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Newly planted vegetation accelerates dune erosion during extreme storms, research shows
Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving…
Limiting global warming to 2C is not enough—why the world must keep temperature rise below 1C
The Paris Climate agreement represented a historic step towards a safer future for humanity on Earth…
Q&A: Mycologist and evolutionary biologist explains why he's a fan of fungi
Scientists have formally described about 120,000 species of fungus. There might be millions more out there,…
Illegal macaque trade could spark the next pandemic, warns study
The illegal trading of macaques for research purposes could be increasing the chance of further pandemics,…
Machines can make better decisions than humans, but how do we know when they're actually accurate?
Machines can make better decisions than humans, but humans often struggle to know when the machine’s…
Study elucidates mechanisms of interaction and removal of coexisting contaminants in wetlands
Constructed wetlands (CWs) have attracted increasing attention for the reduction of heavy metals and antibiotics in…
Opinion: Wildfire smoke and dirty air are also climate change problems, but there are solutions for a world on fire
As the eastern U.S. and Canada reeled from days of thick wildfire smoke in early June…
An efficient approach to synthesize sterile allopolyploids in polyploid Carassius complex
Polyploidy is generally thought to be a main driving force of speciation, as the polyploids possess…
Diverse pathways to longevity in mammals uncovered
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system,…