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Mendenhall Glacier to Pull Toe From Lake
In the near future, Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier will withdraw its icy toe from the lake of its making, scientists say.
Acoustic Tagging Seeks Answers to King Salmon Decline
An ambitious new research project is aiming to better understand the lives of king salmon by focusing on their difficult journey from freshwater habitat to the ocean.
An E.U. Plan to Slash Micropollutants in Wastewater Is Under Attack
A few miles north of Berlin, the Schönerlinde wastewater treatment plant hums with quiet urgency. Dark brown water flows through a series of concrete tanks, alive with microorganisms breaking down almost everything that’s flushed away in the northeastern parts of the nearby German capital.
UK Heatwaves Overwhelm Natural Ecological Safeguards to Increase Wildfire Risk
Extreme conditions including 40C heat seen in 2022 led to all fuel sources in heathlands to dry leading to significant increase in threat of wildfire incidents.
World Reaches a Climate ‘Tipping Point,’ Imperiling Coral Reefs
Scientists say that warming has breached a critical threshold for tropical coral reefs, which are expected to see catastrophic losses in the years ahead.
