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New Research Reveals Ancient Alliance Between Woody Plants and Microbes Has Potential to Protect Precious Peatlands

As the climate warms and regional drying becomes more frequent, peatlands – some of the planet’s most important carbon sinks – are increasingly under threat.

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Wildfires Are Changing and So Must Our Response

Researchers say wildfires are evolving due to new fuels and the encroachment of urban areas on rural spaces necessitating new approaches to combatting wildfires.

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NASA Supercomputers Take on Life Near Greenland’s Most Active Glacier

As Greenland’s ice retreats, it’s fueling tiny ocean organisms. 

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20,000 Files Under the Sea

Gallatin Professors Peder Anker and Mitchell Joachim embedded DNA into kelp for an architectural exhibit heralding the future of data storage.

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Global Hunt for ‘Positive Tipping Points’

Experts are calling for a global effort to identify “positive tipping points” to accelerate the green transition – and have devised a method to find them.

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How Joint NASA-ESA Sea Level Mission Will Help Hurricane Forecasts

Sentinel-6B will measure sea surface height for nearly all of the world’s ocean, providing important data for information products, including weather and hurricane forecasts.

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Expert Comment: How Important Are Wind Farms in Achieving Net Zero?

Few energy technologies divide public opinion quite like wind turbines.

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‘Disease Detectives’ Discover Cause of Sea Star Wasting Disease That Wiped Out Billions of Sea Stars

Researchers have identified the cause of the wasting disease that has killed billions of sea stars from Mexico to Alaska since 2013: a strain of the Vibrio pectenicida bacteria.

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Using Technology to Get Ahead of Wildfires

Wildfire season is no longer something that comes and goes; it’s becoming a year-round concern.

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UVic Research Predicts Worldwide Glacier Erosion

Glaciers carved the deep valleys of Banff, eroded Ontario to deposit the fertile soils of the Prairies and continue to change the Earth’s surface. But how fast do glaciers sculpt the landscape?

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