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'Dressed' Laser Aimed at Clouds May Be Key to Inducing Rain, Lightning
Apr. 18, 2014 — The adage "Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it" may one day be obsolete if researchers further develop a new technique to aim a high-energy laser beam ... full story -
Plants With Dormant Seeds Give Rise to More Species
Apr. 18, 2014 — Seeds that sprout as soon as they're planted may be good news for a garden. But in the wild, a plant whose seeds sprouted at the first warm spell or rainy day would risk disaster. More than just ... full story -
Impact Glass from Asteroids and Comets Stores Biodata for Millions of Years
Apr. 18, 2014 — Bits of plant life encapsulated in molten glass by asteroid and comet impacts millions of years ago give geologists information about climate and life forms on the ancient Earth. Scientists exploring ... full story -
Vitamin B3 Might Have Been Made in Space, Delivered to Earth by Meteorites
Apr. 17, 2014 — Ancient Earth might have had an extraterrestrial supply of vitamin B3 delivered by carbon-rich meteorites, according to a new analysis. The result supports a theory that the origin of life may have ... full story -
Five Anthropogenic Factors That Will Radically Alter Northern Forests in 50 Years
Apr. 17, 2014 — Five anthropogenic factors that will radically alter forest conditions and management needs in the Northern United States have been outlined in a new report. "The northern quadrant of the United ... full story -
More, Bigger Wildfires Burning Western US Over Last 30 Years
Apr. 17, 2014 — Wildfires across the western United States have been getting bigger and more frequent over the last 30 years. The total area these fires burned increased at a rate of nearly 90,000 acres a year -- an ... full story -
Alternative Identification Methods for Threatened Species Urged
Apr. 17, 2014 — With global climate change and rapidly disappearing habitat critical to the survival of endangered species, there is a sense of urgency to confirm the return of animals thought to be extinct, or to ... full story -
Fewer Sources for Self-Cleaning Air: Study Overturns Existing Knowledge on Nitrous Acid, HONO
Apr. 17, 2014 — Up to now, nitrous acid, HONO, was considered one of the most important sources of hydroxyl radicals, OH, which is regarded as the detergent of the atmosphere, allowing the air to clean itself. ... full story -
There's Something Ancient in the Icebox: Three-Million-Year-Old Landscape Beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
Apr. 17, 2014 — Scientists were greatly surprised to discover an ancient tundra landscape preserved under the Greenland Ice Sheet, below two miles of ice. This finding provides strong evidence that the ice sheet has ... full story -
Surprising Material Could Play Huge Role in Saving Energy: Tin Selenide Is Best at Converting Waste Heat to Electricity
Apr. 17, 2014 — One strategy for addressing the world's energy crisis is to stop wasting so much energy when producing and using it, such as in coal-fired power plants or transportation. Nearly two-thirds of ... full story -
East African Honeybees Safe from Invasive Pests ... for Now
Apr. 17, 2014 — Several parasites and pathogens that devastate honeybees in Europe, Asia and the United States are spreading across East Africa, but do not appear to be impacting native honeybee populations at this ... full story -
Biologists Help Solve Fungal Mysteries, Inform Studies on Climate Change
Apr. 17, 2014 — A new genetic analysis revealing the previously unknown biodiversity and distribution of thousands of fungi in North America might also reveal a previously underappreciated contributor to climate ... full story -
Methane Climate Change Risk Suggested by Proof of Redox Cycling of Humic Substances
Apr. 17, 2014 — Disruption of natural methane-binding process may worsen climate change, scientists have suggested, painting a stark warning on the possible effects of gases such as methane -- which has a greenhouse ... full story -
Study Shows Lasting Effects of Drought in Rainy Eastern U.S.
Apr. 17, 2014 — This spring, more than 40 percent of the western U.S. is in a drought that the USDA deems "severe" or "exceptional." The same was true in 2013. In 2012, drought even spread to the ... full story -
The Story of Animal Domestication Retold: Scientists Now Think Wild Animals Interbred With Domesticated Ones Until Quite Recently
Apr. 17, 2014 — A review of recent research on the domestication of large herbivores suggests that neither intentional breeding nor genetic isolation were as significant as traditionally thought. "Our findings ... full story -
Genetic Study Tackles Mystery of Slow Plant Domestications
Apr. 17, 2014 — Did domesticating a plant typically take a few hundred or many thousands of years? Genetic studies often indicate that domestication traits have a fairly simple genetic basis, which should facilitate ... full story -
Suicide Epidemic Among India's 'Marginalized' Farmers
Apr. 17, 2014 — A new study has found that India’s shocking rates of suicide are highest in areas with the most debt-ridden farmers who are clinging to tiny smallholdings – less than one hectare – and trying ... full story -
Declining Catch Rates in Caribbean Nicaragua Green Turtle Fishery May Be Result of Overfishing
Apr. 16, 2014 — A 20-year assessment of Nicaragua’s legal, artisanal green sea turtle fishery has uncovered a stark reality: greatly reduced overall catch rates of turtles in what may have become an unsustainable ... full story -
Earliest Ancestor of Land Herbivores Discovered: 300-Million-Year-Old Predator Showed Way to Modern Terrestrial Ecosystem
Apr. 16, 2014 — New research demonstrates how carnivores transitioned into herbivores for the first time on land. Previously unknown, the 300-million-year old fossilized juvenile skeleton of Eocasea martini is less ... full story -
Chimpanzees Prefer Firm, Stable Beds
Apr. 16, 2014 — Chimpanzees may select a certain type of wood, Ugandan ironwood, over other options for its firm, stable, and resilient properties to make their bed. Chimpanzees use tree branches to build beds or ... full story
- 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
- Plants with dormant seeds give rise to more species
- Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years
- Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites
- Five anthropogenic factors that will radically alter northern forests in 50 years
- More, bigger wildfires burning western US over last 30 years
- Alternative identification methods for threatened species urged
- Fewer sources for self-cleaning air: Study overturns existing knowledge on nitrous acid, HONO
- There's something ancient in the icebox: Three-million-year-old landscape beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
- Surprising material could play huge role in saving energy: Tin selenide is best at converting waste heat to electricity
- East African honeybees safe from invasive pests ... for now
- Biologists help solve fungal mysteries, inform studies on climate change
- Methane climate change risk suggested by proof of redox cycling of humic substances
- Study shows lasting effects of drought in rainy Eastern U.S.
- The story of animal domestication retold: Scientists now think wild animals interbred with domesticated ones until quite recently
- Genetic study tackles mystery of slow plant domestications
- Suicide epidemic among India's 'marginalized' farmers
- Declining catch rates in Caribbean Nicaragua green turtle fishery may be result of overfishing
- Earliest ancestor of land herbivores discovered: 300-million-year-old predator showed way to modern terrestrial ecosystem
- Chimpanzees prefer firm, stable beds
- Residing in high altitude military facilities protects service members from obesity
- Mars: Meteorites yield clues to Red Planet's early atmosphere
- Air temperature influenced African glacial movements at height of last ice age
- Crucial new information about how the ice ages came about
- NutNet: New model for global research
- Significant baseline levels of arsenic found in soil throughout Ohio are due to natural processes
- Shade grown coffee shrinking as a proportion of global coffee production
- A greener source of polyester: Cork trees
- DNA looping damage tied to HPV cancer, researcher discovers
- Researchers question emergency water treatment guidelines
- Floating nuclear plants could ride out tsunamis: New design for enhanced safety, easier siting and centralized construction
- 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
- EU must take urgent action on invasive species, experts urge
- Environmentally compatible organic solar cells in the future
- 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
- Drought hormones measured in plants to prepare for food security
- People of color live in neighborhoods with more air pollution than whites, groundbreaking U.S. study shows
- 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
- 'Condor watch' enlists citizen scientists to help endangered species
- 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
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