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Bee Species in Wake County, N.C.: Are They Missing or Just Hard to Find?

What happens to bee populations in areas of massive human population growth like Wake County, North Carolina, where the population is more than 16 times greater than it was at the turn of the 20th century? Examining historical museum specimens along with online bee repositories and university bee collections, researchers at North Carolina State University […]

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New Puffin Species Evolved Because of Climate Change, Scientists Say

Scientists believe they have discovered a hybrid species of the Atlantic puffin that provides evidence of the first large-scale change of an animal species driven by climate change.  According to research published in the journal Science, the hybrid puffins were discovered on the remote Norwegian island of Bjornoya. The new hybrid likely came from breeding between […]

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Beavers Are Remaking Microbial Ecosystems in the Arctic

As the Arctic has warmed and beaver populations have rebounded, the animal architects known for greatly modifying their natural environments have moved to higher and higher latitudes. Now, Shannon et al. show that beaver-instigated alterations translate all the way to the microscopic level, reshaping microbial communities in Arctic waterways. In northern Alaska, the researchers waded […]

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From Wild Tiger Protection To Tonne-For-Tonne Carbon Offsetting: How The Shipping Industry Is Contributing To Environmental Sustainability And Carbon Neutrality

There is barely a sector in the world untouched by the need to reduce CO2 emissions in order to help the global community meet its Paris Accord agreements by 2050.  Transport has a major role to play in this goal. According to the International Energy Agency, the transport sector as a whole contributes a staggering 37 […]

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