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Earth in Time Update - Autumn 2020

Scientists shed new light on role of viruses in coral bleaching

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Seagrasses restored to Virginia bays are flourishing

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Climate patterns linked in Amazon, North and South America

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Researchers use satellite imaging to map groundwater use in California's Central Valley

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Without oxygen, Earth's early microbes relied on arsenic to sustain life

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Body size of the extinct megalodon shark is off the charts

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Study shows coastal flooding will disproportionately impact river delta populations

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Microplastic pollution harms lobster larvae, study finds

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Greenland is on track to lose ice faster this century than in any other over the past 12,000 years

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Sentinels of ocean acidification survived Earth's last mass extinction

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How earthquake swarms -- strings of quakes -- arise

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Researchers set to take to the air above the Arctic and New York City

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Scientists investigate marine heatwaves and shifting ocean currents

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Ocean algae get 'coup de grace' from viruses -- sometimes

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Fast-warming Arctic transitioning to new climate state

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'Wrong-way' migrations stop shellfish from escaping ocean warming

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Researchers track nutrient transport in the Gulf of Mexico

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Deep underground forces explain earthquakes along San Andreas Fault

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Reliability of El Niño simulation matters for predicting future climate

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Research links ancient Southeast Asia megadrought to drying in Africa

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New tool for identifying endangered corals could help conservation efforts

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Ocean acidification causing coral 'osteoporosis' on iconic reefs

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Fossil evidence of 'hibernation-like' state in 250-million-year-old Antarctic animal

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Atmospheric scientists study fires to resolve ice question in climate models

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Fossil pollen samples suggest vulnerability to extinctions ahead

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Research reveals coral spawning features

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Scientists create world's most detailed tornado simulations

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Climate change projected to increase seasonal East African rainfall

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Equatorial winds ripple down to Antarctica

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