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With Hotter, Drier Weather, California’s Joshua Trees Are in Trouble

In 2020, the Dome Fire swept through Southern California’s Mojave National Preserve, blackening nearly 70 square miles of highly biodiverse desert.

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SMU Researcher Helps Develop New Technique to Explore Oceanic Microbes

When SMU researcher Alexander Chase was a young boy, the sheer diversity of plants in Earth’s tropical rainforests fascinated him.

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Research Update: Recreational Tubing, Swimming Leaves an Impact on Streams

How does your dip in a local watering hole affect the stream’s chemistry? 

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Using 3D Imaging to Transform Plastic Waste Recycling

In a global first, University of Waterloo researchers have used 3D imaging technology to understand the fine details of microplastics, paving the way for more effective methods of plastic waste recycling.

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How Earth’s Most Intense Heat Wave Ever Impacted Life in Antarctica

Summer 2024 is on track to be the hottest on record for hundreds of cities across the U.S. and globe. 

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Reef Tourism Encourages Climate Action

University of Queensland research has revealed that informing tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef about climate impact doesn’t negatively affect their experience and can help encourage climate action.

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PFAS Influence the Development and Function of the Brain

UFZ study uncovers mechanism of action with new test method.

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New Research Has Found Prescribing Nature Can Improve Happiness and Reduce Anxiety

A £5.77m cross-governmental funded project has shown that expanding access to Green Social Prescribing can promote wellbeing and improve mental health.

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Uncollected Waste and Open Burning Are Leading Causes of Plastic Pollution Crisis

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory.

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Climate Change Loaded Dice for Brutal Drought in Sicily

Global warming has fueled an exceptional drought on the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, a new analysis finds.

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