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How Algae Help Corals Bounce Back After Bleaching

Using advanced technology to understand natural reef resilience, and boost it.

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Cul-De-Sac Effect: Why Mediterranean Regions Are Becoming More Prone to Extreme Floods in a Changing Climate

By analyzing the devastating floods that affected Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in 2023 and 2024, a team of researchers from CMCC – the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change – describes for the first time how a particular orographic configuration makes certain regions particularly prone to extreme flooding. 

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After Distractions, Rotating Brain Waves May Help Thought Circle Back to the Task

To get back on track after a distraction, the cortex appears to employ a rotating traveling wave, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds.

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Plastic-Munching Bacteria Found Across the Seven Seas

New enzyme motif shows how ocean microbes are evolving to digest plastic — and could help future cleanup efforts.

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Unprecedented Decline in Marine Viruses in the Western Mediterranean Linked to Climate Change Revealed

A team led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has described a sustained and unprecedented decrease in the abundance of marine viruses in the northwestern Mediterranean over the last two decades. 

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Carbon Cycle Can Plunge Earth Into an Ice Age

Until now, the slow weathering of silicate rocks has been considered as the main factor in climate regulation.

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Scientists Unlock New Energy Potential in Iron-based Materials

Researchers have created a more energy dense storage material for iron-based batteries. 

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Conflict, Climate Change and Public Health

The ninth 2025 global report of The Lancet on health and climate change was released on Oct. 29, 2025.

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Bowhead Whales’ Secret to Long Life May Lie in a Protein

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases.

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