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Coastal Retreat
New study with UD researcher examines federal homeowner buyouts.
Removing Invasive Mice from the Farallon Islands Would Benefit Threatened Birds
New research from Point Blue Conservation Science shows the significant negative impact that invasive, non-native house mice on the Farallon Islands are having to the threatened ashy storm-petrel.
Warm Ocean Water Attacking Edges of Antarctica's Ice Shelves
Newly understood factors make ice shelves more vulnerable to breakup.
For Sea Creatures, Baseline Shows Disease as Sentinel of Change
The health of Earth’s oceans is rapidly worsening, and newly published Cornell-led research has examined changes in reported diseases across undersea species at a global scale over a 44-year period.
Autumn Along the Amur
Satellite imagery shows seasonal changes along world's 10th-longest river.