Earth & Environment
Earth & Environment - Sep 26, 2011 8:09 - 0 Comments
Genuflecting plant discovered in Brazil
RUTGERS (US) — A newly discovered Brazilian plant bends down after its fruits are formed and plants its own seeds in the ground. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 22, 2011 10:21 - 1 Comment
Worms keep the peace in ‘Spore Wars’
U. CARDIFF (UK) — Lice, millipedes, and worms act as woodland diplomats, ensuring the survival of weaker species of fungi that compete with stronger creatures for space and resources. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 21, 2011 10:29 - 3 Comments
Florida: No. 1 in world for invasive reptiles
U. FLORIDA (US) — Florida has the world’s worst invasive amphibian and reptile problem, with 137 non-native species introduced into the state between 1863 and 2010. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 20, 2011 12:46 - 2 Comments
Salmon can’t handle heat in streams
UC DAVIS (US) — Warming streams could spell the end of spring-run Chinook salmon in California by the end of the century, according to a study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 20, 2011 10:49 - 0 Comments
Climbing goats threaten oil-rich trees
UC DAVIS (US) — Global demand for argan oil may be a two-edged sword—providing economic and social benefits for Morocco’s rural communities at the same time it threatens the health and future of native forests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 19, 2011 11:51 - 1 Comment
Downward slide for arctic sea ice
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — The blanket of sea ice that floats on the Arctic Ocean appears to have reached its lowest extent for 2011, the second lowest recorded since satellites began measuring it in 1979. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 15, 2011 11:15 - 5 Comments
Don’t blame clouds for climate change
TEXAS A&M (US) — Clouds are not the root cause of climate change, but only amplify global warming brought on by human activity, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 13, 2011 10:26 - 0 Comments
Volcanic vents belch pure CO2 into sea
STANFORD (US) — Rare volcanic vents in the Mediterranean Sea bubble carbon dioxide, making the water more acidic—a glimpse of how marine ecosystems may be affected as global warming intensifies. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 12, 2011 16:29 - 1 Comment
Ice cores: 800,000 years of climate change
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Drill cores taken from Greenland’s vast ice sheets offer the first clue that Earth’s climate is capable of very rapid transitions. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 7, 2011 10:48 - 0 Comments
Tree-killing fungus has California roots
UC BERKELEY (US) — Genetic detective work has located the source of a devastating fungus that causes cypress canker disease, which has been killing trees on six of the world’s seven continents for decades. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 2, 2011 12:51 - 1 Comment
Threatened pikas hang on in the Rockies
U. COLORADO (US) — American pikas, whose numbers have been on the decline, are holding their own in the Southern Rocky Mountains, a new survey finds. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 31, 2011 10:11 - 2 Comments
Biologists burn mountains to rescue lizards
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A 30-year study of collared lizards in the Ozark glades finds burning entire mountains and valleys has helped bring back lizard populations. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 29, 2011 11:54 - 0 Comments
Japan’s tsunami picked up by radar
UC DAVIS (US) — The tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11 was the first to be observed by high-frequency radar, raising the possibility of new early warning systems. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 25, 2011 10:17 - 0 Comments
Drought simulators put crops to the test
U. MISSOURI (US) — Researchers have constructed two drought simulators to take a closer look at the effects of water deficiency on crops. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 23, 2011 11:01 - 0 Comments
More wildfires likely in Patagonia
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A major climate oscillation in the Southern Hemisphere is expected to intensify in the coming decades, likely increasing wildfire activity in the southern half of South America. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 23, 2011 10:34 - 1 Comment
Polar sea ice: Down but not out
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Polar sea ice can recover from even the harshest period of climate-induced melting as long as the planet cools again, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 17, 2011 13:01 - 0 Comments
Climate dimming clarity of Lake Tahoe
UC DAVIS (US) — The water clarity of Lake Tahoe in 2010 dropped to the second-lowest level ever recorded. Researchers suspect the combined effect of changes in climate and algae are to blame. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 15, 2011 13:06 - 1 Comment
10 million viruses in one drop of seawater
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Viruses fill the ocean and have a significant effect on ocean biology, according to a new study that reveals striking recurring patterns of marine virioplankton dynamics in the open sea. (more…)
