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Hubble Goes Hunting for Small Main Belt Asteroids
Like boulders, rocks, and pebbles scattered across a landscape, asteroids come in a wide range of sizes.
Getting a Grip on Canada’s Top Climate Cost – Municipal Flooding
A new tool – the Municipal Flood Risk Check-Up – launched today by the University of Waterloo's Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, will help Canadian municipalities to assess flood hazards, level of flood preparedness, and actions to limit future flood risk.
Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean
Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to understand ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations.
Coral Reef Microbes Point to New Way to Assess Ecosystem Health
A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be used to assess ecosystem health.
Understanding Climate Warming Impacts on Carbon Release From the Tundra
The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, according to a new study published in Nature.