Biodiversity and Conservation How can we keep our mountains healthy? Researchers wanted to identify the most critical threats to mountains, and find solutions to reduce them.
Social Science How can we make mountain disasters less disastrous? Researchers investigated two different mountain management methods which could reduce the costs of disasters.
Biodiversity and Conservation What are the most dangerous places for sharks? Researchers wanted to find out where sharks are most at risk from fishing across all of the world’s oceans.
Biology How can we find oil-eating bacteria to clean up the sea? Researchers developed an inexpensive test to identify oil-eating bacteria that can clean up crude oil spills.
Biodiversity and Conservation How do corals spread in the deep sea? Scientists wanted to know how seamounts affect populations of deep sea corals.
Biodiversity and Conservation Do bats benefit from wildfires? Researchers wanted to find out how wildfires in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California affect bats.
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