A team of coral researchers from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Miami (UM) rescued 43 coral colonies after a sea wall collapsed at Star Island, near Miami Beach.
Coral Rescue in Miami Beach
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Deep Concern About Food Security in Eastern Africa
The Horn of Africa is facing drought and crop failures after four inadequate rainy seasons.
Solving Everest’s Wildlife Mysteries with eDNA
A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Appalachian State University used environmental DNA (eDNA) to document the breadth of high-alpine biodiversity present on Earth’s highest mountain, 29,032-foot Mt. Everest (8,849 m).
Worst-Ever U.S. West Nile Virus Outbreak Potentially Linked to a Wetter-Than-Average 2021 Southwest Monsoon
The largest identified single outbreak in U.S. history of West Nile virus disease, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne illness, occurred in Arizona last summer.
Carbon Emissions and Grocery Shopping: EVs and Home Delivery Better, ‘Trip Chaining’ and Robots Best
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way grocery stores do business, with online sales rising more than 50% from 2019 to 2020 in the United States.
How the Earth is Changing
Climate change is a complicated phenomenon with a variety of both abrupt and gradual effects that scientists are working hard to uncover.
