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Fires Burn Across Quebec

An unusually intense start to Canada’s wildfire season filled skies with smoke in May 2023.

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Polar Bears of the Past Survived Warmth

In a recent paper, scientists wrote that a small population of polar bears living off Greenland and Arctic Canada increased by 1.6 times when they compared the numbers from the 1990s to 2013 and 2014.

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Brazilian Algorithm Aims to Project Future of Amazon Rainforest and Predict Changes in Carbon Capture

A group of researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), in São Paulo state, Brazil, has developed an algorithm that projects the future of vegetation in the Amazon, presenting scenarios for transformation of the forest driven by climate change.

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Tracking Climate-Driven Shifts in Fish Populations Across International Boundaries

As the ocean warms, marine fish are on the move—beyond their traditional habitats and across international boundaries. 

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Repair, Reuse and Recycle: Dealing With Solar Panels at the End of Their Useful Life

UNSW Sydney solar experts say we need bespoke technology designed to recycle important elements inside solar panels.

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Bremen Researchers Cultivate Archaea That Break Down Crude Oil in Novel Ways

The seafloor is home to around one-third of all the microorganisms on the Earth and is inhabited even at a depth of several kilometers.

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Microbes Key to Sequestering Carbon in Soil

Microbes are by far the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in the soil, according to a new study with implications for mitigating climate change and improving soil health for agriculture and food production.

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NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Peers Behind Bars

A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Saving Moths May Be Just as Important as Saving the Bees

Night-time pollinators such as moths may visit just as many plants as bees, and  should also be the focus of conservation and protection efforts, a new study from the University of Sheffield suggests.

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Little-Known Microbes Could Help Predict Climate Tipping Points

Rising temperatures could push ocean plankton and other single-celled creatures toward a carbon tipping point that fuels more warming. 

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