Earth & Environment
Earth & Environment - Dec 8, 2010 13:11 - 0 Comments
These online tweets are the real deal
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A growing online library of bird sounds, photos, and information offers a new resource for backyard birders and seasoned ornithologists alike. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 8, 2010 12:16 - 1 Comment
Heat helped hasten life’s beginnings
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — The time required for evolution on a warm earth is shorter than previously thought, according to new research investigating the effect of temperature on extremely slow chemical reactions. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 7, 2010 12:30 - 0 Comments
Species decline compounds health risks
CORNELL (US) — The decline of species due to habitat loss, pollution, and climate change increases the risk of infectious diseases for humans, animals, and plants. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 2, 2010 14:59 - 0 Comments
Fire and ice found in Antarctic cores
STONY BROOK (US) — Biomass burning in the Southern Hemisphere over the past 650 years appears to be the cause of a fluctuating pattern of carbon monoxide in the Earth’s atmosphere. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 1, 2010 10:55 - 1 Comment
Reforestation efforts a zero sum game?
STANFORD (US) — Forest restoration efforts in developing countries have been largely offset by the population’s growing demand for timber and agricultural products harvested elsewhere. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 30, 2010 13:32 - 1 Comment
Dietary needs of a dying species
RICE / UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — More than half of all species are believed to change their diets—sometimes more than once—between birth and adulthood. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 30, 2010 12:14 - 0 Comments
Farm drainage choking life from Gulf
CORNELL/U. ILLINOIS (US) — Tile drainage systems in upper Mississippi farmlands are the biggest contributors of nitrogen runoff into the Gulf of Mexico. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 19, 2010 12:02 - 1 Comment
‘Sky is falling’ warnings backfire
UC BERKELEY (US) — Dire or emotionally charged warnings about the consequences of global warming can backfire if presented too negatively, making people less amenable to reducing their carbon footprint. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 18, 2010 14:11 - 0 Comments
Why volcanos do what they do
PENN STATE (US) — Ongoing observations of the Soufriere Hills Volcano on Montserrat since it erupted in 1995 are expected to advance understanding of the workings of andesite volcanos. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 18, 2010 13:46 - 0 Comments
Fast coastal waters flow with diversity
BROWN U. (US) — The faster coastal waters flow, the greater the number of invertebrate species that live on rocks beneath the tides. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 17, 2010 17:22 - 0 Comments
Warmer temps slow sap to a trickle
CORNELL (US) — As the climate warms, maple syrup production in the Northeast is expected to decline slightly by the turn of the century and the window for tapping trees will advance by about a month. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 17, 2010 14:40 - 0 Comments
Is time running out to save Lake Tahoe?
UC DAVIS (US) — By the year 2100, average snowpack in the Lake Tahoe basin is expected to decline by as much as 60 percent and prolonged droughts will become more common. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 15, 2010 16:27 - 1 Comment
King crab invasion threatens Antarctica
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — Antarctica’s unique continental shelf ecosystem could be under threat from the invasion of a particularly voracious predatory crab due to global warming. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 15, 2010 11:45 - 1 Comment
Is virus bad news for biomass?
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Researchers have confirmed reports of a new virus that affects switchgrass, a biomass crop being considered for commercial ethanol production. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 11, 2010 16:32 - 5 Comments
Will oil run out 90 years too soon?
UC DAVIS (US) — At the current pace of research and development, global oil will run out 90 years before replacement technologies are ready, says a study based on stock market expectations. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 11, 2010 13:03 - 0 Comments
Will stored CO2 leak into drinking water?
DUKE (US) — There could be a serious downside to injecting carbon dioxide deep underground to mitigate climate change. New analysis suggests it can pollute drinking water aquifers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 9, 2010 16:22 - 3 Comments
Dead corals near site of Gulf spill
PENN STATE (US) — On a research ship in the Gulf of Mexico—seven miles southwest of the site of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill—a team of scientists recently found evidence of dead and dying corals. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 8, 2010 16:10 - 0 Comments
Radioactive cleanup takes (more) time
IOWA STATE (US) — Distorted formulas have wrongly swayed theories of how long it takes to transform a contaminated area into one free of pollution. (more…)
