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Aerial image of a lagoon wetland.
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David Huang
San Dieguito Lagoon, one of Beheshti’s primary research sites.

Kat Beheshti earns early career distinction for contributions to coastal science and resource management

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A barracuda school off Bikar Atoll, Marshall Islands.
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
Monitoring fishing activity far from shore presents a challenge for resource management and marine conservation.
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drone footage of river with water based plastic trash collectors
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Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory
A depiction of various river plastic collection technologies utilized for data collection
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Old, abandoned barn in a large field with white wildflowers and prairie grass.
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Richard McMillin via iStock
While global trends dominate environmental outcomes, decisions about recultivating or rewilding abandoned fields can influence habitat health.
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An Icelandic braided river, seen from above.
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Luca Ronchi via iStock
Multi-channel rivers predominate in Iceland’s easily eroded volcanic soil.
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Erosion has exposed the cross-section of a forest from the canopy and understory to the subsoil and parent material.
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tarasov_vl via iStock
A new model provides a look into the dynamic feedback between soil moisture levels and plants’ water-use strategies.
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two orange-clad fishermen in a commercial vessel
A commercial fishing vessel near Kodiak Island, Alaska
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Hayden Vega wears a lobster on his head
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Matt Perko
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Dead corn and cracked earth under an orange sky.
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piyaset via iStock
Warmer air can suck more moisture in dry regions and dump more rain in wet regions. New research reveals that the atmosphere’s drying capacity is outpacing increases to rainfall.
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cargo ships queueing at Los Angeles and Long Beach port during COVID pandemic
Cargo vessel congestion at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex during the COVID pandemic
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women weaving and mending fishing nets
Geospatial information about how women use the ocean is an important part of marine spatial planning, but tends to be hidden in the data
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A giant sea bass cruises the deep reef.
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Merry Passage
Southern California’s population of giant sea bass is recovering from overfishing, but progress is slow.