Dolphins are starving to death in Florida. Scientists say a plankton bloom is to blame - Too many nutrients can cause ...

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Urban biodiversity underpins ecosystem services in cities, but faces multiple pressures from human activities, declining engagement of urban residents with nature, and inadequate governance systems.

Researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and MARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen have now shown that eddies play a crucial role in ...

World Sparrow Day (Google Trends): World Sparrow Day, celebrated every March 20, highlights the need to protect sparrows due to their crucial ecological role. Sparrow populations have declined from ...

Congratulations to the 10 delegates who will represent CSUMB at the 39th Annual CSU Student Research Competition April 25-26, 2025 at Cal Poly Humboldt! Be sure to join the delegates at the Research, ...

In places like Hawaii, the nitrogen transported by whales can exceed the amount brought in by natural physical processes, such as ocean upwelling. “It depends on the area,” Roman says.

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation ...

The researchers hypothesized this was due to persistent wind-driven regional upwelling in the Pacific Ocean, which brings deep, cold water up to the surface. Most research on marine heat waves ...

State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, Research Center of Emerging Contaminants, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of ...

This collection highlights the most downloaded* Earth science, environmental science and ecology research papers published by Scientific Reports in 2024. Featuring authors from around the world ...