Environment
Recognition
Carlos Joly wins 2022 Conrado Wessel award
UNICAMP’s Carlos Joly wins the 2022 FCW Science Award
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OCEANOGRAPHY
A refuge for giant algae
Southern coast of Chile appears to be a safe haven for giant kelp forests
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Environment
Forests and water supply in the USA
USA’s national forest system produces almost half of all water used in the country
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photolab
Europe in China
Project investigates connections between Asian, European, and Indigenous cultures in Brazil
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Chemistry
Medicine pollutes rivers on every continent
International research group found drug residues in water samples from every continent
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Environment
Wildfires accelerate the melting of glaciers
Wildfires can accelerate the melting of glaciers and impact populations who rely on them for water
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Geography
Coastal cities sinking
Several coastal cities are sinking faster than sea level rises
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Global Warming
Oceans warmer and noisier thanks to climate change
By the end of the century, oceans will be warmer and noisier
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Video
How hummingbirds can explain other species’ extinction
Bird extinction may unleash cascade effect where these pollinators and plants interact most intensely | 2'51
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GEOLOGY
Rising Andes in Patagonia
The Andes Mountain Range has been rising faster in Patagonia than in other regions
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environment
More burns, more hospitalizations
Fires also weigh heavily on the public health system
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COVID-19
Environmental damage caused by COVID-19
The pandemic has aggravated the heavy production and inappropriate disposal of plastic
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Zoology
DNA in the air helps identify animals
Two studies published in the same scientific journal in January indicate that the air contains DNA at levels sufficient to allow species identification
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AGRICULTURAL
Forests can recover quickly
Over the past two decades, tropical forests have shrunk by between 30,000 and 40,000 square kilometers per year
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BIODIVERSITY
Pantanal wildfires killed 17 million animals
The unprecedented number of wildfires in the Pantanal in 2020 left an extensive trail of destruction, taking the lives of nearly 17 million animals
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Environment
Colorado River losing water
Water availability for ecosystems and human use is under threat in the Colorado River basin in the southwestern USA
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Nutrition
Worst diet for the body and the environment
Consumption of unprocessed or minimally processed foods has fallen over the last 30 years
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