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<!– –> Often mowed and doused with herbicides, power transmission lines have long been a bane for environmentalists. But that’s changing, as some utilities are starting to manage these areas as potentially valuable corridors for threatened wildlife. Nobody loves elec
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Middle Eastern Vegetation Resistant to Climate Change

<!– –> Ecosystems in the Middle East are home to a wealth of unique species — including the ancestors of many of our staple crops today. Yet the climate scenario in this dry region is alarming. Already, the region has a relatively small amount of water available for
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Why Cat Poop is Bad News for Sea Otters

A parasite spread by cat poop is causing a big problem for endangered sea otters in California, and researchers have finally figured out how. ADVERTISEMENT <!–/* * The backup image section of this tag has been generated for use on a * non-SSL page. If this tag is to be placed
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Fish Forced Poleward

<!– –> Large numbers of fish will disappear from the tropics by 2050, finds a new University of British Columbia study that examined the impact of climate change on fish stocks. The study identified ocean hotspots for local fish extinction but also found that changin
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Fracking Footprint Seen From Space

An unexpectedly high amount of the climate-changing gas methane, the main component of natural gas, is escaping from the Four Corners region in the US Southwest, according to a new study by the University of Michigan and NASA. ADVERTISEMENT The researchers mapped satellite data to unc
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Sea Turtles in Hawaii getting tumors and we are the cause

<!– –> Hawai’i's sea turtles are afflicted with chronic and often lethal tumors caused by consuming non-native algae, “superweeds,” along coastlines where nutrient pollution is unchecked. The disease that causes these tumors is considered the leadin
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First Hookworm Vaccine Passes Brazilian Safety Trial

A vaccine for parasitic intestinal worms has been shown to be safe in Brazilian clinical trials, according to its US developer. The trials were carried out in the city of Belo Horizonte, and the rural settlement of Americaninhas in eastern Brazil where there is a high risk of hookworm
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What happens to a river when a dam is removed?

<!– –> A study of the removal of two dams in Oregon suggests that rivers can return surprisingly fast to a condition close to their natural state, both physically and biologically, and that the biological recovery might outpace the physical recovery. The analysis, pu
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Fish may not adjust to rising CO2 levels quickly

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Does the public trust what scientists say?

<!– –> If scientists want the public to trust their research suggestions, they may want to appear a bit “warmer,” according to a new review published by Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The review, pu
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