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Wastewater Test could Provide Early Warning of COVID-19

March 31, 2020
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Bedford, UK — Researchers at Cranfield University are working on a new test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater of communities infected with the virus. The wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE)...

New Model Helps Explain Seasonal Variations in Urban Heat Islands

March 25, 2020
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Durham, NC — Scientists have devised a simple new model that explains how the undesirable effects of urban heat islands vary across seasons. Their results could help cities in different climatic regions...

Epigenetic inheritance: A silver bullet against climate change?

March 23, 2020
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Kiel, Germany — The current pace of climate change exceeds historical events by 1-2 orders of magnitude, which will make it hard for organisms and ecosystems to adapt. For a long time, it has been...

Study Reveals How Long COVID-19 Remains Infectious on Cardboard, Metal and Plastic

March 23, 2020
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Los Angeles, CA — The virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols, a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found. The study suggests...

Sea Otters, Opossums and the Surprising Ways Pathogens Move From Land to Sea

March 20, 2020
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Davis, CA — A parasite known only to be hosted in North America by the Virginia opossum is infecting sea otters along the West Coast. A study from the University of California, Davis, elucidates the...

Closing Carbon Cycle to Stop Climate Change

March 19, 2020
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Mumbai, India — An excessive amount of carbon dioxide is the main cause of climate change. One of the best approaches is to capture and convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuel such as methane. On the...

Crop Diversity can Buffer Effects of Climate Change

March 19, 2020
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Stanford, CA — How we farm can guard against climate change and protect critical wildlife – but only if we leave single-crop farms in the dust, according to a new Stanford study. The research...

Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Agriculture Need to Be Better, Say Researchers

March 18, 2020
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Gothenburg, Sweden — The environmental effects of agriculture and food are hotly debated. But the most widely used method of analysis often tends to overlook vital factors, such as biodiversity, soil...

Biomass Fuels can Significantly Mitigate Global Warming

March 12, 2020
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Beer-Sheva, Israel — Biomass fuels derived from various grasses could significantly mitigate global warming by reducing carbon, according to a long-term field study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University...

Climate Variations may Impact Base of Food Web Along California Coast

March 10, 2020
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San Luis Obispo, CA — In a recent study published in Marine Ecology Progress Series, researchers at California Polytechnic State University revealed that in addition to seasonal changes in winds and...

Scientists Say It Is Time to Save the Red Sea’s Coral Reef

March 6, 2020
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Stony Brook, NY — An international group of researchers led by Dr. Karine Kleinhaus, of the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), calls upon UNESCO to declare the...

Satellite Data Boosts Understanding of Climate Change’s Effects on Kelp

March 6, 2020
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Corvallis, OR — Tapping into 35 years of satellite imagery, researchers at Oregon State University have dramatically enlarged the database regarding how climate change is affecting kelps, near-shore...

Heatwave Exposure Linked to Increased Risk of Preterm Birth in California

February 26, 2020
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La Jolla, CA — More than just causing discomfort, regional heatwaves have been associated with a number of health risks, particularly for children and the elderly. A new study by researchers at...

Scientists Call on Government to Increase Ambition to Save Our Ocean

February 26, 2020
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Plymouth, UK — In the last decade there has been rapid expansion in the area of ocean designated as a Marine Protected Area (MPA). Despite this progress, marine biodiversity continues to decline,...

Wildfire Cycles and Climate Change

February 25, 2020
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Beijing, China — Wildfire, a natural phenomenon, existed on the Earth over 400 Ma. However, the mechanisms underlying wildfire-climate interactions are not clear. Wildfire forcing has long been underestimated...

Genetic Map for Maize

February 24, 2020
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Newark, DE — Maize is a staple food all over the world. In the United States, where it’s better known as corn, nearly 90 million acres were planted in 2018, earning $47.2 billion in crop cash...

Fifty Years of Data Show New Changes in Bird Migration

February 21, 2020
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Chicago, IL — A growing body of research shows that birds’ spring migration has been getting earlier and earlier in recent decades. New research from The Auk: Ornithological Advances on Black-throated...

Sweet Beaks: What Galapagos Finches and Marine Bacteria Have in Common

February 21, 2020
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Bremen, Germany — The variety of finch species on the remote Galapagos Islands is the most prominent example for Charles Darwin’s and Alfred R. Wallace’s theory of evolution through natural...

Stressed Corals Set up Progeny for a Better Life

February 19, 2020
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Thuwal, Saudi Arabia — Changes in DNA methylation patterns during a coral’s lifetime can be passed down to their progeny. KAUST researchers believe they have found the first evidence of this...

Global Climate Frameworks Miss the ‘Big Picture’ on Food, Say Scientists

February 19, 2020
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Mexico City, Mexico — Global schemes to fight climate change may miss their mark by ignoring the “fundamental connections” in how food is produced, supplied and consumed, say scientists...

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