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Protecting the Unique Biodiversity of the Falklands 

Emily Williams, an ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, discusses a project to tackle invasive non-native species on the Falkland Islands, which included a recent visit to share knowledge with local experts.

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How Gut Bacteria Change After Exposure to Pesticides

While emerging evidence suggests pesticides can be toxic to the mix of microorganisms in the digestive system, a new study is the first to map changes to specific gut bacteria based on interactions between human microbes and insect-killing chemicals observed in the lab and an animal model.

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Laureate Fellowship for Biologist Fighting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose a growing threat to food crops and livestock, but promising new methods to destroy them are being introduced by a synthetic biology researcher at Flinders University, who has been awarded a prestigious ARC Laureate Fellowship.

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Golden Opportunity to Reduce Toxic Waste

A major discovery by an interdisciplinary team of experts in green chemistry, engineering and physics at Flinders University in Australia has found a safer and more sustainable approach to extract and recover gold from ore and electronic waste.

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Study Challenges Recent Claims About Rapid Antarctic “Greening”

A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic “greening” in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of field-based ecological knowledge.

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City Lights Extend Growing Season for Urban Trees

From New York to Paris to Beijing, urban trees are enjoying an extra-long growing season, a new study finds.

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USC Technology May Reduce Shipping Emissions by Half

New research shows how a shipboard system using limestone and seawater could cut maritime CO2 emissions by 50%.

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More Effective Production of “Green” Hydrogen With New Combined Material

The chemical reaction to produce hydrogen from water is several times more effective when using a combination of new materials in three layers, according to researchers at Linköping University.

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Scientists Capture Slow-Motion Earthquake in Action

Scientists for the first time have detected a slow slip earthquake in motion during the act of releasing tectonic pressure on a major fault zone at the bottom of the ocean.

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Wildfires Threaten Water Quality for Years After They Burn

CIRES-led research used big data to analyze over 500 river basins to create and analyze the first large-scale database.

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