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Filaments of Phytoplankton in Australia

When satellites passed over South Australia’s Bonney Coast in January 2024, they captured images showing splotches of blue and green swirling through surface waters.

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Husker Study Finds Aquifer Depletion Threatens Crop Yields

Three decades of data have informed a new Nebraska-led study that shows how the depletion of groundwater — the same that many farmers rely on for irrigation — can threaten food production amid drought and drier climes.

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Pain-Based Weather Forecasts Could Influence Actions

Study shows desire for new forecasts, potentially altered behavior when risk is high.

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Capturing Greenhouse Gases With the Help of Light

Researchers at ETH Zurich are developing a new method to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. 

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How Fruit Flies Smell CO2

CO2 is an important source of information for insects. 

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Chasing the Light: Sandia Study Finds New Clues About Warming in the Arctic

The Arctic, Earth’s icy crown, is experiencing a climate crisis like no other. 

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New Online Guides Will Aid in Identification of Native Bees in Pacific Northwest

Pollinator enthusiasts and scientists have new online tools to identify native bees in the Pacific Northwest.

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Scientists Outline a Bold Solution to Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, Social Injustice

An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a “restorative” pathway through which humanity can avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of climate change.

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Thermal Vision Shows Endangered Numbats Feel the Heat of Warming Climate

Curtin University research using thermal imaging of numbats in Western Australia has found that during hot weather the endangered animals are limited to as little as ten minutes of activity in the sun before they overheat to a body temperature of greater than 40°C.

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NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record

Earth’s average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA.

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