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The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Península Valdés, Argentina—but it’s quieter. Roughly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza killed more than 17,000 elephant seals, including about 97% of their pups, scientists estimate that only about a third of the elephant seals normally expected here returned.

New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been subjected to increased melting by warming ocean waters over the last four decades.

Plasmonic photocatalysis breakthrough could enable major industry shift from heat- to light-based processes.

Bakeries and wineries can’t do without yeast, but they have no need for green algae. 

Rainfall induces bursts of natural nanoparticles that can form clouds and further precipitation over the Amazon rainforest.