While it’s only about a 10-kilometer stretch, Juno Beach is home to one of the largest aggregations of nesting green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Florida and is one of the highest-density nesting beaches in the state.
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LJI Scientists Uncover Immune Cells That May Lower Airway Allergy And Asthma Risk
The world is full of house dust mites.
How Global Regulators Are Selling Out the World’s Largest Tuna
In 2010, after years of global headlines highlighting the runaway harvest of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the international regulatory agency managing this endangered fish capitulated.
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Elephants Are Mysteriously Dying in Botswana
Wildlife officials in Botswana are investigating the mysterious deaths of 154 elephants over a three-month period in the Okavango Delta, in the northwest corner of the country.
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Climate Models Underestimate CO2 Emissions from Permafrost by 14 Percent, Study Finds
Climate change models have underestimated the amount of carbon dioxide that will be emitted from thawing permafrost by as much as 14 percent, according to a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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Working In The Sun - Heating Of The Head May Markedly Affect Safety And Performance
Approximately half of the global population live in regions where heat stress is an issue that affects the ability to live healthy and productive lives.