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Designing Ocean Ecological Systems in the Lab
Researchers from MIT have discovered simple rules of assembly of ocean microbiomes that degrade complex polysaccharides in coastal environments.
In Korean DMZ, Wildlife Thrives. Some Conservationists Worry Peace Could Disrupt It
The quiet of the late-winter morning is interrupted by a staccato of gunshots.
Scientists Monitor Coral Reef Ecosystems Throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago
Our scientists and managers depend on research surveys to monitor the status and trends of the coral reef ecosystems across the Hawaiian Archipelago over time.
Why Are Space Scientists So Interested in Black Holes?
The work of two professors at NYU Abu Dhabi, Associate Professor of Physics Ingyin Zaw and Assistant Professor of Physics David Russell, is on black holes and the role these massive yet obscure objects play in the formation of galaxies.
Migrating Bats Use the Setting Sun
Bats weighing no more than 6 grams, migrating over a thousand miles from the Baltic to Britain, could be the key to revealing how migrating mammals navigate.