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Mystery Solved: Why Seashells' Mineral Forms Differently in Seawater
Mar. 3, 2015 — For almost a century, scientists have been puzzled by a process that is crucial to much of the life in Earth's oceans: Why does calcium carbonate, the tough material of seashells and corals, ... full story -
Some Tropical Plants Pick the Best Hummingbirds to Pollinate Flowers
Mar. 3, 2015 — Rather than just waiting patiently for any pollinator that comes their way to start the next generation of seeds, some plants appear to recognize the best suitors and 'turn on' to increase ... full story -
In Hot and Cold Water: The Private Lives of 'Hoff' Crabs Revealed
Mar. 3, 2015 — Researchers have shed light on the private life of a new species of deep-sea crab, previously nicknamed the 'Hoff' crab because of its hairy ... full story -
Methane Oxidation Fuelled by Algal Oxygen Production
Mar. 3, 2015 — Methane emissions are strongly reduced in lakes with anoxic bottom waters. But – contrary to what has previously been assumed – methane removal is not always due to archaea or anaerobic bacteria. ... full story -
Core Work: Iron Vapor Gives Clues to Formation of Earth and Moon
Mar. 2, 2015 — One of the world's most powerful radiation sources provides scientists clues about Earth's formation and how iron ... full story -
Munching Bugs Thwart Eager Trees, Reducing the Carbon Sink
Mar. 2, 2015 — Hungry, plant-eating insects may limit the ability of forests to take up elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, reducing their capacity to slow human-driven climate change, a new study ... full story -
Conservation Organizations Need to Keep Up With Nature, Experts Say
Mar. 2, 2015 — In order to cope, conservation organizations need to adapt like the organisms they seek to protect, a new paper suggests, arguing that conservation organizations need to be bolder in their adaptation ... full story -
Blend of Polymers Could One Day Make Solar Power Lighter, Cheaper and More Efficient
Mar. 2, 2015 — Scientists are reporting advances on how to one day make solar cells stronger, lighter, more flexible and less expensive when compared with the current silicon or germanium technology on the ... full story -
Environment May Change, but Microbiome of Queen Bees Does Not
Mar. 2, 2015 — Researchers have characterized the gut microbiome of honey bee queens. This is the first thorough census of the gut microbiome -- which consists of all the microorganisms that live in the gut of the ... full story -
On-Board School Bus Filtration System Reduces Pollutants by 88 Percent
Mar. 2, 2015 — An on-board air filtration system developed specifically for school buses reduces exposure to vehicular pollutants by up to 88 percent, according to a new ... full story -
Norwegian Mammals and Birds Have Many Different Methods of Surviving Long, Intense Winter Nights
Mar. 2, 2015 — Norwegian mammals and birds have many different methods of surviving long, intense winter nights. A biologist reveals their secrets for ... full story -
‘Superhero Vision’ Technology Measures European Lake’s Water Quality from Space
Mar. 2, 2015 — An international team of researchers has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that can visualize pollution levels otherwise invisible to ... full story -
Green Light for the World's First Intelligent Oil Pipelines
Mar. 2, 2015 — Electronics installed in Norwegian oil pipelines have been tested both at sea and in transport vessel reeling simulations. All that now remains is to install them offshore. Researchers have been ... full story -
Enhancing High-Temperature Tolerance in Plants: Effective on Rice and Tomatoes
Mar. 2, 2015 — Agricultural researchers have identified for the first time that theE-2-hexenal, a plant-derived chemical substance, can induce a plant's stress response to high ... full story -
Genetics Reveals Where Emperor Penguins Survived the Last Ice Age
Mar. 1, 2015 — A study of how climate change has affected emperor penguins over the last 30,000 years found that only three populations may have survived during the last ice age, and that the Ross Sea in Antarctica ... full story -
Introverts Prefer Mountains
Feb. 27, 2015 — In a series of three studies, researchers tested whether there is a link between personality and an aspect of physical ecology: flat terrain versus mountainous terrain. The study found that only one ... full story -
How Were Fossil Tracks Made by Early Triassic Swimming Reptiles So Well Preserved?
Feb. 27, 2015 — That swim tracks made by tetrapods occur in high numbers in deposits from the Early Triassic is well known. What is less clear is why the tracks are so abundant and well preserved. Paleontologists ... full story -
Cryptochrome Protein Helps Birds Navigate Via Magnetic Field
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have found one one possible explanation for some birds' ability to sense the earth's magnetic field and use it to orient themselves: a magnetically sensitive protein called ... full story -
Sun Has More Impact on the Climate in Cool Periods
Feb. 27, 2015 — The activity of the Sun is an important factor in the complex interaction that controls our climate. New research now shows that the impact of the Sun is not constant over time, but has greater ... full story -
Modern Logging Techniques Benefit Rainforest Wildlife
Feb. 27, 2015 — The value of a modern logging technique has been revealed for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production. The most comprehensive study of Reduced-Impact Logging ... full story
- Mystery solved: Why seashells' mineral forms differently in seawater
- Some tropical plants pick the best hummingbirds to pollinate flowers
- In hot and cold water: The private lives of 'Hoff' crabs revealed
- Methane oxidation fuelled by algal oxygen production
- Core work: Iron vapor gives clues to formation of Earth and moon
- Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink
- Conservation organizations need to keep up with nature, experts say
- Blend of polymers could one day make solar power lighter, cheaper and more efficient
- Environment may change, but microbiome of queen bees does not
- On-board school bus filtration system reduces pollutants by 88 percent
- Norwegian mammals and birds have many different methods of surviving long, intense winter nights
- ‘Superhero vision’ technology measures European lake’s water quality from space
- Green light for the world's first intelligent oil pipelines
- Enhancing high-temperature tolerance in plants: Effective on rice and tomatoes
- Introverts prefer mountains
- How were fossil tracks made by Early Triassic swimming reptiles so well preserved?
- Cryptochrome protein helps birds navigate via magnetic field
- Sun has more impact on the climate in cool periods
- Modern logging techniques benefit rainforest wildlife
- Submarine data used to investigate turbulence beneath Arctic ice
- The biobattery: Turning sewage sludge into electricity and engine oil
- Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea seagull populations halved since 1980s
- Newly discovered algal species helps corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet
- Wind-powered freighters
- DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
- Level of pollutants accumulated in the body linked to obesity levels
- Economic models provide insights into global sustainability challenges
- Embrace unknowns, opt for flexibility in environmental policies, experts say
- 'Ecosystem services' help assess ocean energy development
- Interaction of Atlantic and Pacific oscillations caused 'false pause' in warming
- World's challenges demand science changes -- and fast, experts say
- Amphibian chytrid fungus reaches Madagascar
- Pollution is driving force behind growth of nuisance algal scums linked to disease
- New NASA space cowboy successfully deploys its 'lasso'
- IPCC sea-level rise scenarios not fit for purpose for high-risk coastal areas
- 'Blue-green algae' proliferating in lakes
- Finland: Wheat harvest turned larger than oat for the first time in a century
- Suspended soils maintain rainforest ecosystems, says researcher
- Drilling ancient African lakes sheds light on human evolution
- Forest tree seeds stored in the Svalbard seed vault
- Lake Tahoe research provides new insights on global change
- Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals costs EU billions annually
- Causes of Great Lakes smelt population decline are complex
- Felling of tropical trees has soared, satellite shows, not slowed as UN study found
- Isolated wetlands have significant impact on water quality
- First direct observation of carbon dioxide's increasing greenhouse effect at Earth's surface
- New technology could make treatment of oil and gas wastewater simpler, cheaper
- Cellular communication offers easy fog detection for roads and runways
- Learning by eye: Silicon micro-funnels increase the efficiency of solar cells
- Electric-car driving range and emissions depend on where you live
- Magnetic nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells
- Study of atmospheric 'froth' may help GPS communications
- Climate-warmed leaves change lake ecosystems
- Researchers enable solar cells to use more sunlight
- Being better problem solvers helps mountain chickadees survive at higher altitudes
- Fitting meters has immediate effect on consumers' water saving habits
- Agricultural insecticides pose a global risk to surface water bodies, researchers find
- Himalayan ice shows chemicals ban is working
- Crocodiles rocked pre-Amazonian Peru: Seven crocodile species found in single 13-million-year-old bone bed
- Yellowstone: Geysers erupt periodically because they have loops in their plumbing
- World's protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a year
- Novel pretreatment could cut biofuel costs by 30 percent or more
- Climate-change clues from turtles of tropical Wyoming
- Intelligent tree inventory detector
- Coral disease linked to a warming Atlantic
- Ocean circulation change: Sea level spiked for two years along Northeastern North America
- New NASA soil moisture mapper completes key milestone
- Great Barrier Reef corals eat plastic
- Massive amounts of Saharan dust fertilize the Amazon rainforest
- Detecting defects at the nanoscale will profit solar panel production
- International team of scientists launches fossil database
- Climate science literacy unrelated to public acceptance of human-caused global warming
- Agriculture expansion in Tanzania may greatly increase human plague risk
- Ocean acidification slows algae growth in the southern ocean
- Renewable energy obtained from wastewater
- Storks could become poisoned by pesticides during their migration to Africa
- New, useful feature of Moringa seeds revealed
- New cicada species discovered in Switzerland and Italy
- Environmentally friendly procedure developed for extracting silver
- Small predator diversity an important part of a healthy ecosystem
- Looking back into the past of oceans: Acidification trends, seasonal fluctuations
- Bacteria in marine sponges harvest phosphorus for reef community
- La Niña-like conditions associated with 2,500-year-long shutdown of coral reef growth
- Time when Southwest was wet and Northwest was dry aids efforts to predict future rainfall patterns
- NASA satellite sees a warm winter U.S. West
- World must achieve international water goals to preempt looming conflicts born of desperation
- Scientists bring oxygen back to dead fjord
- New catalyst to create chemical building blocks from biomass
- Baby formula poses higher arsenic risk to newborns than breast milk, study shows
- Community-led marine reserve produces benefits for fisheries, conservation
- Recycling of nutrients may be the key to saving Earth
- New products from bark to replace fossil compounds: Adhesives and insulating foams from softwood bark tannins
- Paleoclimate, proxies, paleosols, and precipitation: A look to the future
- System to turn wastewater into fresh water developed
- Caribbean coral findings may influence Barrier Reef studies
- Draft report analyzes policy options for hydraulic fracturing in Michigan
- Greenland is melting: The past might tell what the future holds
- Climate change influences distribution of organic pollutants in the Baltic Sea
- Out of Africa: Did humans migrate quickly and all-at-once or in phases based on weather?
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