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Hunting Pressure is Shrinking Safe Space for Mandrills in Equatorial Guinea

Researchers from the University of Bristol Veterinary School, in collaboration with Bristol Zoological Society and partners in Equatorial Guinea, have uncovered alarming evidence that hunting pressure is dramatically reducing the safe habitat available to mandrills inside Monte Alén National Park, one of Central Africa’s most important rainforest strongholds.

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Canadian Drinking Water at Risk Long After Wildfires, UBC Study Warns

Canada’s drinking water can remain at risk long after wildfires burn out, according to a UBC-led global review that found water-quality impacts often emerge months or years later—not just immediately after a fire.

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Marine Plastic Pollution Alters Octopus Predator-Prey Encounters

More than 350,000 chemicals are used worldwide, and many find their way into the ocean through plastic pollution.

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Climate Change Pushes Tropical Insects to Their Heat Limit

Up to half of the insects in the Amazon region could be exposed to life-threatening heat levels due to progressive, anthropogenic global warming.

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Here’s Why you Need to Charge your EV More Often in the Cold

When the temperature drops to -20°C, we electric car owners quickly notice it on our wallets.

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New Way to Trap Toxic PFAS in Water

Contamination of ground, surface and drinking water by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) affects millions of people worldwide.

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Mapping the Future of Wildfires in a Warming World

How can scientists better assess the effects of a warming climate on wildfire behavior, fire risk, and long-term fire trends?

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A study in Stardust: Massive Binary Stars Emit Tiny Carbon Particles

It’s fitting that Yale junior Donglin Wu’s first major scientific journal article as lead author focuses on stardust — tiny solid grains that form from stellar winds, drift into interstellar space, and may eventually become parts of new planets.

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New Approach to Qualifying Nuclear Reactor Components Rolling Out This Year

A thousand times faster than conventional testing, an ion beam approach to qualifying materials for use in the cores of advanced nuclear reactors is advancing through stages of approval by the industry standards organization ASTM.

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