a Good Indoor Climate

Whether it’s the meeting room of an office building, the exhibition room of a museum or the waiting area of a government office, many people gather in such places, and quickly the air becomes thick.

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Study Shows How Plant Roots Access Deeper Soils in Search of Water

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves.

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Elderberry Juice Shows Benefits for Weight Management, Metabolic Health

Elderberry juice may be a potent tool for weight management and enhancing metabolic health, according to a recent Washington State University-led study.

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Why Do Birds Make So Many Different Sounds? A New UW–Madison Study Gets at the Underlying Factors

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure.  

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Study Identifies Coastal Black Pine Trees Resistant to Tsunamis and Strong Winds

Researchers in Japan have found that the taller the Japanese black pine trees (Pinus thunbergii) along the coast, the deeper their roots go into the ground. 

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Floods, Droughts, Then Fires: Hydroclimate Whiplash Is Speeding Up Globally

New research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere’s sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water.

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Integrating Historic Data Stands to Improve Climate Models in the Global South

An international team led by McGill University researchers has devised a way to improve the accuracy of climate change models for the Global South by integrating historical records kept by missionaries and other visitors.

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Dense Human Population is Linked to Longer Urban Coyote Survival

Tracking coyote movement in metropolitan areas shows the animals spend lots of time in natural settings, but a new study suggests the human element of city life has a bigger impact than the environment on urban coyote survival.

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