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Floodwaters Fill Badwater Basin

In August 2023, Hurricane Hilary made landfall in northern Mexico and soaked the Baja California peninsula, Southern California, and Nevada with rain. 

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Experiment Shows Biological Interactions of Microplastics in Watery Environment

Scientists have learned over the years that when aquatic organisms such as zooplankton become exposed to microplastics, they eat poorly. 

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‘Biodiversity Time Machine’ Provides Insights Into a Century of Loss

AI analysis shows pollution levels, extreme weather events and increasing temperatures devastate biodiversity in freshwater lakes.

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Why a Surprise Discovery, Warming Seas and the Demise of the ‘Meg’ May Spell Trouble for Sharks

Some unexpected shark strandings and subsequent surprises following autopsies have, ironically, taken marine biologists millions of years back in time as they look to the future with concern.

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Southern Alaska’s National Forests Key to Meeting Climate, Conservation Goals, OSU Study Shows

Analyses of U.S. national forests led by Oregon State University scientists shows that increased protections for two Alaskan forests is a key to meeting climate and biodiversity goals.

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Mystery Resolved: Black Hole Feeding and Feedback at the Center of an Active Galaxy

An international research team led by Takuma Izumi, an assistant professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, has observed in high resolution (approximately 1 light year) the active galactic nucleus of the Circinus Galaxy - one of the closest major galaxies to the Milky Way. 

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Flooding in Tuscany

A powerful storm unleashed damaging winds and torrential rain across much of Western Europe in early November 2023.

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New Dates for Landslides Reveal Past Seattle Fault Earthquakes

New maps of more than 1,000 deep-seated landslides in the Puget Lowlands of Washington State provide evidence of the last major earthquake along the Seattle Fault about 1,100 years ago—and may also hold traces of older earthquakes along the fault.

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Self-Powered Microbial Fuel Cell Biosensor for Monitoring Organic Freshwater Pollution

Biodegradable waste from plant and animal sources released into freshwater ecosystems is a significant environmental concern.

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