The pronounced seasonal changes of warm open-water and cold ice-covered seasons dominate natural cycles in Finnish…
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Sunscreen leaching poses minimal threat to aquatic wildlife, research finds
New research, presented at the SEB Centenary Conference 2023, reveals that sunscreen contamination may be less…
Turtles could delay Western Sydney Airport flights
Amid the controversy surrounding preliminary flight paths for Western Sydney’s new airport, another potential challenge is…
Human land use as influential as climate in driving plant species distribution, study shows
Human land use is now comparable to climate in driving global patterns of plant occurrence, with…
Aquatic animals living closer to the edge when it comes to heat stress: Study
Amphipods have a much smaller safety margin to cope with warmer water in rivers than has…
Expert insight: As Canada welcomes historic numbers of immigrants, how can communities be more welcoming?
Canada’s population has officially surpassed 40 million people, and immigration has significantly contributed to reaching this…
Study shows floating plants best at purifying wastewater
According to research by Lisanne Hendriks, an ecologist at Radboud University, azolla and duckweed are the…
Impact of war on people with intellectual disability in Ukraine
In war situations, such as in Ukraine, no one is spared. But what is the impact…
Exploring special sea-level and circulation anomalies in the Philippine Sea during El Niño events
The Philippine Sea (PS) is one of the regions with the strongest interannual variability in sea…
How childcare subsidies can reduce the gap between mothers' and fathers' career paths—for this generation and the next
More than 80% of women in England and Wales will become mothers at some point during…