Giant sea salt aerosols play major role in Hawai‘i’s coastal clouds, rain
Despite their tiny sizes, aerosols, such as sea salt, dust, and ash, play a giant role in shaping weather and ...
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Predicting the fate of shallow coastal ecosystems for the year 2100
A new study of shallow-water ecosystems estimates that, by 2100, climate change and coastal land usage could result in significant ...
University of Miami receives $1.8 million NOAA grant to study South Florida’s coastal ecosystems
The University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has been awarded a nearly $1.8 million grant ...
A how-to for reducing flooding impacts in coastal towns
A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering researcher is determining what strategies are most effective at lessening flooding in ...
Sexual harassment and stereotyping: How coastal sciences are failing women in the field
New research published in Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures by Cambridge University Press into the experiences of women working in coastal ...
Urgent action needed to address climate change threats to coastal areas
Global coastal adaptations are ‘incremental in scale’, short-sighted and inadequate to address the root causes of vulnerability to climate change, ...
New study confirms presence of flesh-eating and illness-causing bacteria in Florida’s coastal waters following Hurricane Ian
When Hurricane Ian struck southwest Florida in September 2022, it unleashed a variety of Vibrio bacteria that can cause illness and death ...
Group led by University of Alaska Fairbanks gets $13.9 million to aid coastal climate resilience
The National Science Foundation is funding a $13.9 million program led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to help multiple ...
Improved mangrove conservation could yield cash, carbon, coastal benefits
A shift in the way we think about the benefits mangroves provide to coastal regions could yield significant economic and ...
Weather researchers explore deep convective clouds in coastal cities
A research team led by principal investigator Yongjie Huang, a research scientist with the University of Oklahoma’s College of Atmospheric ...
Accounting for oxygen in modeling coastal ecosystems
Driven by climate change and pollution, the decline of oxygen levels in oceans is altering biogeochemical cycles, threatening marine plants, ...
Advancing coastal waterbird conservation in China: policy progress and challenges
Coastal wetlands are valuable ecosystems, serving crucial roles in the carbon cycle, natural disaster mitigation, local livelihoods, and biodiversity support. ...
Light pollution threatens coastal marine systems
Ithaca, NY— Artificial light at night has a profound effect land-based life--from birds to fireflies to humans. But a new study ...
Global droughts differ by coastal or inland location; only 40% accompanied by heatwaves
Can a coastal area have a drought? Yes, but it’ll look different than an inland drought, according to new research ...
Coastal fisheries show surprising resilience to marine heat waves
Rutgers-led research found that marine heat waves – prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures – haven’t had a lasting ...
World’s coastal wetlands and coral reef islands are hanging by a thread, new study shows
Coastal wetlands and coral reef islands will struggle to grow fast enough to keep pace with rising sea levels driven ...
How local communities depend on the ivory palm tree in coastal Ecuador
URBANA, Ill. – The ivory palm tree, also known as tagua, is endemic to the Chocó-Darien region on the Pacific ...
‘Coastal squeeze:’ Massive loss of U.S. coastline tidal flats over 31 years
Tidal flats, also known as mud flats, make up coastal wetlands that protect against destructive powers from the ocean such ...
The legacy of past disturbance shapes coastal forest soil stability
Coastal forests are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change and sea level rise. However, scientists have an incomplete ...
Freshwater management techniques benefit both inland and coastal wetlands stressed by climate change
Climates are changing in wetland ecosystems around the world. A research collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey and Clayton State ...
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Researchers uncover NSMF protein’s role in relieving DNA replication stress
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Scientists uncover how fermented-food bacteria can guard against depression, anxiety
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Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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‘Bone biographies’ reveal lives of medieval England’s common people – and illuminate early benefits system
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Study tests firefighter turnout gear with, without PFAS