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NewsThis year鈥檚 global Earth Day theme is 鈥減lanet vs plastics鈥, and calls for the rapid phase out all single-use plastics.
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News91社区福利鈥檚 Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab led a team of researchers that mapped the population density of North Atlantic right whales worldwide to predict and help avoid harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial fishing and vessel strikes.
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NewsMeet the Patino-Echeverri Lab, learn more about its research focus, lab member's experiences in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers Duke students.
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NewsMarine Protected Areas must be flexible and responsive, not absolute
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NewsThe vast size of the ocean makes tracking human activity there challenging, but a new study provides a startling glimpse of how extensive this activity has become in recent years and how much of it occurs outside of public monitoring.
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NewsShineng Hu is a climate scientist specializing in using observations, theory and climate models to better understand the relationship between global ocean and atmospheric movement, especially as that relationship indicates and informs climate change.
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NewsMeet the Hu Climate Dynamics Lab, learn more about its research focus, a PhD student's experience in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers Duke students.
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NewsJuliet Wong is a global-change biologist, specifically interested in how climate change affects marine ecosystems and their organisms, working to predict biological responses for improved resilience to adverse environmental events. Wong presented 鈥淥rganismal Responses to Climate Change in the Sea鈥 at the recent faculty research symposium, describing several ongoing studies on coastal marine invertebrates.
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NewsAs rising global temperatures push Arctic icecaps into retreat, large and small sea creatures and the commercial fishing boats that follow them are migrating northward.
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NewsAs the world endeavors to extricate itself from a carbon economy in favor of clean energy, Lee Ferguson is working to shed light on the potential environmental risks posed by bis-perfluoroalkyl sulfonimides, a primary electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries.
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NewsAs the world undergoes the great energy transition 鈥 from fossil fuels to alternative energy and batteries 鈥 rare earth metals are becoming more precious.
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NewsIn recent years, 鈥30 by 30鈥 has become a rallying cry in international marine conservation. It鈥檚 the idea that to safeguard marine biodiversity and limit environmental damage caused by future sea-floor mining and other industrial-scale human activities, we need to place at least 30% of the world鈥檚 oceans within marine protected areas (MPAs) by 2030.
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NewsAnalysis indicates ingested microplastics migrate into whales鈥 fat and organs
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NewsGreg Merrill, a PhD student in the University Program in Ecology, recently shared insights into his research focus, the Nowacek Lab, the impacts of his research and what he has learned working in the lab.
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NewsBrianna Elliott, a PhD student in the Marine Science and Conservation program, recently shared insights into her research focus, the Read Lab, the impacts of her research and the most rewarding part of her research experience.