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Black Holes Eat Faster Than Previously Expected

A new Northwestern University-led study is changing the way astrophysicists understand the eating habits of supermassive black holes.

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Almost Half of Koala Habitats Will Be Under Bushfire Threat

Koala populations have been decimated by bushfires in recent years – and researchers are forecasting that bushfires will threaten them and their habitat even more in coming decades.

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Laser-Based Ice-Core Sampling for Studying Climate Change

Researchers led by Yuko Motizuki from the Astro-Glaciology Laboratory at the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan have developed a new laser-based sampling system for studying the composition of ice cores taken from glaciers. 

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Argyle Study Reveals Crucial Third Clue to Finding New Diamond Deposits

Curtin University researchers studying diamond-rich rocks from Western Australia’s Argyle volcano have identified the missing third key ingredient needed to bring valuable pink diamonds to the Earth’s surface where they can be mined, which could greatly help in the global hunt for new deposits.

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Scientists Regenerate Neurons That Restore Walking in Mice After Paralysis From Spinal Cord Injury

In a new study in mice, a team of researchers from UCLA, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Harvard University have uncovered a crucial component for restoring functional activity after spinal cord injury.

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How Climate Warming Could Disrupt a Deep-Rooted Relationship

Researchers from Syracuse University and the University of Minnesota find that warming trends will likely result in major disturbances of networks of fungi potentially harming forest resilience.

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Long-Lasting La Niña Events More Common Over Past Century

Multiyear La Niña events have become more common over the last 100 years, according to a new study led by University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa atmospheric scientist Bin Wang.

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Climate Change May Affect 40% of Biodiversity in Semi-Arid Portion of Brazil’s Northeast by 2060

The consequences of climate change in the Caatinga, the semi-arid shrubland and thorn forest biome in Brazil’s Northeast region, will include species loss, substitution of rare plants by more generalist vegetation, biotic homogenization (in which previously distinct plant communities become progressively more similar), increasing aridity, and even desertification in some areas.

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How Ancient Amazonians Locked Away Thousands of Tons of Carbon in “Dark Earth”

A new study reveals how, by cultivating fertile soil for farming, ancient Amazonians locked away thousands of tons of carbon that have stayed in the ground for centuries.

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Socially Vulnerable Populations are Disproportionately Exposed to Wildfires in the West, Study Finds

People experiencing a high degree of social vulnerability are also more exposed to wildfires in Oregon and Washington as wildfire risk increases, a new study shows.

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