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Strawberry Guava Prevents Natural Forest Generation in Madagascar

Rice University biologist Amy Dunham has spent decades studying the mountainous rainforests of Madagascar’s Ranomafana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site that was designated a national park in 1991.

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Why Melting Glaciers are Drawing More Visitors and What That Says About Climate Change

As glaciers around the world continue to shrink and disappear, they are drawing more visitors than ever, not only for their beauty but for what they have come to represent in an era of climate change.

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Purdue Researchers Invent Wireless Sensor to Assess Subsoil Health in Effort to Cut Costs and Refine Farming

A new smart platform invented by Purdue University researchers to wirelessly monitor subsoil health could change the landscape of agricultural sensing systems.

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Boreal Forests Are Shifting North

The boreal forest—the world’s largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type.

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Extreme Temperature Changes Increase Number of Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests, Model Finds

A machine learning model identifies environmental and social risk factors that contribute to these cardiac events.

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CFC Replacements Behind Hundreds of Thousands of Tonnes of Global ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution

Chemicals brought in to help protect our ozone layer have had the unintended consequences of spreading vast quantities of a potentially toxic ‘forever chemical’ around the globe, a new study shows.

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Removing Livestock From Grasslands Could Compromise Long-Term Soil Carbon Storage, Study Finds

Removing sheep and other livestock entirely from upland grasslands – a strategy often promoted as a way to boost carbon storage and tackle climate change – may actually reduce the most stable forms of soil carbon, according to new research.

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Seas to Rise Around the World — but Not in Greenland

As the planet warms, seas will rise around the world — but not in Greenland, where they are projected to fall by several feet, according to a new study.

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Predicting Glacier Surges – Understanding Ecological Tipping Points

Earth's ecosystems are endangered by climate change and many are becoming less resilient as they come under increasing pressure.

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Scientists Unravel Vines’ Parasitic Nature

Twisting upwardly on trees and other plants—along with houses and even lampposts—vines are a wonder of nature.

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