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The cenotes where'Typhlatya'shrimps occur
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (36+ words) The cenotes where Typhlatya shrimps occur (IMAGE)Eurek Alert! The cenotes where Typhlatya shrimps occur. Credit must be given to the creator. More on this News Release How tiny cave shrimps power the underworld of the Yucatan...
Overview - connection between the Southern Ocean and the Banda Sea
15+ hour, 7+ min ago (85+ words) (IMAGE)Eurek Alert! The star on the map indicates the origin of the sample material. Based on their analyses, the researchers were able to demonstrate that there is a connection between the Southern Ocean and the Banda Sea (Indonesia). Graphic:…...
Simple ocean-based model forecasts El Ni'o skillfully, points to a strong event ahead
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (399+ words) image: Heavy rainfall pours over a steep tropical landscape in Hawai'i. view more Credit: University of Hawai'i at Manoa - SOEST Building on these two principles, the SOEST team developed the "Wyrtki-CSLIM" computer model to predict ENSO, which they named in…...
Engineered Biochar for Carbon Capture and Resource Recovery: Bridging Science, Sustainability, and Industrial Application
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (302+ words) image: Online Forum to Spotlight Engineered Biochar for Carbon Capture and Sustainable Resource Recovery view more Credit: Wan Azlina Wan Abdul Karim Ghani An upcoming international online forum will bring together leading researchers to explore how engineered biochar can advance…...
New insights into "forever chemicals" reveal how biochar could help clean up persistent pollution
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (481+ words) image: Environmental behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and the potential role of biochar for its remediation: a review view more Credit: Haiyan Wang, Haiyan Zhang, Lizhi He, Jie Wang, Shuo Wang, Xiaoyu Shi, Xiaokai Zhang, Hailong Wang & Feng…...
Online Forum to Spotlight Engineered Biochar for Carbon Capture and Sustainable Resource Recovery
11+ hour, 30+ min ago (51+ words) Eurek Alert! Online Forum to Spotlight Engineered Biochar for Carbon Capture and Sustainable Resource Recovery Wan Azlina Wan Abdul Karim Ghani More on this News Release Engineered Biochar for Carbon Capture and Resource Recovery: Bridging Science, Sustainability, and Industrial Application...
Lost millennium of Gal'pagos deep-sea corals linked to major Pacific climate shift
13+ hour, 37+ min ago (686+ words) Scientists'have discovered'that'deep-water corals'in the'Gal'pagos'region vanished for'more than'1, 000 years'before eventually recovering. The findings reveal'that'deep-water'coral'ecosystems'may be'more'susceptible'to climate change'than previously thought.' Scientists have discovered extensive, ancient and modern deep-sea coral reefs within the Gal'pagos Marine Reserve (GMR) " the first of their kind ever…...
Illustration of bird species contained in forest remnants
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (79+ words) (IMAGE)Eurek Alert! Simplified contrast illustrating the number of Amazonian forest bird species contained by equal-sized forest remnants embedded within one of two fragmented forest landscapes dominated by either cattle pastures (above) or an open-water matrix (below). Colour plate drawn…...
Biochar-microplastics interaction modulates soil nitrous oxide emissions and microbial communities
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (89+ words) Eurek Alert! Biochar-microplastics interaction modulates soil nitrous oxide emissions and microbial communities Ziheng Zou, Qidong Yu, Runyu Chen, Jinyang Wang & Xueyan Liu More on this News Release Biochar's climate benefits may depend on microplastics in soil, study finds...
Centipede consumption boosts growth and gut health in endangered crocodile lizards
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (308+ words) image: Juvenile lizards consume more centipedes than adults in the wild. Adding centipedes to the diet promoted the growth rate of juveniles and altered gut microbiota dramatically. Preserving food diversity is important for the conservation of crocodile lizards in the…...