Posts Tagged ‘environmental sciences’
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…)
Top Stories - Sep 20, 2011 10:18 - 3 Comments
Accidental sea turtle deaths drop by 90%
DUKE (US) — The number of sea turtles accidentally caught and killed in fishing gear in United States coastal waters has declined by an estimated 90 percent since 1990. (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…)
Society & Culture - Sep 16, 2011 12:16 - 7 Comments
Super food: Shoppers will pay 25% more
IOWA STATE (US) — Consumers want access to food that has been genetically modified to be healthier and are willing to pay significantly more for it, according to a new study. (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…)
Top Stories - Sep 15, 2011 9:07 - 0 Comments
‘Unwelcome’ mat for invasive species
UC DAVIS (US) — Screening potentially invasive wild animals to prevent them from being introduced to the U.S. could yield net benefits from about $54,000 to $141,000 per species, according to a new analysis. (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 - 2 Comments
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…)
Science & Technology - Sep 8, 2011 10:01 - 2 Comments
‘Wired’ bacteria clean up nuclear waste
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Researchers have unraveled the mystery of how microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste, a finding that could prove beneficial at contaminated sites. (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 - 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 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 11, 2011 11:53 - 3 Comments
In grasslands, every species matters
IOWA STATE (US) — A new analysis of plants in grassland ecosystems around the world suggests most of those plant species are important. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 11, 2011 10:37 - 0 Comments
Keep grasses to avoid carbon debt
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Converting natural cover to corn or soybeans for the production of biofuels will come at a high carbon cost—even when care is taken to protect soil by using no-till cultivation. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 8, 2011 10:54 - 2 Comments
Dead smell freaks out pool of lampreys
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — The scent of their deceased brethren sends sea lampreys into a self-preservation tizzy as their alarm cues go into overdrive in an attempt to escape. (more…)
