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The massive ice sheet covering Greenland
is melting almost four times faster than it was
in 2003, scientists have found. The gigantic
hunk of ice could become a major contributor
to sea-level rise in coming decades.IN THE NEWSQuick
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By Jim DaleyNORTHERN IRELAND
Bacteria in a soil sample from Northern Ireland
effectively halt the growth of four types of antibiotic-
resistant “superbugs,” including methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Researchers say the
discovery is an important step in the battle against
such resistant bacteria.U.S.
A 14-year-old Hawaiian
snail named George,
believed to be the last
of its species, has died.
The archipelago’s
population of land
snails—which was once
incredibly diverse—has
substantially declined.GUYANA
The Guyanese government signed an agreement with the
European Union to curb illegal logging, improve forest
management and expand the South American nation’s
legal timber industry, which exports to the E.U.AUSTRALIA
Overuse of water from
the Murray-Darling River
system sparked a massive die-
off of fish in the Down Under
state of New South Wales.
An estimated 100,000 to one
million fish suffocated because
the river levels were too low to
flush out farm runoff; this led
to algal blooms that resulted
in bacterial proliferation,
which caused a drop in oxygen.LIBERIA
Health officials announced that they found the Ebola virus
in a bat in West Africa for the first time. Previously it
had been found only in bats in Central Africa. The discovery
could help reveal how the virus jumps to humans.April 2019, Scientifi cAmerican.com 19ADVANCES
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apr2019/advancesGREENLAND
The massive ice sheet covering Greenland
is melting almost four times faster than it was
in 2003, scientists have found. The gigantic
hunk of ice could become a major contributor
to sea-level rise in coming decades.IN THE NEWSQuick
Hits
By Jim DaleyNORTHERN IRELAND
Bacteria in a soil sample from Northern Ireland
eff ectively halt the growth of four types of antibiotic-
resistant “superbugs,” including methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Researchers say the
discovery is an important step in the battle against
such resistant bacteria.U.S.
A 14-year-old Hawaiian
snail named George,
believed to be the last
of its species, has died.
The archipelago’s
population of land
snails—which was once
incredibly diverse—has
substantially declined.G U YA N A
The Guyanese government signed an agreement with the
European Union to curb illegal logging, improve forest
management and expand the South American nation’s
legal timber industry, which exports to the E.U.AUSTRALIA
Overuse of water from
the Murray-Darling River
system sparked a massive die-
off of fi sh in the Down Under
state of New South Wales.
An estimated 100,000 to one
million fi sh suff ocated because
the river levels were too low to
fl ush out farm runoff ; this led
to algal blooms that resulted
in bacterial proliferation,
which caused a drop in oxygen.LIBERIA
Health offi cials announced that they found the Ebola virus
in a bat in West Africa for the fi rst time. Previously it
had been found only in bats in Central Africa. The discovery
could help reveal how the virus jumps to humans.ADVANCES
For more details, visit
http://www.ScientificAmerican.com/
apr2019/advancesGREENLAND
The massive ice sheet covering Greenland
is melting almost four times faster than it was
in 2003, scientists have found. The gigantic
hunk of ice could become a major contributor
to sea-level rise in coming decades.IN THE NEWSQuick
Hits
By Jim DaleyNORTHERN IRELAND
Bacteria in a soil sample from Northern Ireland
eff ectively halt the growth of four types of antibiotic-
resistant “superbugs,” including methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Researchers say the
discovery is an important step in the battle against
such resistant bacteria.U.S.
A 14-year-old Hawaiian
snail named George,
believed to be the last
of its species, has died.
The archipelago’s
population of land
snails—which was once
incredibly diverse—has
substantially declined.G U YA N A
The Guyanese government signed an agreement with the
European Union to curb illegal logging, improve forest
management and expand the South American nation’s
legal timber industry, which exports to the E.U.AUSTRALIA
Overuse of water from
the Murray-Darling River
system sparked a massive die-
off of fi sh in the Down Under
state of New South Wales.
An estimated 100,000 to one
million fi sh suff ocated because
the river levels were too low to
fl ush out farm runoff ; this led
to algal blooms that resulted
in bacterial proliferation,
which caused a drop in oxygen.LIBERIA
Health offi cials announced that they found the Ebola virus
in a bat in West Africa for the fi rst time. Previously it
had been found only in bats in Central Africa. The discovery
could help reveal how the virus jumps to humans.sad0419Adva3p.indd 19Untitled-3.indd 1sad0419Adva3p.indd 19Untitled-1 1 2/21/19 10:51 AM2/20/19 5:01 PM2/21/19 5:13 PM2/14/19 3:46 PM
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