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As Ice Melts, a New Island Emerges in Alaska

The Alsek Glacier in southeastern Alaska once encircled a small rocky mound known as Prow Knob. 

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Climate Change Could Drastically Reduce Aquifer Recharge in Brazil

The global climate crisis could significantly impact the natural replenishment of Brazilian aquifers, reducing the groundwater supply across the country. 

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Reindeer Grazing Can Mitigate the Impacts of Winter Climate Change on Forest Carbon Release

Winter climate change is affecting the carbon exchange of northern coniferous forests, but the response depends upon reindeer grazing, according to a new study from the University of Oulu.

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Coral Reefs Set to Stop Growing as Climate Warms

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode – and almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, according to a new study in the western Atlantic.

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Novel Material in New Bioplastic

Plastic pollution is a global crisis that no one country can solve alone – with microplastics found in soils, rivers, the air and even organs throughout the human body.

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Study Warns Pest Resistance Threatens Corn Industry's Newest Biotech Defense

Corn rootworms, pests responsible for billions of dollars in yearly crop losses, are evolving resistance that weakens even the latest biotechnology controls, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Getting to the Root of Tree Survival

Two consecutive dry years in South Australia have put extreme stress on urban trees and shrubs, with Flinders University experts examining degrees of dieback in Adelaide trees affected by the dry conditions.

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Models Explain Mysterious Feature Controlling Magnetic Properties of the Sun

UC Santa Cruz applied mathematicians produced the first self-consistent models of the Sun’s tachocline incorporating the correct dynamical ingredients.

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When Does Melting Ice Capsize? New Research Unearths Several Mechanisms

Findings offer innovative ways to improve weather forecasting, measure climate-change impacts.

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Climate Change is Altering Nitrogen Composition in Arctic Rivers

Research shows shifting composition threatens marine ecosystems and highlights water quality impacts of global warming.

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