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Is wildfire soot leaving a mark on the world’s oceans?
silhouettes of two firefighters standing in front of massive wilfdire

Is wildfire soot leaving a mark on the world’s oceans?

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New stable isotope analysis questions the origin of black carbon in the ocean

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New stable isotope analysis questions the origin of black carbon in the ocean

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The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks. Here’s why that matters.
Neri dos Santos Silva watches an encroaching fire threat after digging trenches to keep the flames from spreading to the farm he works on, in the Nova Santa Helena municipality, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro recently authorized use of the military to battle the massive blazes. AP Photo/Leo Correa

The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks. Here’s why that matters.

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Nearly eight million tons of plastic are missing from our oceans. New research shines some light on what may be happening.

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Nearly eight million tons of plastic are missing from our oceans. New research shines some light on what may be happening.

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The coldest rivers on Earth may hold clues about a warming globe

The coldest rivers on Earth may hold clues about a warming globe

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Northeastern welcomes new faculty
Four of Northeastern's newest faculty members.

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Northeastern welcomes new faculty

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