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Seabirds Trade Their Survival to Raise More Chicks Next Year Through Flexible Energy Use

A field experiment on wild kittiwakes in Alaska reveals how short-term energy demands ripple across the year, with consequences for future reproduction and survival.

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Can Hawaiʻi Grow Rice Again? Yes, and Faster than in Japan

Last fall, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers asked the question: Can Hawaiʻi grow rice again? 

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Soil Carbon Effectively Measured by New, Efficient AI Model

A new computer model is one of the first artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific discovery in agriculture and biogeochemistry and is 50 times more efficient than its predecessors, according to a study that offers a proof-of-principle for how AI might be used to shed light on obscure biological processes.

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Microplastic Tyre Pollution Found in Brisbane Balcony Dust

Tyre particles and potentially toxic tyre chemical additives have been found in dust collected from Brisbane residential balconies.

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Nanoplastics Found in Antarctic Soils for the First Time

Scientists have found evidence of microplastics and nanoplastics in remote soils of Antarctica.

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Analysis: Rapidly Thawing Permafrost is Acidifying Streams Across North America

Streams are abruptly acidifying and turning orange or milky-white across vast regions of North America’s northwest.

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Burning Soil and Peat Drove Most Emissions in Canada’s Record 2023 Wildfire Season

Most of the carbon released during Canada’s record-breaking 2023 wildfire season came from burning soil and peat, rather than trees, according to new research from McMaster University.

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Controlled Burns Have Saved Thousands of Giant Sequoias

The use of small, controlled burns to clear out flammable underbrush has saved thousands of giant sequoias from devastating wildfires, new research finds.

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Research Reveals How a Changing Climate Reshapes Cooling Efficiency and Energy Demand

New research led by University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa atmospheric scientists found that the century-old yardstick used across many industries to estimate air-conditioning and refrigeration energy demand — called cooling degree days — is missing something fundamental.

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Hidden Risks in AI Data Centres Spark New Battery Safety Research

As artificial intelligence (AI) drives a global surge in data centres in Canada and around the world, a less visible but increasingly urgent challenge is growing alongside it.

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