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Rock weathering: But not a CO₂ sink?

Sedimentary rock exposed to erosion can apparently represent a significant source of carbon dioxide. ©Robert Hilton ...

Ashton Edwards - October 7, 2023

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Photo worth seeing: Underrated mangroves

Tropical mangrove forests are the bridge builders among ecosystems: They grow where land meets sea and fresh water meets salt water. To achieve this...

Elijah Burt - October 6, 2023

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Two out of five amphibian species are threatened with extinction

The hickory nut gorge green salamander (Aneides caryaensis) is critically endangered in the United States. © Todd W. Pierson ...

Ashton Edwards - October 6, 2023

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Soil microbes: Drought resistance is key

In this outdoor soil experiment in Styria, drought was simulated in combination with future climate conditions. © Markus Herndl/ HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein ...

Ashton Edwards - October 5, 2023

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Mussels as biodiversity archives

Through their filtering diet, mussels accumulate genetic traces of the creatures in their environment. © Damocean/iStock ...

Ashton Edwards - October 3, 2023

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Climate change is making bats bigger

A Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii) hangs in its roost. © Christian Giese Climate change is affecting animals worldwide. For example, warmer temperatures ensure that young...

Ashton Edwards - October 2, 2023

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Value of the earthworm quantified

Everyone's favorite bottom dweller in the sights. © Steven Fonte They are famous for their usefulness in the garden and in the field. But how...

Ashton Edwards - September 30, 2023

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Is the LNG terminal off Rügen needed?

LNG tanker on the coast of Norway. © Gert-Jan van Vliet/ iStock For months, demonstrators on Rügen have been fighting against a planned LNG terminal...

Ashton Edwards - September 30, 2023

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Micronutrients with a climate effect

To examine the phytoplankton, the scientists traveled in the Weddell Sea with the research ship Polarstern. © AWI ...

Ashton Edwards - September 28, 2023

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Photo worth seeing: Be careful, car!

This fluffy koala had better get off the road quickly, otherwise he might end up paying with his life - like many others before...

Elijah Burt - September 28, 2023

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Insect diversity on the median strip

Even in “extreme areas” something can apparently be done for biodiversity in the city. © Museum of Natural History Leibniz Institute for Evolution...

Ashton Edwards - September 27, 2023

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Hostile to life in 250 million years?

In the distant future, Earth's land masses could merge into a supercontinent characterized by ultra-hot deserts. © University of Bristol ...

Ashton Edwards - September 27, 2023

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Historic high seas treaty signed

The new UN High Seas Treaty is intended to help protect the open sea away from national economic zones. © iBrave/ iStock ...

Ashton Edwards - September 25, 2023

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Even jellyfish can learn, a study shows

Box jellyfish are apparently capable of so-called associative learning. © Jan Bielecki A study shows that although box jellyfish only have a simple nervous system,...

Ashton Edwards - September 24, 2023

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Koalas in danger, 40% currently threatened by bushfires

A koala in a protected area in South Australia. © John Llewelyn/Flinders University. Around 40 percent of the koala area is currently threatened by bushfires,...

Ashton Edwards - September 23, 2023

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Fish fossil provides information about skull evolution

Fossil of the prehistoric fish Eriptychius americanus and reconstruction of its skull. © Field Museum of Natural History/Richard Dearden and Ivan Samson ...

Ashton Edwards - September 22, 2023

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The melting polar ice caps in sight

The research icebreaker Polarstern takes scientists to the icy areas of the world. © Tenedos/iStock A worried look at the – still – white worlds...

Ashton Edwards - September 21, 2023

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“Germany is looking for hedgehogs and moles” started

Germany is looking for hedgehogs and moles © Forschungsverbund Berlin / Janosch) Although hedgehogs and moles are iconic animal species, surprisingly little is known about...

Ashton Edwards - September 20, 2023

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Photo worth seeing: two new potential polar ring galaxies

The Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), a sophisticated radio telescope, is located at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in the Australian state of Western...

Elijah Burt - September 20, 2023

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