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Rat Infestation Takes a Toll on Nearby Coral Reefs
A study shows that by killing off seabirds on islands, rodents slash the flow of nutrients into the ocean.
Rat Infestation Takes a Toll on Nearby Coral Reefs
Rat Infestation Takes a Toll on Nearby Coral Reefs

A study shows that by killing off seabirds on islands, rodents slash the flow of nutrients into the ocean.

A study shows that by killing off seabirds on islands, rodents slash the flow of nutrients into the ocean.

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Rat Infestation Takes a Toll on Nearby Coral Reefs
Shawna Williams | Jul 12, 2018 | 1 min read
A study shows that by killing off seabirds on islands, rodents slash the flow of nutrients into the ocean.
Even in the Bronze Age, Humans Altered Soil Chemistry
Kerry Grens | Jun 13, 2018 | 1 min read
Ancient bones from Ireland reveal that farming has changed nitrogen composition in land for the last 3,000 years.
Adapting to Elevated CO2
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Sep 1, 2015 | 3 min read
High carbon dioxide levels can irreversibly rev up a cyanobacterium’s ability to fix nitrogen over the long term, a study finds.
Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterium Could Cut Biofuel Costs
Jenny Rood | Feb 2, 2015 | 3 min read
Ethanol-producing Zymomonas mobilis can live on nitrogen gas, potentially cutting costs and environmental waste in biofuel production.
Light Lowers Blood Pressure
Tracy Vence | Jan 20, 2014 | 3 min read
UVA exposure reduces human blood pressure by releasing nitric oxide metabolites from storage in the skin.
EPA to Address Nitrogen Pollution
Cristina Luiggi | Aug 23, 2011 | 1 min read
The federal agency should reduce harmful nitrogen emissions by 25 percent in the next two decades, a new report says.
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