Coral-Reef Growth In South Florida Has Been Stalled For 3,000 Years
Florida’s reefs are now at risk of eroding away Over the last 50 years, coral bleaching, disease, and other human disturbances have caused declines in…
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Are Ecological Interactions More Intense In The Tropics?
THE QUESTION When we think about a tropical site, what commonly comes in mind is heat, rainforests, beaches, and colorful reefs. The tropics are the…
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Why Are There More Species Packed In Some Places Than Others, And Why Does It Matter?
THE QUESTION Biodiversity – the richness of species found at a given location – is critical to maintaining ecological processes and the benefits provided to…
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Beyond The Plastics…
It is clear that we cannot live without plastic anymore. Plastic has become an essential material for our life, from the moment we get up…
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Can We Cheat The Brain And Save Energy?
Conditioning of built environments dominates global energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. If lighting can be used actively to stimulate our perception of the thermal…
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Learning In The Brain And Machines
The capacity to adapt and learn with experience is one of the most intriguing features of the brain. The recent dramatic success of artificial intelligence…
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Emotional Competency, Communication, And Bullying In Adolescent Technology Use
Abuse of technologies: What do we know about it? Nowadays, people use their electronic devices in a great variety of circumstances, including on the streets,…
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Investigating The Effects Of PM2.5 On Energy Metabolic Reprogramming
During the last two decades, air pollution has been regarded as one of the toughest challenges facing human beings. As the key indicator of air…
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Transboundary Water Cooperation And The Sustainable Development Goals
Think about what you drank today. Odds are, you drank water at some point. For most of us, particularly in more developed countries, water might…
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Are Our Houses Demanding More From Us?
Winston Churchill once said, “We shape our buildings, and afterward, our buildings shape us.” Buildings grow, adapt, and evolve just like the users that occupy…
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Useful Energy From Wasted Heat
Sustainable energy – a global grand challenge Recent decades have seen an ever-increasing interest in the utilization of renewable and sustainable energy sources such as…
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