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Protecting Wildlife, One Road at a Time

Bordering Lake Erie and extending across Norfolk County, Long Point Region hosts many internationally recognized protected natural areas and is a refuge for many species at risk.

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Clear Waters, Hidden Toxins

New laboratory research shows that when viruses attack a species that forms toxic algal blooms, those thick, blue-green slicks that choke waterways and that threaten ecosystems, drinking water, and public health, what results might be even worse than before the infection.

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It’s Not Just El Niño: New Climate Phenomenon Impacts Hawai‘i Rainfall

El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is known to have a significant impact on climate across the Pacific, including Hawai‘i, and adjacent continents. 

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In a First, System Uses Sunlight to Power Carbon Capture

Current methods of capturing and releasing carbon are expensive and so energy-intensive they often require, counterproductively, the use of fossil fuels.

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Growth Before Photosynthesis: How Trees Regulate Their Water Balance

In order for trees to grow, they need to control their water balance meticulously. 

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Machine Learning Powers New Approach to Detecting Soil Contaminants

Breakthrough method spots pollutants without experimental reference samples, advancing environmental monitoring and analysis.

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German Satellite Measures CO2 and NO2 Simultaneously From Power Plant Emissions for the First Time

New approach to satellite-based emission monitoring of air pollutants with a high level of detail.

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Eating Ultra Processed Foods May Speed up Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease

People who eat more ultra processed foods like cold breakfast cereal, cookies and hot dogs are more likely to have early signs of Parkinson’s disease when compared to those who eat very few ultra processed foods, according to a study published in the May 7, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. 

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Heat and Land Use: Bees Suffer in Particular

In a new study, researchers at the University of Würzburg are investigating the interaction of major global change drivers on insects.

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Invasive Salmon, Clams and Seaweed are Next Threats to Biodiversity in Britain

Pink salmon, Purple Asian clams, marine invertebrates that form spaghetti-like colonies and a nematode worm that causes extensive deaths of trees are among the new entries in experts’ watchlist of invasive non-native species that could threaten Great Britain in the next 10 years.

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