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Forest exhibits resilience after California mega fire

• Mar 4, 2026

In 2019 and again in 2021, Penn State researchers in the Department of Geography walked a series of 1,000 square foot plots in California's Lassen Vol...

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Software tool shows potential for cost effective coastal erosion monitoring

• Mar 4, 2026

A tool originally designed to monitor the erosion of Scotland's coast has proven its worth on a tropical island the other side of the world. The open-...

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Effective marine protection can more than triple dive tourism revenue

• Mar 4, 2026

Funding sustained, effective management of marine protected areas is one of ocean conservation's most stubborn problems. Now, a new study from researc...

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How natural history museums can help restore the natural world

• Mar 4, 2026

Natural history museums contain an astonishing snapshot of the planet's biodiversity. Using this information to better research and inform conservatio...

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Loneliness linked to fear of embarrassment, teen research reveals

• Mar 4, 2026

A University of the Sunshine Coast study of young teenagers has identified a vicious cycle of loneliness linked to the fear of embarrassment or judgme...

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Rice-based cheese? Study points to possibility for new rice markets

• Mar 4, 2026

For vegans and people who are allergic to dairy, nuts or gluten, rice is a surprising source to make a hypoallergenic alternative cheese. As a bonus,...

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New 4D-STEM method isolates atomic structures from clustered nanocrystals

• Mar 4, 2026

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new way to determine atomic structures...

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Chimps' love for crystals could help us understand our own ancestors' fascination with these stones

• Mar 4, 2026

Crystals have repeatedly been found at archaeological sites alongside Homo remains. Evidence shows that hominins have been collecting these stones for...

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Prolonged drought linked to instability in key nitrogen-cycling microbes in Connecticut salt marsh

• Mar 4, 2026

A prolonged drought in southeastern Connecticut reduced the stability of microorganisms responsible for a critical step in the nitrogen cycle in a coa...

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First field training officer may set use-of-force habits, study suggests

• Mar 4, 2026

A field training officer is a special kind of cop. They have to be both patrol officer and mentor, as they teach recruits who are fresh out of the pol...

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Hubble and Euclid zoom into cosmic eye

• Mar 4, 2026

For this month's ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month, NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope is joined by ESA's Euclid to create a new view of the most visuall...

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Northern hemisphere snow cover is shrinking—new analysis tracks how fast

• Mar 4, 2026

Faculty at Mississippi State University are continuing work at the intersection of mathematics, statistics, and climate science with the publication o...