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Urine Power to Light Camps in Disaster Zones
Mar. 6, 2015 — A toilet, conveniently situated near the Student Union Bar at the University of the West of England, is proving that urine can generate ... full story -
Stuck-in-the-Mud Plankton Reveal Ancient Temperatures
Mar. 6, 2015 — New research showing how tiny creatures drifted across the ocean before falling to the seafloor and being fossilized has the potential to improve our understanding of past climates, scientists ... full story -
How Rain Is Dependent on Soil Moisture
Mar. 6, 2015 — It rains in summer most frequently when the ground holds a lot of moisture. However, precipitation is most likely to fall in regions where the soil is comparatively dry. This is the conclusion ... full story -
Novel Mechanism to Explain High Elevation of Denver Area
Mar. 6, 2015 — Researchers have proposed a new way to explain how the High Plains got so high. Water trapped deep below Earth's crust may have flooded the lower crust, creating buoyancy and ... full story -
Melting Glaciers Create Noisiest Places in Ocean, Study Says
Mar. 6, 2015 — Researchers measure underwater noise in Alaskan and Antarctic fjords and find them to be the noisiest places in the ocean. This leads researchers to ask how animals such as whales and seals use the ... full story -
Evolving to Cope With Climate Change
Mar. 6, 2015 — Researchers have successfully measured the potential of the Atlantic Silverside to adapt to ocean acidification. This is the first such measurement for a vertebrate ... full story -
Researchers Create Artificial Methane Hydrates, Open an Innovative Pathway for Use of New Fuels
Mar. 6, 2015 — A technology that allows the preparation of artificial methane hydrates has been developed by researchers. These researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to prepare methane hydrates in a ... full story -
Researchers Connect Climate Change to Food Safety
Mar. 6, 2015 — Climate change can affect our food safety in a number of ways. In a European study, researchers state that there is often a relationship between long-term changes in temperature and rainfall and ... full story -
Moves to Automate Identification of Saimaa Ringed Seals
Mar. 6, 2015 — Moves are being made to automate the identification of Saimaa ringed seals. This would bring new kinds of real-time information on how the extremely endangered species behaves, the movements of ... full story -
Green Lungs of Our Planet Are Changing
Mar. 6, 2015 — Are leaves and buds developing earlier in the spring? And do leaves stay on the trees longer in autumn? Do steppe ecosystems remain green longer and are the savannas becoming drier and drier? In ... full story -
Infant Growth Affected by Exposure to Environmental Pollutants
Mar. 6, 2015 — Even though the levels of two environmental pollutants have declined over the last 20 years, they may still have adverse effects on children's development, according to a new study. The ... full story -
Elusive El Niño Arrives: Forecasters Predict It Will Stay Weak, Have Little Influence on Weather and Climate
Mar. 5, 2015 — The long-anticipated El Niño has finally arrived, according to forecasters with NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. In their updated monthly outlook released today, forecasters issued an El Niño ... full story -
Snffing out Origins of Methane: Instrument Identifies Methane's Origins in Mines, Deep-Sea Vents, and Cows
Mar. 5, 2015 — Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide in its capacity to trap heat in Earth's atmosphere for a long time. The gas can originate from lakes and swamps, natural-gas ... full story -
Nutrient Pollution Damages Streams in Ways Previously Unknown, Ecologists Find
Mar. 5, 2015 — An important food resource has been disappearing from streams without anyone noticing until now. Ecologists reports that nutrient pollution causes a significant loss of forest-derived carbon from ... full story -
Nine Steps to Survive 'Most Explosive Era of Infrastructure Expansion in Human History'
Mar. 5, 2015 — A team of scientists call attention to nine issues that must be considered if there is to be any hope of limiting the environmental impacts of the ongoing expansion of new roads, road improvements, ... full story -
Flood and Drought Risk to Cities on Rise Even With No Climate Change
Mar. 5, 2015 — A heads-up to New York, Baltimore, Houston and Miami: a new study suggests that these metropolitan areas and others will increase their exposure to floods even in the absence of climate ... full story -
Hidden Hazards Found in 'Green' Products
Mar. 5, 2015 — Common consumer products, including those marketed as 'green,' 'all-natural,' 'non-toxic' and 'organic' emit a range of compounds that could harm human health ... full story -
Yucatan Peninsula Hit by Tsunami 1,500 Years Ago, Evidence Indicates
Mar. 5, 2015 — The eastern coastline of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a mecca for tourists, may have been walloped by a tsunami between 1,500 and 900 years ago, says a new study. There are several lines of ... full story -
'Extinct' Bird Rediscovered: Last Seen in 1941
Mar. 5, 2015 — A scientific team has rediscovered a bird previously thought to be extinct. Jerdon's babbler (Chrysomma altirostre) had not been seen in Myanmar since July 1941, where it was last found in ... full story -
Protecting Crops from Radiation-Contaminated Soil
Mar. 5, 2015 — A chemical compound that prevents plants from taking up cesium, thus protecting them -- and us -- from the harmful effects of soil contaminated with radiocesium, has been discovered by ... full story
- Urine power to light camps in disaster zones
- Stuck-in-the-mud plankton reveal ancient temperatures
- How rain is dependent on soil moisture
- Novel mechanism to explain high elevation of Denver area
- Melting glaciers create noisiest places in ocean, study says
- Evolving to cope with climate change
- Researchers create artificial methane hydrates, open an innovative pathway for use of new fuels
- Researchers connect climate change to food safety
- Moves to automate identification of Saimaa ringed seals
- Green lungs of our planet are changing
- Infant growth affected by exposure to environmental pollutants
- Elusive El Niño arrives: Forecasters predict it will stay weak, have little influence on weather and climate
- Snffing out origins of methane: instrument identifies methane's origins in mines, deep-sea vents, and cows
- Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown, ecologists find
- Nine steps to survive 'most explosive era of infrastructure expansion in human history'
- Flood and drought risk to cities on rise even with no climate change
- Hidden hazards found in 'green' products
- Yucatan Peninsula hit by tsunami 1,500 years ago, evidence indicates
- 'Extinct' bird rediscovered: Last seen in 1941
- Protecting crops from radiation-contaminated soil
- The tides they are a changin'
- Space technology investigates large-scale changes to Africa's climate
- Full-annual-cycle models track migratory bird populations throughout the year
- How drowsy microbes in Arctic tundra change to methane-makers as permafrost thaws
- L.A. story: Cleaner air, healthier kids
- Carotid artery stenosis: Air pollution connected with narrowing of the arteries
- Metabolic path to improved biofuel production
- Direct evidence that drought-weakened Amazonian forests 'inhale less carbon'
- Advancing multiple approaches for characterizing permafrost microbes in a changing climate
- Scientists question rush to build Nicaragua canal
- New models yield clearer picture of emissions' true costs
- Experiments support conductivity claims for microbial nanowires
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a more effective carbon capture method
- Traditional beliefs promote sustainability in West Africa
- Basis for cadmium toxicity uncovered
- Where you live could mean 'greener' alternatives do more harm than good
- Amazon deforestation 'threshold' causes species loss to accelerate
- Genetic data can help predict how pine forests will cope with climate change
- Hurricanes helped accelerate spread of lionfish
- Wild yaks: Shaggy barometers of climate change
- Usual prey gone, a fish survives by changing predictably
- NASA Ames reproduces the building blocks of life in laboratory
- 'No take zones' in English Channel would benefit marine wildlife, fishing industry
- Grand tree of life study shows a clock-like trend in new species emergence and diversity
- Animal functional diversity started out poor, became richer over time
- Why many similar species coexist within complex ecosystems, such as Amazon rainforest or coral reefs
- Vampire bats: Who bit whom?
- New data provided by seabed sediments on the climate within the Mediterranean basin over the course of the last 20,000 years
- Solar cells to get growth boost, price cut
- What happens if we all drive electrical vehicles?
- Lightning plus volcanic ash make glass
- New tech could significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions
- Air pollution linked to slower cognitive development in children
- Researchers discover new material to produce clean energy
- Lasting severe weather impact found in feathers of young birds
- A new level of earthquake understanding: Surprise findings from San Andreas Fault rock sample
- Understanding electric car 'range anxiety' could be key to wider acceptance
- 3-D printed parts provide low-cost, custom alternatives for lab equipment
- Step change for screening could boost biofuels
- Mystery solved: Why seashells' mineral forms differently in seawater
- UK cities including London not as 'smart' as global counterparts
- Modeling chimp behavior? Try using laws that govern matter
- Some tropical plants pick the best hummingbirds to pollinate flowers
- In hot and cold water: The private lives of 'Hoff' crabs revealed
- Towards dust-free wood combustion
- Methane oxidation fuelled by algal oxygen production
- Water in smog may reveal pollution sources
- Family log of spring's arrival helps predict climate-driven change
- 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
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