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Introduced Pacific Oysters Provide Biodiversity Benefits in Port River

The introduction of exotic species can pose significant challenges in the sustainable management of coastal ecosystems, yet Flinders University researchers have found that Pacific oysters introduced to the Port River in Adelaide have influenced surprising benefits.

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USU Ecologists Document Utah's Bee Species and Say Beehive State is Rich in Bee Diversity

Recent undergraduate researcher Anthony Hunsaker, BS'24 and USU Biology faculty mentor Joseph Wilson of USU Tooele publish findings about Utah's pollinators in the journal Diversity.

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Blurring the Line Between Rain and Snow: The Limits of Meteorological Classification

Distinguishing between rain and snow in near-freezing temperatures is a challenge, even with advanced methods.

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Getting Hit by Lightning Is Good for Some Tropical Trees

Cary-led study reveals lightning benefits some trees by killing off parasitic vines and opening up the canopy.

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The Devastating Human Impact on Biodiversity

Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide.

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If Native Plants Are Going to Survive Climate Change, They Need Our Help to Move—Here’s How to Do It Safely

Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change driven extinction.

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We are Vastly Overestimating the Amount of Fresh Water Available for Lithium Mining, New Study Finds

New research into lithium mining in the “Lithium Triangle” of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia — source of more than half of the world’s lithium resources — shows that the commonly accepted models used to estimate how much water is available for lithium extraction and what the environmental effects may be are off by more than an order of magnitude.

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Deep Sea Mining for Rare Metals Impacts Marine Life for Decades, Scientists Say

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

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New Water Microcleaners Self-Disperse, Capture Microplastics and Float Up for Removal

In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University show proof of concept for a system that, in a single cycle, actively removes microplastics from water.

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Ecosystem Disrupted Following the Disappearance of Great White Sharks, New Study Finds

A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, has uncovered evidence of far-reaching ecosystem consequences following the disappearance of Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) from False Bay, South Africa.

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