Earth & Environment
Eco groups need to hit size ‘sweet spot’
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Sustainability programs are a Goldilocks proposition—the environment benefits when the size of a group of people working to save it is just right, say researchers. Continue…
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:44 - 1 Comment
Earth & Environment - Jun 17, 2013 11:45 - 0 Comments
‘Heat dome’ melted Greenland ice sheet in 2012
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Unusual changes in the jet stream caused the exceptional surface melt of the Greenland ice sheet in 2012, but it’s too early to tell if it was a rare event or a sign of significant change. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 14, 2013 15:51 - 0 Comments
Speedy evolution may help sea urchins survive
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Rapid adaptation could be sea urchins’ primary weapon against acidification and climate change as the carbon content of the ocean increases. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 13, 2013 16:55 - 0 Comments
Oceans need time to adapt to fast nitrogen cycle
MCGILL (CAN) — Scientists have completed the first global study of changes that occurred in a crucial component of ocean chemistry, the nitrogen cycle, at the end of the last ice age. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 13, 2013 11:57 - 0 Comments
River dredging may lower fish diversity
PENN STATE (US) — The diversity of fish populations and other aquatic life can dwindle in river ecosystems disrupted by dredging, a recent study suggests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 11, 2013 14:42 - 0 Comments
Tropical ‘bridge species’ drive biodiversity
U. CHICAGO (US) — By examining marine bivalves—scallops, cockles, and oysters—a new study shows that most evolutionary lineages started in the tropics and expanded outward. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 11, 2013 8:45 - 0 Comments
How dead orcas can keep others alive
UC DAVIS (US) — A standardized killer-whale necropsy system, developed in 2004, has boosted the collection of complete data from stranded orcas from 2 percent to about 33 percent. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 7, 2013 15:32 - 0 Comments
Tropical stalagmites are a climate time capsule
GEORGIA TECH / CALTECH (US) — Cave stalagmites collected from Borneo show that the western tropical Pacific responded very differently to abrupt climate change events. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 3, 2013 13:44 - 1 Comment
Will thirsty corn limit US ethanol goals?
RICE (US) — If the climate continues to evolve as predicted, the United States stands little to no chance of satisfying its current biofuel goals, new research predicts. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 31, 2013 9:57 - 0 Comments
California’s native fish face extinction
UC DAVIS (US) — Salmon and other native freshwater fish in California will likely go extinct within the next century due to climate change if current trends continue. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 30, 2013 9:47 - 3 Comments
Why Hawaiian sea turtles still need protecting
STANFORD (US) — Calls to lift protections for the Hawaiian green sea turtle may be premature, experts warn. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 28, 2013 12:12 - 1 Comment
New estimate narrows global warming range
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Scientists have generated what they say are more reliable projections of how much warmer the planet will be in 2100 due to climate change. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 23, 2013 11:38 - 1 Comment
Road trip maps greenhouse gas across US
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Methane emissions across large parts of the US are higher than scientists had estimated, according to new research from a cross-continent drive in a rented camper. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 22, 2013 14:46 - 6 Comments
Are Europe’s wild bees bouncing back?
U. LEEDS (UK) — Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants in Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands have slowed in recent years. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 21, 2013 11:02 - 2 Comments
Thawing Arctic keeps its grip on carbon
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — The Arctic has warmed up over the last twenty years, but researchers find that the amount of carbon trapped in the soil remains steady. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 20, 2013 12:14 - 2 Comments
Lack of biodiversity could topple fisheries
U. YORK (UK) — The consequences of overfishing have led fisheries to rely on a handful of highly valuable shellfish—but new research shows this approach is extremely risky. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 20, 2013 12:11 - 5 Comments
Marcellus Shale fracking: Is well water really clean?
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — No proof of groundwater contamination in Pennsylvania from hydrofracking doesn’t guarantee the water’s clean. More monitoring is needed to know for sure, experts say. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 16, 2013 13:12 - 0 Comments
Massive Cascadia quake on the horizon?
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Tiny fossils offer clues to a 1700 earthquake in the Pacific Northwest that was strong enough to cause a tsunami as far away as Japan. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 16, 2013 10:37 - 1 Comment
Clawed frogs spread deadly amphibian fungus
STANFORD (US) — The African clawed frog, a species used around the world for biomedical research, is spreading an amphibian-killing fungus when they are released into the wild. (more…)
