#Soft coral garden discovered in Greenland’s deep sea

“#Soft coral garden discovered in Greenland’s deep sea” Image from benthic sled. High density of anemones. Credit: ZSL/GINR A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists from UCL, ZSL and Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, using an innovative and low-cost deep-sea video camera built and deployed by the team….

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#Ecosystem degradation could raise risk of pandemics

“#Ecosystem degradation could raise risk of pandemics” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, new research suggests. The study, by the University of the West of England and the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the University of Exeter, presents the hypothesis that disease risks are “ultimately interlinked” with biodiversity…

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#Gold mining restricts Amazon rainforest recovery

“#Gold mining restricts Amazon rainforest recovery” Initial forest loss at a gold mining site at Mahdia, Guyana 2016. Credit: Michelle Kalamandeen 2016 Gold mining significantly limits the regrowth of Amazon forests, greatly reducing their ability to accumulate carbon, according to a new study. The researchers warn that the impacts of mining on tropical forests are…

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#More fragments from 1952 crash in Alaska found in glacier

“#More fragments from 1952 crash in Alaska found in glacier” A lucky Buddha figurine, a flight suit, several 3-cent stamps, a crumpled 1952 Mass schedule for St. Patrick’s Church in Washington, D.C., and 480 bags containing individual human remains. Those were among the items recovered this month from Alaska’s Colony Glacier, where an annual somber…

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#Australian outback station turned into national park

“#Australian outback station turned into national park” This undated handout photo from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service shows Narriearra Station A slice of the Australian outback almost the size of greater London will be turned into a national park to help protect threatened species, authorities said Saturday, in a move welcomed by green…

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#Ancient Maya reservoirs contained toxic pollution: study

“#Ancient Maya reservoirs contained toxic pollution: study” The ancient city of Tikal rises above the rainforest in northern Guatemala. Credit: David Lentz/UC Reservoirs in the heart of an ancient Maya city were so polluted with mercury and algae that the water likely was undrinkable. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati found toxic levels of pollution…

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