Beach
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Earth
Guardians of the beach: How hidden microbes protect coastal waters amid climate change
Pore ​​water samples were collected from a high-energy beach subsurface estuary in Stinson Beach, California, USA, over a 2-week spring tidal transition period during both the wet and dry seasons. Changes in microbial community composition analyzed by V4 16S rRNA gene sequencing were contextualized by extensive hydrological and physicochemical measurements. The vertical depth structure of the assemblage remained consistent throughout…
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Environment
A legally protected community on Brazil’s southeastern coast is threatened by tourist trash left on the beach
Ribeiro (with hat) and volunteers collecting cigarette butts at Pereque Beach. Each cigarette butt contains thousands of toxic substances. Credit: Italo Braga Castro A study conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) found high levels of pollution, dominated by plastic trash and cigarette butts, at Perecuque Beach in the coastal city of Guaruja in Brazil’s São…
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Other Sciences
Beach Kindergarten helps kids understand early STEM concepts
Credit: Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s42322-024-00178-0 Deakin University research has for the first time observed the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning benefits of a ‘blue space’ educational environment for pre-school children. The research results were published in the Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education. Beach kindergartens are similar to bush education programs, but are…
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