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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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SERC In The News

SERC in the News

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
Along the Chesapeake Bay, Smithsonian scientists research at a vast outdoor laboratory

Apr 20, 2021

Washington Post
Just 3 percent of the land on Earth is still ecologically intact

Apr 15, 2021

New Scientist
Unwelcome and tough to evict: California’s costly, uphill battle against invasive species

Apr 12, 2021

Mercury News
Studey: MD. Recreational Crab Harvest Underestimtaed

Mar 22, 2021

Chesapeake Bay Magazine

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