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Irrigated Agriculture: Precious Habitat for the Long-Billed Curlew
Apr. 16, 2014 — Despite the recent rainfall, California is still in a drought, so not only are water supplies limited, but demand for water is increasing from a variety of uses. In a recent study, scientists ... full story -
Ant Colonies Help Evacuees in Disaster Zones
Apr. 16, 2014 — An escape route mapping system based on the behavior of ant colonies could give evacuees a better chance of reaching safe harbor after a natural disaster or terrorist attack by building a map showing ... full story -
Researchers Propose Network-Based Evaluation Tool to Assess Relief Operations Feasibility
Apr. 16, 2014 — The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction reported that disasters have affected around 2.9 billion people worldwide from 2000-2012- killing more than a million, and damaging around 1.7 ... full story -
Relieving Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety With Improved Batteries
Apr. 16, 2014 — A new nanomaterial called a metal organic framework could extend the lifespan of lithium-sulfur batteries, which could be used to increase the driving range of electric vehicles. Researchers added ... full story -
Diverse Gene Pool Critical for Tigers' Survival, Say Experts
Apr. 16, 2014 — Increasing tigers' genetic diversity -- via interbreeding and other methods -- and not just their population numbers may be the best solution to saving this endangered species, according to ... full story -
Warm U.S. West, Cold East: 4,000-Year Pattern; Global Warming May Bring More Curvy Jet Streams During Winter
Apr. 16, 2014 — Last winter’s curvy jet stream pattern brought mild temperatures to western North America and harsh cold to the East. A new study shows that pattern became more pronounced 4,000 years ago, and ... full story -
New Study Outlines 'Water World' Theory of Life's Origins
Apr. 15, 2014 — Life took root more than four billion years ago on our nascent Earth, a wetter and harsher place than now, bathed in sizzling ultraviolet rays. What started out as simple cells ultimately transformed ... full story -
The Human Food Connection: Authentic Puerto Rican Food in Connecticut
Apr. 15, 2014 — Tucked away in Hartford, Conn., a Puerto Rican community is creating a tropical home away from home through cuisine that is so authentic it has caught the attention of scientists. Biologists took a ... full story -
New Technique Will Accelerate Genetic Characterization of Photosynthesis
Apr. 15, 2014 — Photosynthesis provides fixed carbon and energy for nearly all life on Earth, yet many aspects of this fascinating process remain mysterious. We do not know the full list of the parts of the ... full story -
Long-Term Predictions for Miami Sea Level Rise Could Be Available Relatively Soon
Apr. 15, 2014 — Miami could know as early as 2020 how high sea levels will rise into the next century, according to a team of researchers. Scientists conclude that sea level rise is one of the most certain ... full story -
Changes in Processing, Handling Could Reduce Commercial Fishing Injuries
Apr. 15, 2014 — Handling frozen fish caused nearly half of all injuries aboard commercial freezer-trawlers and about a quarter of the injuries on freezer-longliner vessels operating off the coast of Alaska. Many ... full story -
Earthquake Simulation Tops One Petaflop Mark
Apr. 15, 2014 — Computer scientists, mathematicians and geophysicists have optimized the SeisSol earthquake simulation software on the SuperMUC high performance computer to push its performance beyond the ... full story -
Biologists Develop Nanosensors to Visualize Movements and Distribution of Plant Stress Hormone
Apr. 15, 2014 — Biologists have succeeded in visualizing the movement within plants of a key hormone responsible for growth and resistance to drought. The achievement will allow researchers to conduct further ... full story -
Gut Capacity Limits Bird's Ability to Adapt to Rapid Climate Change
Apr. 15, 2014 — An ornithologist has found that the capacity of a bird’s gut to change with environmental conditions is a primary limiting factor in their ability to adapt to the rapidly changing climate. And he ... full story -
Tiger Beetle's Chase Highlights Mechanical Law
Apr. 15, 2014 — If an insect drew a line as it chased its next meal, the resulting pattern would be a tangled mess. But there’s method to that mess: It turns out the tiger beetle, known for its speed and agility, ... full story -
Rethink Education to Fuel Bioeconomy, Says Report
Apr. 15, 2014 — Microbes can be highly efficient, versatile and sophisticated manufacturing tools, and have the potential to form the basis of a vibrant economic sector. In order to take full advantage of the ... full story -
Bioarchaeologists Link Climate Instability to Human Mobility in Ancient Sahara
Apr. 15, 2014 — Researchers have uncovered clues to how past peoples moved across their landscape as the once lush environment deteriorated. Scientists sampled bone and teeth enamel, and used their chemical ... full story -
Rising Demand for Herbal Medicine Can Increase Cultivation of Medicinal Trees
Apr. 15, 2014 — Formalizing trade in herbal medicinal products has the potential to increase the demand for on-farm grown raw material and raise the level of cultivation of medicinal tree species in smallholder ... full story -
Sibling Cooperation in Earwig Families Provides Clues to the Early Evolution of Social Behavior
Apr. 15, 2014 — Looking at the question of how social behavior has developed over the course of evolution, scientists have gained new insights from the study of earwigs. "Young earwig offspring don't ... full story -
Predicting Bioavailable Cadmium Levels in Soils
Apr. 15, 2014 — Soil pH and iron levels predict cadmium bioavailability, and offers solutions to farmers and ranchers, a new study concludes. Many of the country's pasture soils have become enriched in cadmium. ... full story
- Irrigated agriculture: precious habitat for the long-billed curlew
- Ant colonies help evacuees in disaster zones
- Researchers propose network-based evaluation tool to assess relief operations feasibility
- Relieving electric vehicle range anxiety with improved batteries
- Diverse gene pool critical for tigers' survival, say experts
- Warm U.S. West, cold East: 4,000-year pattern; Global warming may bring more curvy jet streams during winter
- New study outlines 'water world' theory of life's origins
- The human food connection: Authentic Puerto Rican food in Connecticut
- New technique will accelerate genetic characterization of photosynthesis
- Long-term predictions for Miami sea level rise could be available relatively soon
- Changes in processing, handling could reduce commercial fishing injuries
- Earthquake simulation tops one petaflop mark
- Biologists develop nanosensors to visualize movements and distribution of plant stress hormone
- Gut capacity limits bird's ability to adapt to rapid climate change
- Tiger beetle's chase highlights mechanical law
- Rethink education to fuel bioeconomy, says report
- Bioarchaeologists link climate instability to human mobility in ancient Sahara
- Rising demand for herbal medicine can increase cultivation of medicinal trees
- Sibling cooperation in earwig families provides clues to the early evolution of social behavior
- Predicting bioavailable cadmium levels in soils
- New sensor improves the level of efficiency in detecting ozone
- Bizarre parasite may provide cuttlefish clues
- European climate at the 2 degrees Celsius global warming threshold
- Scientists come up with method of reducing solar panel glare
- New design for mobile phone masts could cut carbon emissions
- Deforestation could intensify climate change in Congo Basin by half
- Exams in cold auditoriums? Better memory at ideal temperature
- Moth study suggests hidden climate change impacts
- Everest trek shows how some people get type II diabetes
- Climate change likely culprit in coqui frog's altered calls, say biologists
- Dead wood alive with management information in old-growth Iranian forest
- 'Problem wells' source of greenhouse gas at unexpected stage of natural gas production
- Faithful allies since the Cretaceous: Symbiosis between beewolves and protective bacteria originated millions of years ago
- Fire and drought may push Amazonian forests beyond tipping point
- Plugging an ozone hole: Extreme Antarctic ozone holes have not been replicated in Arctic
- Ferns borrowed genes to flourish in low light
- Air pollution over Asia influences global weather and makes Pacific storms more intense
- Making dams safer for fish around the world
- Four new species of 'killer sponges' from the deep sea
- House windows that double as solar panels? Shiny quantum dots brighten future of solar cells
- Three new species of yellow-shouldered bats discovered in museum collections
- Let the sun shine in: Redirecting sunlight to dark urban alleyways
- Puget Sound's rich waters supplied by deep, turbulent canyon
- Nutrient-rich forests absorb more carbon
- Result of slow degradation on environmental pollutants
- Genetically modified tobacco plants as an alternative for producing bioethanol
- Does germ plasm accelerate evolution?
- Beneficial organisms react differently to parasite drug
- Little-known Arctic comb jelly found in the Baltic Sea and Arctic
- Look who's evolving now: Using robots to study evolution
- Dual role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis: Pioneering findings
- Ocean acidification robs reef fish of their fear of predators
- Greenhouse gas emissions from today will be felt for at least 1,000 years
- Cool climate, clean planet: Research suggests cooling action will clean air
- Computer rendering: Graduate student brings extinct plants 'back to life'
- Warming climate has consequences for Michigan's forests
- Odds that global warming is due to natural factors: Slim to none
- Green space keeps you from feeling blue
- Climate paradox deciphered from the Miocene era
- Controversy over nitrogen's ocean 'exit strategies' resolved
- Tibetan Plateau was larger than previously thought, geologists say
- NASA simulation portrays ozone intrusions from aloft
- Appearance of night-shining clouds has increased
- Greenland ice cores show industrial record of acid rain, success of US Clean Air Act
- Devil in disguise: Small coral-eating worm may mean big trouble for reefs
- Passive houses save lots of energy
- Sharks contain more pollutants than polar bears
- Antennae help flies 'cruise' in gusty winds
- World ranking tracks evolutionary distinctness of birds
- 'Dinosaurs of the turtle world' at risk in Southeast U.S. rivers
- Rare fossilized embryos more than 500 million years old found
- Health of ecosystems on U.S. golf courses better than predicted, researchers find
- Ancient 'spider' images reveal eye-opening secrets
- Mercury contamination threatens Antarctic birds
- Iconic boreal bird species declining in the Adirondacks
- Name of new weakly electric fish species reflects hope for peace in Central Africa
- Reef fish arrived in two waves, before and after mass extinction 66 million years ago
- Coral reefs of Mozambique Channel: Leading candidate for saving marine diversity
- Camels emit less methane than cows or sheep
- New climate pragmatism framework prioritizes energy access to drive innovation and development
- Security barriers in U.S./Mexico national parks affect movement of animals
- Water users can reduce risk of spreading invasive species
- Rare leafcutter bee fossils reveal Ice Age environment at the La Brea Tar Pits
- Extinct carnivorous marsupial may have hunted prey larger than itself
- Conventional theories about Titanic disaster put on ice: Risk of icebergs higher now than in 1912
- Win-win situation: Growing crops on photovoltaic farms
- Oyster aquaculture could significantly improve Potomac River estuary water quality
- Sunken logs create new worlds for seafloor animals
- Counting the invisible by sound: New approach to estimate seabird populations
- Farming for improved ecosystem services seen as economically feasible
- Making ethanol without corn or other plants
- Scientists reconstruct ancient impact that dwarfs dinosaur-extinction blast
- Liberia: One of the last strongholds for Western chimpanzees
- Study pegs fuel economy costs of common practices
- Lead continues to be a serious threat to California condor populations
- Study tests theory that life originated at deep sea vents
- Technical tests of biodiversity: When physicists play with genetics of populations
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