Words From Our Director: Confronting Racial Inequality
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‘Oyster Cam’ Project Draws Volunteers to Restorations
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Adult Fish Struggle To Bounce Back in Marine Protected Areas
Protecting Lands Slows Biodiversity Loss Among Vertebrates By Five Times
Marine Protected Areas Improve Health, Wealth of Nearby Communities
Tree Species Diversity Increases Likelihood of Planting Success
Moving Out: Coastal Species Find New Homes on Plastic in Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Microbial Mystery: Why Do Some Bacteria Make Environmental Mercury Even More Toxic?
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Why do some bacteria make mercury even more toxic?Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) scientists are working to understand why some bacteria convert mercury in the environment to its most toxic form, methylmercury. Humans and animals regularly consume methylmercury because it is concentrated in the tissues of organisms as it moves up the food chain. Understanding more about the bacteria that produce this powerful neurotoxin, through a process known as mercury methylation, may provide clues to mitigating its risks.
Creating a “Living Seawall” in San Francisco Bay
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GalNEMO Database Tracks Non-Native Species in the Galápagos
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