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Category: How does the environment respond to humans?

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How do bacteria adapt to toxic metal waste?

Posted on October 1, 2026August 19, 2026 by Madeline Taylor

University of Minnesota scientists identified a specific DNA region in the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis that helps it tolerate heavy…

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    Using seismic stations to track groundwater resources

    Posted on September 28, 2026August 19, 2026 by Sciworthy

    Researchers used seismic data to test whether atmospheric rivers in 2023 replenished groundwater in the Greater Los Angeles area after two…

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      Is nuclear waste safe underground?

      Posted on September 24, 2026September 1, 2026 by Sciworthy

      Researchers calculated that nuclear waste could be safely sealed away for more than 350 million years in geological repositories deep…

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        Reducing earthquakes caused by fracking

        Posted on September 10, 2026September 1, 2026 by Sciworthy

        Scientists tested four methods to reduce earthquakes caused by drilling for geothermal energy, and proposed a safer approach to replace the…

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          Is modern farming sustainable?

          Posted on August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 by Sciworthy

          Scientists studied sediments from the Mississippi River catchment to determine whether modern agriculture caused more landscape erosion than…

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            Thawing permafrost is affecting fish health

            Posted on August 19, 2026August 12, 2026 by Sciworthy

            Researchers showed that thawing permafrost reduces the quantity and quality of fish species in Arctic streams by raising water temperatures…

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              Wildfires and forest harvesting worsen severe weather impacts

              Posted on August 17, 2026September 1, 2026 by Sciworthy

              Scientists found that forest harvesting and wildfires in British Columbia are causing severe weather events to create more geohazards, like…

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                The long-term fate of Earth’s biosphere

                Posted on August 10, 2026August 19, 2026 by Ben Pauley

                Scientists modeled how Earth’s temperature and atmosphere will change over billions of years and predicted that plants and the life they…

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                  Can melting ice increase glacial hazards?

                  Posted on August 6, 2026August 12, 2026 by Sciworthy

                  Scientists determined the driving forces behind catastrophic events linked to glaciers in the Eastern Himalayas.

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                    Predicting microbial antibiotic resistance with AI

                    Posted on July 27, 2026July 6, 2026 by Madeline Taylor

                    Scientists used machine learning models to predict the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soil under future climate…

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