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Parasite from cat faeces killed four sea otters in California

22 March 2023

An unusually virulent strain of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, primarily found in cat faeces, has been reported in marine animals for the first time

15 million people live in possible flood path for melting glaciers

7 February 2023

Glacial lakes can cause flooding if an ice or rock dam holding back the water fails, putting an estimated 15 million people at risk, an analysis has found

Aerial view showing a deforested area of the Amazon rainforest seen during a flight between Manaus and Manicore, in Amazonas State, Brazil, on June 6, 2022. - The way for man's lust over the Amazonian richness is open at the

Amazon deforestation may shrink Himalayan snow and Antarctic ice

5 January 2023

Changes in temperature and precipitation due to rapid deforestation in the Amazon rainforest could have effects as far away as the Tibetan plateau and Antarctica

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Antarctic bacteria reveal an evolutionary limit to dealing with heat

15 July 2022

Some bacteria living in the Southern Ocean can't adapt to temperatures 2°C higher than what they can usually survive, and other organisms could face similar limits adapting to higher temperatures

Thousands of previously undescribed viruses found by huge ocean survey

9 June 2022

A massive survey of the world's oceans has uncovered 5000 viruses that are new to science, some of which are involved in carbon capture on the sea floor

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