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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… shore of Long Island Sound, where active kids like Anderson could romp for hours in the gentle New England forest with … poor thing; in fact, the trembling animal in her hand is a star player in the drama of Lyme disease. … and rodent populations under control, scaling back the WUI lifestyle that puts so many people at risk—all that can …
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'One Mississippi...' How lightning shapes the climate
… crater, just a subtle bit of damage that a casual observer could easily miss. "You need to come back to that tree … on. This episode was produced by Devan Schwartz with help from Thomas Lu, edited by Gabriel Spitzer and …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… American birds,” says LaDeau. “So our idea was that we could look at that data and see if, when West Nile virus was … control for factors like missing data and the variable bird-spotting skills of different volunteers, in order to isolate … fly in and get stuck in the net,” she recalls. “I would help to quickly get it out of the net and put it in a little …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… forced the European bison’s population decline. Rapid environmental change and hunting by humans were the main … and understanding the process of species extinction, can help us better protect the species.” … and environmental change. The study’s methodology could also be adapted to reconstruct the causes of …
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Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife
… Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife Project combines … perform in a physical and biological context will help us truly understand if our models are accurate.” … at Cary Institute to simulate a Northeastern forest environment to understand how SARS-CoV-2 moves through real …
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Cary to co-lead $4.8M study on how environmental conditions shape viral outbreaks in wild rodents
… RNA extraction. Radio frequency identification tags will help the researchers track the health and viral loads of … of human-animal contact data are difficult to obtain, but could give us a powerful new perspective on pathogen … surveillance efforts in changing environments, helping to spot emerging diseases before they turn into pandemics, and …
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Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together
… In a new paper, researchers explain how ecology could inspire better AI and vice versa, calling for … between AI and ecology that could both strengthen AI and help to solve complex global challenges, such as disease … or traditional ways of knowing, we are creating models with blindspots that can perpetuate injustices.” Achieving …
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Troubling waters: Antiviral medications in wastewater may drive resistance in bat-borne viruses
… Researchers raise concerns that antiviral medications could travel from our wastewater into insects and then bats, … Antiviral medications are our first line of defense and can help our bodies fight off these infections, but a paper by … difficulty of supporting research into these critical blind spots, in part because they don’t fall squarely into one …
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
… rates, and giant trees are likely at risk, too — which could be a huge problem for climate change. With a $1.45 … where, and why do these giant trees die, so that we can start managing forests appropriately and helping them adapt … The Gigante team will overcome this barrier with the help of drones. Every month, the drones will fly over 1500 …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds Lakes … syndrome . Not only is this salt harmful to many organisms, but it can leach toxic metals and radioactive … found that holding road salt application rates steady could help lakes stabilize below 230 mg/l of chloride per liter of …
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