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New study links Botswana’s 2022 elephant die-Off to toxic algal blooms

In 2022, 350 African elephant carcasses were found in the northeastern sector of Botswana, known as the eastern Okavango Panhandle. As the timing was...

Fish swim in soft coral reef

Coral reef can be protected with improved water quality offsets in growing cities

Researchers explore how the integrity of water quality offsets can improve.

Coral sampling. Assistant Professor Suppakarn Jandang (right) and team are preparing to collect coral samples for microplastic analysis.

Microplastics found in coral skeletons and tissues

Researchers find that all coral components—including its skeleton—contain microplastics.

By analyzing long-term satellite observation data and using a new method that treats aerosols as tracers, researchers found that these pathways from China are shifting slightly northward due to global warming.

Using aerosols to detect climate change

Using aerosols to understand changes in transboundary air pollution pathways due to climate changes.

Whale shark in ocean

Shipping lanes threaten whale shark feeding grounds

Most dangerous areas for whale shark-shipping vessel collisions revealed.

Woman wearing face mask

Several air contaminants are linked to children’s asthma symptoms

It’s not just one pollutant that can be linked to asthma outcomes.

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Balancing Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Food: A Trifecta

Scientists identify ways landowners in rural Brazil can find win-win situations, with biodiversity and farming.

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Stormwater Biofiltration increases coho salmon hatchling survival

Bioretention filtration prevents acute mortality and reduces chronic toxicity for early-life stage coho salmon.

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Exposure to chemicals in everyday products is linked to reduced fertility

The study is one of the first to show its impact in humans.

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