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Scientists Unravel the Fast-Moving ‘Butterfly Effect’ of the Deep Ocean

Tiny, invisible swirls and twirls – not much bigger than a coin – deep below the ocean’s surface are silently shaping some of the biggest forces steering our climate: sea level rise, fisheries collapse, extreme flooding, and how much carbon dioxide the ocean absorbs.

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Plants Get Wearables to Track Their Health

With new sensors, farmers could use real-time information to manage crop conditions before visible signs of plant stress appear.

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The Color of Penguin Poo: Satellites Reveal the Chilling Truth of Global Warming’s Impact on an Iconic Polar Species

Scientists study poop patterns of Adélie penguin colonies across all of Antarctica over a 30-year span using Landsat satellite images, a first for capturing food-web and population trends at continental and decadal scales relative to climate change.

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Novel Marine Monitoring Network Could Help Improve Environmental Protections, Shipping Regulations in the Lower St. Lawrence

A single monitoring network developed by McGill, Natural Resources Canada, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Dalhousie University researchers can simultaneously track earthquakes, water behaviour, human activity and whales, providing a comprehensive picture of what’s happening in, under, and at far distances from the water.

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Pollution Blurs the Line Between Two Fish Species

The by-products of modern society appear to be messing with the love life of two tiny fish species that have long coexisted in Mexican rivers.

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Study Reveals How Gas Bubbles Shaped Kīlauea’s 2018 Lava Flow

The lava that buried entire neighborhoods during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption was composed of nearly 80% gas bubbles near its source.

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UK faces ‘Highly Concerning’ Wildfire Risk this Weekend – Exeter Experts Comment on Heatwave

The UK may be facing its worst-ever risk of wildfires this weekend, a leading expert says.

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Beyond Lithium: New Battery Tech Starts to Break Through

The market for batteries these days is insatiable. Demand has grown more than fortyfold since 2010, thanks mainly to electric cars: Sales of EVs hit 20 million in 2025, or about a quarter of all cars sold globally.

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Bumblebees Exposed to Up to Seven Times as Much Toxic Metal as Honeybees

Metal pollution is a widespread issue, typically concentrated near industrial centres, mining areas and towns and cities.

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Understanding Earth’s Past Temperatures

Research at the University used a new method of measurement to understand how warm the Earth’s temperature has been over the Phanerozoic period – from around 540 million years ago to the present day.

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