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Major cities on the U.S. Atlantic coast are sinking, in some cases as much as 5 millimeters per year – a decline at the ocean’s edge that well outpaces global sea level rise, confirms new research from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey. Particularly hard hit population centers such as New York City and ...

It’s hard out there for a shark. A critical barometer to the health of ocean ecosystems, shark and ray populations have faced significant global declines from overfishing, habitat loss, and environment degradation. Add to the mix a slow reproductive cycle and the broader logistical challenges of trying to monitor animals with ranges that can exceed ...

Lurking beneath the soil is something unseen by the naked eye, something so small you need a microscope just to catch a glimpse: nematodes. The tiny organisms are ubiquitous in Earth’s ecosystems and found on the tallest mountains to the darkest corners of the oceans. Often called roundworms, nematodes vastly outnumber other organisms on Earth. ...