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Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica Cattle Linked to Deforestation

Deforestation in Costa Rica raises the risk of cattle becoming infected with rabies by vampire bats, finds a new study.

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Alaska’s Rusting Waters: Pristine Rivers and Streams Turning Orange

Dozens of Alaska’s most remote streams and rivers are turning from a crystal clear blue into a cloudy orange, and the staining could be the result of minerals exposed by thawing permafrost, new research in the Nature journal Communications: Earth and Environment finds.

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With Climate Change, Winter Storms Delivered 20 Percent More Rainfall to British Isles

A new analysis finds that climate change fueled excessive rainfall in the U.K. and Ireland this fall and winter.

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Cement Recycling Method Could Help Solve One of the World’s Biggest Climate Challenges

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a method to produce very low-emission concrete at scale – an innovation that could be transformative in the transition to net zero.

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Warming Climate Intensifies Flash Droughts Worldwide

Sudden onset of drying is a rising problem, particularly acute in south America and Southern Africa.

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Wayne State Researchers Find Connection Between PFAs Exposure in Men and the Health of Their Offspring

Wayne State University researchers are reporting new findings that demonstrate a link between exposure to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in males and health issues in their offspring.

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A Rise in Sea Urchins and Related Damage to Kelp Forests Impacts Oregon’s Gray Whales and Their Food

A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows.

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Electric School Buses May Yield Significant Health and Climate Benefits, Cost Savings

Replacing diesel school buses with electric school buses may yield up to $247,600 in climate and health benefits per individual bus, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 

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Researchers Confirm Scale Matters in Determining Vulnerability of Freshwater Fish to Climate Changes

The silver chub isn’t considered sensitive to climate change on a national scale, but context matters.

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How Heatwaves Are Affecting Arctic Phytoplankton

The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to heatwaves much differently than to constantly elevated temperatures. 

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