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Dec 24 2025ENVIRONMENT

How Dams Change Tiny River Plants: A Closer Look

Dams are changing rivers in big ways. They are breaking up rivers and messing with tiny plant-like creatures called phytoplankton. But how exactly do lots of dams, especially in rocky rivers, affect these tiny plants? That's what scientists wanted to find out. They looked at a river in China with l

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