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CuriosiTEA Journal Club
Studies on Algae Bloom Outbreaks in Greenland Raise Awareness of Rising Sea Levels
Student Summary By Olivia Hwang Original Source: Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, New York Times, January 30, 2026 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/climate/greenland-algae-melting-icesheet.html?searchResultPosition=1 Image Photographed By Olivia Hwang Abstract Background: Climate change continues to be an ever-growing concern, as increasing temperatures lead to the rapid melting of ice formations. Greenland's ice sheet has been losing hundreds of billions of tons of ice each year, wh
Title: How Can We Protect Microbes?
Student summary by Emma Seo Original Source: Carl Zimmer, The New York Times, Published: October 17, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/science/microbes-endangered-preservation.html Image created by Emma Seo Abstract Background: Humans need microbes to help pandas, rainforests, whales, oceans, and everything else, but microbes are declining. Humans are driving this decline by destroying their habitats, like cutting down forests and turning grasslands int
How Training Cows to Pee in Specific Areas Can Benefit the Environment
Student summary by Olivia Liu Original Source:National Public Radio (NPR), September 15, 2021 by The Associated Press Image Created by Olivia Liu Abstract Background: A significant environmental problem is the huge amount of urine waste coming from cows. Cow urine holds nitrogen, and when it is mixed with feces, it transforms into ammonia. Ammonia is an environmental problem that can cause acid rain and other issues. It can also contaminate water with nitrates and produce th
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