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As the Planet Warms, Why Is the Upper Atmosphere Cooling?

While our emissions are trapping heat near the surface of the Earth, they are having the opposite effect in the upper atmosphere. 

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Lab-Grown Algae Removes Microplastics From Water

Professor Susie Dai has engineered special algae to remove and reuse harmful microplastics from wastewater.

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Exercise: a Very Little Goes a Long Way

Don’t have time to exercise because of a busy schedule? 

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Salmon Make Clicking Sounds When Stressed – but No One Knows How They Do It

Salmon usually go about their lives quietly, unless they are stressed. 

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AI Cuts Wildlife Tracking Time From Months to Days

Artificial intelligence can dramatically speed up the painstaking work of tracking wildlife with remote cameras, cutting analysis time from months or even a year to just days while producing nearly the same scientific conclusions as humans.

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Restoring Rivers Can Slow Flows and Boost Opportunities for Wildlife

A major river restoration project in Cumbria has shown that reconnecting rivers to their floodplains can slow the movement of water and improve habitats.

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Near Miss Tsunami in Alaska During Tourist Season Last Year Highlights Increasing Environmental Instability

Some Alaska cruises are skipping a popular excursion to Tracy Arm Fjord this year after a landslide-generated tsunami barreled through the narrow channel during peak season last August. 

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Cover Crop Project Bridges Farming and Research to Bolster Soil, Protect Water

What began as a doctoral project at the University of Michigan is now spreading like red clover across the Great Lakes region to help farmers improve their soil and prevent fertilizer from washing into waterways.

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Lancaster Environment Lecture Examines Why a Healthy Ocean Matters to us All

A look at how the ocean is changing faster than at any point in human history will be the topic of a Public Lecture organised by Litfest and Lancaster University’s Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

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Reading the Signs in the Streams Before Emergencies Unfold

As climate change intensifies, managing water systems from extreme floods and droughts to groundwater sustainability has become one of the most urgent environmental challenges facing communities worldwide, with direct consequences for public safety, food systems and economic stability.

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