A team of fisheries scientists and marine policy experts, led by a University of Rhode Island researcher, examined how climate change is affecting the ocean environment and found that the changing conditions will likely result in increased fisheries-related conflicts and create new challenges in the management of global fisheries.
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Study to Determine Incidence of Novel Coronavirus Infection in U.S. Children Begins
A study to help determine the rate of novel coronavirus infection in children and their family members in the United States has begun enrolling participants.
Solar And Wind Energy Sites Mapped Globally For The First Time
Researchers at the University of Southampton have mapped the global locations of major renewable energy sites, providing a valuable resource to help assess their potential environmental impact.
Intensive Farming Increases Risk Of Epidemics, Warn Scientists
An international team of researchers led by the Universities of Bath and Sheffield, investigated the evolution of Campylobacter jejuni, a bacterium carried by cattle which is the leading cause of gastroenteritis in high-income countries.
As Sea Level Rises, Multiple Factors Threaten Honolulu’s Urban Infrastructure
Today and as sea level continues to rise in the future, extreme high tide events cause Honolulu, Hawai‘i’s primary urban center to experience flooding not just from water washing directly over the shoreline, but also from groundwater inundation as the water table is pushed toward the surface, and reverse flow through the municipal drainage system.
Protective Shield: How Pathogens Withstand Acidic Environments In The Body
Certain bacteria, including the dangerous nosocomial pathogen MRSA, can protect themselves from acidic conditions in our body and thus ensure their survival.