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Forget just Lyme disease: Study reveals a broader tick-borne threat in Northeast forests

Walk through the woods in the northeastern United States and there is a reasonable chance any tick that latches on is carrying something dangerous. A nine-year study of blacklegged ticks in New York ...
SciELO

Mapping of aridity and its connections with climate classes and climate desertification in future scenarios - Brazilian semi-arid region

South America is one of the most affected regions by desertification processes. About 10% (~200 million hectares) of the continent’s lands presents some degree of degradation, with a tendency to ...
Newsweek

Scientists Issue Warning Over Rise of Ticks Carrying Multiple Diseases

Ticks capable of carrying and transmitting more than one potentially fatal disease at the same time are becoming increasingly common in the northeastern U.S., according to a new long-term analysis ...
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Green invasive beetles devour plants across Kansas

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Summer warmth is bringing with it a swarm of bright-green beetles that come with a big appetite for Kansas crops and gardens. 27 News got in touch with Professor Raymond Cloyd at ...
C&EN

Bioturbation and Dissolved Organic Matter Enhance Contaminant Fluxes from Sediment Treated with Powdered and Granular Activated Carbon

† Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands ‡ Subdepartment of Environmental ...