Months after thick oil began turning idyllic beaches in Brazil into "black carpets," workers and volunteers wearing rubber gloves race against time to scrape off the remaining fragments ahead of the country's peak tourism ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2019
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The number of fires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil fell to a record low in October, even as blazes ripped across the Pantanal tropical wetlands, official data show.
Environment
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Thousands of years ago, the inhabitants of modern-day Florida and the Caribbean feasted on sea turtles, leaving behind bones that tell tales of ancient diets and the ocean's past.
Archaeology
Nov 4, 2019
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Why are tornado casualty rates higher in some regions than others?
Environment
Nov 4, 2019
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Cutting down trees inevitably leads to more carbon in the environment, but deforestation's contributions to climate change are vastly overestimated, according to a new study.
Environment
Nov 4, 2019
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Cell culture media, the cocktail of chemicals and nutrients that keep cells alive and thriving in a dish, have been an essential tool of biology for more than 70 years. Remarkably, the composition of these potions hasn't ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 4, 2019
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The U.S. is the world's largest producer of bioethanol as renewable liquid fuel, with more than 200 commercial plants processing over 16 billion gallons per year. Plants typically use dry grind processing methods; however, ...
Biotechnology
Nov 4, 2019
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Discrimination—differential treatment based on an aspect of someone's identity, such as nationality, race, sexual orientation or gender—is linked to lower success in careers and poorer health. But there is little information ...
Education
Nov 4, 2019
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In recent years, the field of microbiome research has grown rapidly, providing newfound knowledge—and newfound questions—about the microbes that inhabit human and animal bodies. A new study adds to that foundation of ...
Ecology
Nov 4, 2019
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Sea levels will continue to rise around the world long after current carbon emissions pledges made through the Paris climate agreement are met and global temperatures stabilize, a new study indicates.
Environment
Nov 4, 2019
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