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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… inevitable as a wave—moving, shifting, spreading to new places. Borrelia burgdorferi Though ticks were still rare in parts of the Northeast when Randall Anderson … was particularly well-suited for every phase of a tick’s life. In a forest of maple, oak, and pine on the eastern …
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The Lost Snail of the Yangtze
… the heck is was. Nearly a century later, malacologists still are arguing about what sort of animal Helicostoa … mysterious animals like Helicostoa , whose ways of life and even existence are scarcely known to us. Indeed, … faces or float down over rapids and waterfalls to reach the places where the animals live (and then get back out …
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Herd immunity
… could achieve herd immunity with less debility and loss of life. But a vaccine will take time to develop. Photo: … Elsewhere in New York, the number is smaller. Some places around the world report percentages less than 5% , a … understand why that range is so large, we need to go deeper still. Right now, many people in the world are under …
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Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together
… that AI can be shockingly good at certain tasks, but still far from useful at others — and that AI development … Fund, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Climate and Life Fellowship. Authors Barbara A. Han (co-lead …
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Troubling waters: Antiviral medications in wastewater may drive resistance in bat-borne viruses
… be they are consuming a very small amount, but this could still be having an impact that we need to understand. More likely, they're consuming quite a lot in some places, probably in the very places that can't afford to have an antiviral-resistant …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… steadily increasing, posing a potential threat to aquatic life and drinking water supplies . However, a cautiously … the threshold designated by the EPA to protect aquatic life. Reducing application could yield additional … mixtures from multiple sources affect aquatic life. Some places have set much lower chloride guidelines, including …
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Exposure to past temperature variability may help forests cope with climate change
… casts legacy effects on current forest productivity. In places where historic temperature variability was 0.66°C … University of Munich, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, & Columbia University Lara M. … University of Munich, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, & Berchtesgaden National Park …
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Helium balloons impose a toll on our air, land, and sea
… and water currents. The effects of microplastics on aquatic life are not well understood, and investigation is … few people — the litter is testimony to the long life and range of escaped balloons. During a 1-mile beach … they become litter. And unless and until such legislation exists, if you see helium balloons released at events such …
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Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges
… oxygen from the water, suffocating fish and other aquatic life; erosion from farm fields smothered fish spawning … fueled runaway algal growth in Lake Erie. Over his long life, Trautman watched as pollution worsened and drove … popped up nearby to support them. Coming up short and still providing important lessons Despite all of this …
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July: Stay cool
… any substance you are likely to encounter in your everyday life, which means that it can absorb a LOT of heat without … cool ground water. These legacies of the ancient ice sheets still keep us cool through July’s hottest days. …
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