Freshwater
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Biology
The second largest freshwater crayfish, the second largest in the world, once inhabited a lot on the longest river Australia. We have regained it.
The crayfish on the Malay river is always completely protected, and if you catch it, you have to return it to water immediately. Credit: South Australia Malay crayfish used to prosper in the southern part of the Malay Darling Basin. This kind was seen everywhere, from the headwaters of the Australian Alps and the headwaters of the Malan Biji River…
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Biology
Almost a quarter of all freshwater species are at risk of extinction
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Although freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth’s surface, they are essential to life on this planet. A new study reveals that freshwater animals are at risk of extinction due to these environmental damages, with 24% of species at risk of extinction. Thousands of fish, crab, and dragonfly species may become extinct in the coming…
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Earth
New method estimates translatitudinal Atlantic freshwater transport
Freshwater transport is related to the stability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Credit: Zheng Huayi Researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xiamen University have developed an indirect method to estimate Atlantic meridional freshwater transport (AMFT) at different latitudes. The study was published in Geophysical Research Letters. The oceans, which contain 97% of Earth’s…
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Chemistry
Freshwater oysters could hold key to developing stronger, ‘greener’ adhesives
Credit: Magda Ehlers (via Pexels) If you think oysters are just a tasty seafood, think again. Freshwater oysters produce a glue that could hold the key to developing more environmentally friendly adhesives for everything from dentistry to construction to transportation. An international team of researchers recently used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) to track…
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