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The Harmful Side Effect of Cleaning Up the Ocean

Patches of floating plastic are teeming with life, and cleanup companies hauling trash out of the water risk destroying a marine.…

May 5, 2023

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Giant Garbage Patch in the North Pacific is home to an abundance of life

While the plastic waste in this region is well-documented, little is known about the floating ocean creatures inhabiting the area, such as jellyfish (cnidarians), snails,…

May 4, 2023

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Most Ocean Plastic Flows From Rivers. Can Giant Trash Barriers Stop It? | World Wide Waste

The Ocean Cleanup started removing plastic from the ocean a decade ago. But most of that plastic comes from rivers, so it started building solar-powered river cleaners to catch…

May 1, 2023

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China Watcher: Secret police — Fentanyl frustration — Photon Media

Joanna Lewis is director of the Science, Technology and International Affairs Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and an expert on…

April 20, 2023

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Jumpin’ Jupiter, Ferry Tales, and More Best Bets for April 13–19

The Potomac River, despite being ever-present in the backdrop of D.C., isn’t talked about that much, except for that time pop singer Lorde took an ill-advised swim in it. A…

April 17, 2023

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Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Is Bursting With Life

It is a rare chance to see the impact of a natural disaster on the ocean more than a decade after it occurred, said Rebecca Helm, a marine biologist at Georgetown University who…

April 17, 2023

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How to follow along on great spring bird migration

“The past 20 years have seen a true renaissance in different technologies to track bird migrations around the world at scales that haven’t been possible before,” said Peter…

April 13, 2023

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Explorer Award ceremony set for Beloit Public Library

This year's recipient of the award is Sara Stewart Johnson, a planetary scientist, astronomer, biologist and geochemist. She is Provost Distinguished Associate Professor of…

April 12, 2023

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Climate change is forcing birds to migrate faster, and there’s a cost: study

Climate change is turning bird migration topsy-turvy according to a new study; making birds wait longer to migrate in the spring and fly faster to try and complete their…

April 11, 2023

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Delaying departure may help birds migrate around climate change

Climate change has deteriorated the habitats of many migratory birds, permanently altering the timing of their expeditions. However, birds may be fighting back by changing their…

April 11, 2023