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The truth about turtles

July 19, 2020
Feature
A research team from Florida State University (FSU) has discovered a world of microscopic life on the back of loggerhead turtles which might explain the geographic spread of aquatic meiofauna....
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, In Depth, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Parasitology
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Extinct Oligocene dolphins were apex predators

July 9, 2020
News
A report in the journal Current Biology, offers a detailed description of the first nearly complete skeleton of an extinct large dolphin, discovered in what is now South Carolina. The...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Oceanography, Paleobiology
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COVID-19 Earth observation dashboard

June 25, 2020
News
In response to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) have joined forces to use the collective scientific power of their...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental
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Magma movements suggest long-term seismic risk for Northern Europe

June 11, 2020
News
Scientists have discovered new evidence for active volcanism next door to some of the most densely populated areas of Europe. The study 'crowd-sourced' GPS monitoring data from antennae across western...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Geophysics, Tectonics, Volcanology
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Survival of coronavirus in different cities, on different surfaces

June 11, 2020
News
One of the many questions researchers have about COVID-19 is how long the coronavirus causing the disease remains alive after someone infected with it coughs or sneezes. Once the droplets...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Medical/Health, Virology
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Researchers uncover a world of life on the back of a turtle

June 4, 2020
News
Much to the delight of all Hindu’s and fans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, researchers have demonstrated that there is indeed a world of life on the backs of loggerhead...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Oceanography, Zoology
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Oil-hungry smart sponge could restore our oceans

June 2, 2020
News
A Northwestern University-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in...
Earth & Environmental, Materials
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Oceanography
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Plastic-eating superworms host biodegrading gut bacteria

May 29, 2020
News
Resembling giant mealworms, superworms (Zophobas atratus) are beetle larvae that are often sold in pet stores as feed for reptiles, fish and birds. In addition to their relatively large size...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Molecular Biology
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Illegal wildlife trading threatens all creatures great and small

May 28, 2020
Insight
Besides being a major threat to biodiversity, the wildlife trade can be a cause of global public health issues and hundreds of billions of dollars of economic damage around the...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Marine Biology, Zoology
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Will our climate bounce back as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown?

May 19, 2020
News
Stanford research study envisions energy and environment landscape after COVID-19, pinpointing reduced demand hotspots and estimating impact on annual emissions. Join the webinar on 21 May: ‘Post-Pandemic: Building Back Resiliently’
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Covid-19, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Oceanography
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