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Published Ocean floor a 'reservoir' of plastic pollution



New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends...
Published Theories about the natural world may need to change to reflect human impact


New research has validated at scale, one of the theories that has underpinned ecology for over half...
Published How national policies affect forests in border regions



How do national policies impact deforestation? Researchers have looked into this question at the glo...
Published Finding new ways to adapt to a growing weather threat



Research reveals a steady increase in the number of people at risk from tropical cyclones and the nu...
Published Rivers may not recover from drought for years



Lack of rainfall is not the only measure of drought. New research shows that despite a series of sto...
Published Use of habitat for agricultural purposes puts primate infants at risk



Frequent visits to oil palm plantations are leading to a sharp increase in mortality rates among inf...
Published 'Teacher Toads' can save native animals from toxic cane toads



Scientists from Macquarie University have come up with an innovative way to stop cane toads killing...
Published North American cities may see a major species turnover by the end of the century



Climate change may dramatically affect the animal species observed in North American cities, accordi...
Published Flooding that closed Alaska's Dalton Highway also caused widespread ground sinking



The massive 2015 flooding of the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska had immediate impacts, inclu...
Published By air, rain and land: How microbes return after a wildfire


Ecological disturbances like wildfires disrupt microbial communities. Researchers found that dispers...
Published Protecting polar bears: New and improved radar technology



Research testing new technology to more effectively locate polar bear dens across the Arctic is show...
Published More aerosol particles than thought are forming over Siberia, study finds



A new study finds that, contrary to previous beliefs, large amounts of aerosol particles can form ov...
Published Light, freshwater sticks to Greenland's east coast



Meltwater that runs along the east coast of Greenland, hardly enters the open ocean before reaching...
Published New eco-friendly lubricant additives protect turbine equipment, waterways



Scientists have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surr...
Published Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds



Climate change is causing Western U.S. forests to be less effective carbon sinks, even as it boosts...
Published Cloudy waters causes African fish to develop bigger eyes



Variations in water quality can impact the development of the visual system of one species of Africa...
Published Upstream and downstream: River study highlights cross-country inequities



New research highlights inequities between downstream and upstream countries that share the same wat...
Published A climate-orchestrated early human love story



A new study finds that past changes in atmospheric CO2 and corresponding shifts in climate and veget...
Published In wake of powerful cyclone, remarkable recovery of Pacific island's forests



After one of the most intense cyclones in world history tore through the Pacific island of Tanna in...
Published Climate protection: Land use changes cause the carbon sink to decline



Terrestrial carbon sinks can mitigate the greenhouse effect. Researchers pooled various data sources...