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Tug of sun, moon could be driving plate motions on ‘imbalanced’ Earth
A study proposes that imbalanced forces and torques in the Earth-moon-sun system drive circulation of the whole mantle. The new analysis provides an alternative to the hypothesis that the movement of tectonic plates is related to convection currents in the Earth's mantle.
River flows linked to the ups and downs of imperiled Chinook salmon population
A study has discovered that sufficient water flows during summer can be critical to a Chinook salmon population in the interior of British Columbia.
Mange outbreak decimated a wild vicuna population in Argentina
Mange has decimated the population of wild vicunas and guanacos in an Argentinian national park that was created to conserve them, according to a new study. The findings suggest domestic llamas introduced to the site may have been the source of the outbreak. Cascading consequences for local predator and scavenger species are expected.