El Nino frequency drives tipping point in coastal ecological communities
When strong El Niño events become more frequent – occurring 5 or more times per century – eastern Pacific coastal ...
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Ecological tipping point: 5+ El Niño events per century controls coastal biotic communities
The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon most famous for the El Niño phase characterized by warm ...
Reveal the fate of microplastics in a coastal wastewater treatment plant by the integrated membrane system
Microplastic (defined to be less than 5 nm) is growing environmental pollution problem. The increase of plastics waste from the ...
Lost islands cited in Welsh folklore and poetry are plausible – new study of coastal geography and a medieval map
A Welsh tradition dating to the medieval period of a landscape lost to the sea is plausible, new evidence on ...
Burying short sections of power lines would drastically reduce hurricanes’ future impact on coastal residents
By Patricia Waldron Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class R. Jason Brunson/Released By Patricia Waldron As ...
US coastal zones have seen high historical and current development, making them especially vulnerable to sea level rise and hurricane damage
US coastal zones have seen high historical and current development, making them especially vulnerable to sea level rise and hurricane ...
Coastal glacier retreat linked to climate change
More of the world’s coastal glaciers are melting faster than ever, but exactly what’s triggering the large-scale retreat has been ...
Unlocking the secrets of the ancient coastal Maya
ATLANTA—Georgia State University anthropologist Dr. Jeffrey Glover grew up in metro Atlanta, but speaking to him, it sounds like his ...
Coastal marsh migration may further fuel climate change
DURHAM, N.C. -- As rising sea levels cause marshes to move inland in six mid-Atlantic states, the coastal zone will not ...
Study seeks to explain stability of ‘loops’ in coastal channel networks
How do coastal channels form and what are their stable configurations? These are the questions a team of researchers, including ...
New research on tidal flats is ‘wake up call’ for US coastal communities
About 29 percent of the United States’ population live in coastline counties – more than 41 million are in Atlantic counties. ...
Conservationists find high DDT and PCB contamination risk for critically endangered California coastal condors
A new study has found contaminants that were banned decades ago are still imperiling critically endangered California condors. The condors ...
Invasive species and climate change impact coastal estuaries
Native species in California’s estuaries are expected to experience greater declines as invasive species interact with climate change, according to ...
Researchers discover new species of salamander from Gulf Coastal plains hotspot
WASHINGTON (May 3, 2022) — There are approximately 750 species of salamander known to science, a third of which reside ...
Turbulence from spawning fish keeps a healthy circulation in coastal waters
A new study has shown how fish influence ocean ecosystems in coastal regions, revealing for the first time how they ...
Corals may look healthy, but coastal urbanization is destroying their delicate biorhythm
Coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat (also known as the Gulf of Aqaba) have been proven particularly resistant to ...
Drones shed light on coastal water flows
Runoff in coastal waters is linked to pollution and degradation of coral reefs and other marine ecosystems. Unmanned aerial vehicles ...
Study reveals how inland and coastal waterways influence climate
“Streams to the river, river to the sea.” If only it were that simple. Credit: Photo by Chris Fascenelli, Princeton ...
Tiny tire particles inhibit growth of organisms in freshwater, coastal estuaries, studies find
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Small particles from tires inhibited the growth and caused adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater ...
Sand – A vital resource for conserving coastal zones
Sand is everywhere and we hardly notice it. Yet it is also in great demand worldwide – and not just ...
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A final present from birds killed in window collisions: poop that reveals their microbiomes
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Illinois researchers achieve the first silicon integrated ECRAM for a practical AI accelerator
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Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution
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Study shows physical activity prevents, not just delays, cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Advanced electrode to help remediation of stubborn new ‘forever chemicals’