Study: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Larger Than Previously Thought
Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond known satellite footprint, fishing closures
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Microplastics Are New Homes for Microbes in the Caribbean
Study looks at how marine microbial communities colonize microplastics in Panama
New Portable Tool Analyzes Microbes in the Environment
Device could be used to find threats to ecosystems
Global Warming Could Impede Biodiversity Generation Processes
A recent study focusing on one of the worlds' three largest genera of flowering plants suggests its success is linked to Earth's relatively cold climate during the last 10 million years
Human-Caused Biodiversity Decline Started Millions of Years Ago
A new study shows the process was not started by our own species, but by some of our ancestors
Sea-Ice-Free Arctic Makes Permafrost Vulnerable to Thawing
The rate and extent of future thawing of permafrost, and consequent release of its carbon, is hard to predict from modern observations alone
Mealworms Safely Consume Toxic Additive-Containing Plastic
A recent study is the first to look at where chemicals in plastic end up after being broken down in a natural system—a yellow mealworm's gut, in this case
Wetlands Will Keep Up with Sea Level Rise to Offset Climate Change
Although coastal wetlands cover only about two percent of the ocean surface, they are estimated to sequester more than 50 percent of the carbon captured by the ocean per year
Natural Ecosystems Protect against Climate Change
Research led by Göttingen University studies carbon sinks and land-use in a mangrove-fringed lagoon in Java
Lights on Fishing Nets Save Turtles and Dolphins
The findings support previous research which suggested LED lights reduce bycatch of seabirds in gillnets by about 85 percent