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Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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SERC In The News

SERC in the News

Dead zones: How chemical pollution is suffocating the sea

Jan 14, 2022

The Economist
Scientists Flood Forests to Mimic Rising Seas

Sep 17, 2021

Scientific American/E&E News
Nearly Half of U.S. Coastal Marshes Are Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise, Study Finds

Sep 8, 2021

EcoWatch
Fossil leaves may reveal climate in last era of dinosaurs

Aug 24, 2021

Associated Press
White-nose syndrome has devastated bats—but some are developing immunity

Jul 17, 2021

National Geographic
Fun (and Free) Ideas to Keep Kids Learning This Summer

Jun 28, 2021

Smithsonian Magazine
Edgewater research center says an underwater camera and good timing may be the future of monitoring oyster reefs

Jun 19, 2021

Capital Gazette/Baltimore Sun
Plastic rafting: the invasive species hitching a ride on ocean litter

Jun 14, 2021

The Guardian
Big Bait Worm Knows It Has a Problem

May 23, 2021

The Atlantic/Hakai Magazine
Scientists provide a new approach to model infectious diseases

May 19, 2021

News Medical

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