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New Edna Technology Used to Quickly Assess Coral Reefs
Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Biology have developed a technique for measuring the amount of living coral on a reef by analyzing DNA in small samples of seawater.
Antarctica: The Final Frontier for Marine Biological Invasions?
A new study looking at the implications of increased shipping activity and the impact on Antarctic marine biodiversity is published this week in the journal Global Change Biology.
NASA Examines Tropical Cyclone Kenneth in Infrared Light
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Kenneth and analyzed the storm in infrared light.
Particulate Matter Takes Away 125,000 Years of Healthy Life from Europe’s Child Population
A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by ”la Caixa”, has estimated the disease burden for various environmental exposure factors among the child population of Europe, and once again highlights the risk posed by air pollution.
Reindeer Adapt to Climate Change by Eating Seaweed
The arctic archipelago of Svalbard is already experiencing dramatic effects from climate change.