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Linking international technical specifications for acoustic characterization of marine energy converter sounds with environmental compliance criteria

August 12, 2026

Harvesting power from the ocean is an important initiative for meeting global energy demands, ensuring energy security, providing…

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Human health risk from manganese in groundwater

July 29, 2026

Manganese in drinking water. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-HEP-ECH-WSH-2021.5 (World Health Organization, 2021). Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of…

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Global vessel carbon dioxide emission from navigable rivers

July 24, 2026

Raymond, P. A. et al. Global carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters. Nature 503, 355–359 (2013). Article CAS …

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Global heat stress intensification and its expanding footprint on the human population

June 22, 2026

DataReanalyses of temperature and thermal stress Reanalysis datasets combine observational data with state-of-the-art models to ‘fill in the…

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Sustainability or dystopia? What past patterns tell us about where society is heading

June 8, 2026

Tipping Out of Trouble: How Societies Transformed and How We Can Do So Again Marten Scheffer Cambridge Univ.…

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Advancing biodiversity through poverty solutions

May 18, 2026

Watson, J. E. M. et al. The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems. Nat. Ecol. Evol. 2, 599–610…

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Mapping and revealing the tree biodiversity of the Brazilian Cerrado through biome-wide sampling efforts

March 7, 2026

Díaz, S., Fargione, J., Iii, F. S. C. & Tilman, D. Biodiversity loss threatens human well-being. PLOS Biol.…

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Health effects linger 20 generations after rats are exposed to fungicide

February 26, 2026

Rats that had ancestors who had been exposed to a fungicide experienced health problems. Credit: Kseniia Glazkova/Alamy Exposure…

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Nitrogen budgets in US soybean-based agroecosystems

February 16, 2026

Global food demand is projected to rise by about 35 to 56% by 20501, increasing pressure on our…