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Pacific Garbage Patch gathering place for debris, life thanks to currents

Converging ocean currents bring floating life and garbage together Community science survey reveals abundance of sea creatures in the North Pacific “Garbage Patch” The North…

May 4, 2023

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Building Public Renewables in the United States

We propose a new Federal Public Power Program that would create a public option for renewable energy across the United States that can catalyze decarbonization and embed…

April 11, 2023

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Dr. Brian Griffiths, “Hunter territoriality creates refuges for threatened primates”

ECo Faculty Dr. Griffiths' new paper explores how the combination of territoriality and selection against primates creates refuges, mitigating the effects of sustained hunting…

March 3, 2023

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Dr. Marcus King, “Weaponizing Water: Water Stress and Islamic Extremist Violence in Africa and the Middle East”

Drought, lack of access, poor quality … water supplies are in jeopardy across Africa and the Middle East. These same areas are rife with conflicts involving Islamic extremist…

February 27, 2023

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Isolating Microplastics from Biofilm Communities: Connecting Project-Based Learning & Research

While there is not yet a standardized and validated methodology for characterizing microplastics, the protocol developed in this study uses methods for isolating and observing…

February 7, 2023

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3D printing has untapped potential for climate mitigation in the cement sector

Cement-based construction 3D printing (C3DP) has the potential to be a climate solution by promoting cement decarbonization. Here we propose five policy actions that can guide…

February 3, 2023

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Spatiotemporal variation in hunting in a riverine indigenous community in the Amazon.

ECo faculty Dr. Brian Griffiths' latest paper uses participatory mapping data from Maijuna hunters to model spatiotemporal variation in hunting patterns through the seasons. Dr.…

February 1, 2023

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The Washington, D.C., Area Ecosystem 2023

book covers many topics including biodiversity, conservation, climate change, endangered species, forests, gardens, geology, global change, history, meteorology, pollution,…

January 1, 2023

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Physical, landscape, and chemical properties of Amazonian interior forest mineral licks

A new paper co-authored by ECo faculty Brian Griffiths undertakes the largest survey of Amazonian mineral licks to date to determine the landscape, physical, and chemical…

October 21, 2022

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Differential Use of Game Species in an Amazonian Indigenous Community: Navigating Economics, Subsistence, and Social Norms

ECo Faculty Dr. Brian Griffiths has collaborated with the Indigenous Maijuna people in the Peruvian Amazon for several years. In his latest paper, "Differential Use of Game…

October 5, 2022