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Urbanization Exposes French Cities to Greater Seismic Risk
Mar. 7, 2014 — French researchers have looked into data mining to develop a method for extracting information on the vulnerability of cities in regions of moderate risk, creating a proxy for assessing the probable ... full story -
Activity More Than Location Affects Perception of Earthquakes
Mar. 7, 2014 — A person's activity at the time of an earthquake influences their perception of shaking more than their ... full story -
Urgent Need to Study Impacts of Biomass Burning and Haze on Marine Ecosystems in Southeast Asia
Mar. 7, 2014 — Crop residue and forests are burnt in many tropical countries to clear land for agriculture. In Indonesia, annual biomass burning activities cause a widespread smoke-haze phenomenon that affects ... full story -
Europe May Experience Higher Warming Than Global Average
Mar. 6, 2014 — The majority of Europe will experience higher warming than the global average if surface temperatures rise to 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new ... full story -
Birds Display Lateralization Bias When Selecting Flight Paths
Mar. 6, 2014 — Flocks of birds manage to navigate through difficult environments by individuals having predispositions to favor the left- or right-hand side. Researchers flew the budgerigars down a tunnel where ... full story -
BPA Linked to Breast Cancer Tumor Growth
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have attempted to trace how bisphenol-A may promote breast cancer tumor growth with help from a molecule called RNA HOTAIR. "We can't immediately say BPA causes cancer growth, ... full story -
How River Networks Move Across a Landscape
Mar. 6, 2014 — Large river networks -- such as those that funnel into the Colorado and Mississippi rivers -- may seem to be permanent features of a landscape. In fact, many rivers define political boundaries that ... full story -
Plasma Plumes Help Shield Earth from Damaging Solar Storms
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have identified a plasma plume that naturally protects the Earth against solar storms. Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere, stretches from the planet's core out into space, ... full story -
Biofuel-to-Hydrocarbon Conversion Technology Licensed
Mar. 6, 2014 — Vertimass LLC has licensed an ORNL technology that directly converts ethanol into a hydrocarbon blend-stock for use in transportation fuels. The technology offers a new pathway to biomass-derived ... full story -
Warmer Temperatures Push Malaria to Higher Elevations
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have debated for more than two decades the likely impacts, if any, of global warming on the worldwide incidence of malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that infects more than 300 million ... full story -
'Current Test' for Water Pollution
Mar. 6, 2014 — A simple electrical conductivity could be enough to measure water pollution in tropical rivers instead of the complex tests currently used, according to a new ... full story -
Warming Temperatures Are Pushing Two Chickadee Species -- And Their Hybrids -- Northward
Mar. 6, 2014 — The zone of overlap between two popular, closely related backyard birds is moving northward at a rate that matches warming winter temperatures, according to a study. In a narrow strip that runs ... full story -
The Rise of Spring Allergies: Fact or Fiction?
Mar. 6, 2014 — The spring 2014 allergy season could be the worst yet, or at least that is what you might hear. Every year is coined as being the worst for allergy sufferers, but are spring allergies really on the ... full story -
Earth's Mantle Plasticity Explained: Missing Mechanism for Deforming Olivine-Rich Rocks
Mar. 6, 2014 — The Earth's mantle is a solid layer that undergoes slow, continuous convective motion. But how do these rocks deform, thus making such motion possible, given that minerals such as olivine (the ... full story -
Japanese Town: Half the Survivors of Mega-Earthquake, Tsunami, Have PTSD Symptoms
Mar. 6, 2014 — A new study shows that more than half the survivors in one Japanese town exhibited 'clinically concerning' symptoms of PTSD following the country's mega-earthquake and tsunami. ... full story -
Offshore Dispersant Data and Decisions
Mar. 6, 2014 — A critical review of the literature seeks to ease the understanding of data used in the decision process for offshore dispersant ... full story -
Santorini Tree Rings Support the Traditional Dating of the Volcanic Eruption
Mar. 6, 2014 — Will the dating of the volcanic eruption of Santorini remain an unsolved mystery? The question whether this natural disaster occurred 3,500 or 3,600 years ago is of great historiographical importance ... full story -
New Software Automates and Improves Phylogenomics from Next-Generation Sequencing Data
Mar. 6, 2014 — To reconstruct phylogenetic trees from next-generation sequencing data using traditional methods requires a time-consuming combination of bioinformatic procedures including genome assembly, gene ... full story -
Maize and Bacteria: A One-Two Punch Knocks Copper out of Stamp Sand
Mar. 5, 2014 — Scientists are working toward a simple, practical way to remediate mine waste laced with copper and other toxic elements. And they are shedding light on the inner workings of the plants and bacteria ... full story -
Look Back at US Soybeans Shows Genetic Improvement Behind Increased Yields
Mar. 5, 2014 — Soybean improvement through plant breeding has been critical over the years for the success of the crop. In a new study that traces the genetic changes in varieties over the last 80 years of soybean ... full story -
Human Activity Influences Beach Bacterial Diversity
Mar. 5, 2014 — Human activity influences ocean beach bacterial communities, and bacterial diversity may indicate greater ecological health and resiliency to sewage contamination. Beaches all contain bacteria, but ... full story
- Urbanization exposes French cities to greater seismic risk
- Activity more than location affects perception of earthquakes
- Urgent need to study impacts of biomass burning and haze on marine ecosystems in Southeast Asia
- Europe may experience higher warming than global average
- Birds display lateralization bias when selecting flight paths
- BPA linked to breast cancer tumor growth
- How river networks move across a landscape
- Plasma plumes help shield Earth from damaging solar storms
- Biofuel-to-hydrocarbon conversion technology licensed
- Warmer temperatures push malaria to higher elevations
- 'Current test' for water pollution
- Warming temperatures are pushing two chickadee species -- and their hybrids -- northward
- The rise of spring allergies: Fact or fiction?
- Earth's mantle plasticity explained: Missing mechanism for deforming olivine-rich rocks
- Japanese Town: Half the survivors of mega-earthquake, tsunami, have PTSD symptoms
- Offshore dispersant data and decisions
- Santorini tree rings support the traditional dating of the volcanic eruption
- New software automates and improves phylogenomics from next-generation sequencing data
- Maize and bacteria: A one-two punch knocks copper out of stamp sand
- Look back at US soybeans shows genetic improvement behind increased yields
- Human activity influences beach bacterial diversity
- The Eurasian lynx as a key to the conservation and future viability of the endangered Iberian lynx
- Study suggests non-uniform climate warming globally
- First-ever 3-D image created of the structure beneath Sierra Negra volcano
- Warm rivers play role in Arctic sea ice melt
- A single gene, doublesex, controls wing mimicry in butterflies
- Save money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3-D printer filament
- Some metallic toys, low-cost jewelry present health risks for young children
- Hop leaves -- discarded in beer brewing -- have substances that could fight dental diseases
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- When disaster strikes: Safeguarding networks
- New technique allows frequent water quality monitoring for suite of pollutants
- 3-D scans map widespread fish disease
- Climate change: Improving heat tolerance in trees
- Smart grid for electric vehicle fleet
- Remote sensing moisture model could aid farmers
- Convergent evolution: New fins evolve repeatedly in teleost fishes
- Sea-level rise threatens UNESCO World Heritage sites
- Sea turtles' 'lost years' mystery starts to unravel
- Prequel outshines the original: Exceptional fossils of 160-million-year-old doahugou biota
- New data confirms Arctic ice trends: Ice-free season getting longer by five days per decade
- An environmentally friendly chemical reaction that does not waste any atoms
- Predators delay pest resistance to Bt crops
- Insights into plate tectonics, the forces behind earthquakes, volcanoes
- Team models photosynthesis, finds room for improvement
- Solution to planet-clogging plastics? Fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells used to make objects
- Fish bioluminescence: Distinctive flashing patterns might facilitate fish mating
- Solar power: Making it less expensive and more efficient
- Native American city on the Mississippi was America's first 'melting pot'
- Virtual bees help to unravel complex causes of colony decline
- Soils control atmospheric hydrogen
- Discovery in France of the New Guinea flatworm
- 30,000 year-old giant virus found in Siberia
- Not even freezing cold stops invasive species in high altitudes
- Complex plant behavior? In fight against parasites, Barberry sacrifices seeds depending on survival chance
- Unmasking the secrets of the extinct moa
- BPA linked to prostate cancer, study shows
- Oceanographer refutes claims that climate change is slowing pace of Gulf Stream
- Large mammals were the architects in prehistoric ecosystems
- Want to save water? Toilets have greatest impact
- Amazon's canopy a patchwork quilt of chemicals generated by plants
- Surface of the sea is a sink for nitrogen oxides at night
- Increasing homogeneity of world food supplies warns of serious implications for farming and nutrition
- A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space
- Entomologists update definitions to tackle resistance to biotech crops, pesticides
- Yosemite bears and human food: Study reveals changing diets over past century
- Fire prevention: Water-mist may prevent rain of sparks
- Humans responsible for 62% of cougar deaths in re-established populations
- How ancient Greek plays allow us to reconstruct Europe's climate
- Black hawks downed: Bird threat to U.S. military helicopters revealed
- Spanish forest ecosystems: Carbon emission will be higher in second half of century
- Zoos, aquariums do teach us about biodiversity, largest international study proves
- Newly discovered catalyst could lead to the low-cost production of clean methanol from carbon dioxide
- European flood risk could double by 2050
- Global warming felt to deepest reaches of ocean
- How Earth might have looked: How a failed Saharan Atlantic Ocean rift zone sculped Africa's margin
- Great freeze over Great Lakes, as seen from satellite
- Worm-like mite species discovered: A species from this 'extremophile' family hasn't been described for 40 years
- Smoke in the water: Understanding effects of smoke compounds on seed germination
- Burmese pythons pose little risk to people in Everglades, study suggests
- Peat soils as gigantic batteries
- Reverse logistics not as easy as it sounds: Why companies have difficulties in implementing recycling, refurbishing major items
- NASA-JAXA launch mission to measure global rain, snow
- Drinking water linked to infections in many countries
- Food production in northeastern U.S. may need to change if climate does
- NASA scientists find evidence of water in meteorite, reviving debate over life on Mars
- Less snowpack will harm ecosystem, study shows
- Competition breeds new fish species, study finds
- Coral fish biodiversity loss: Humankind could be responsible
- Nasty parasitic worm, common in wildlife, now infecting U.S. cats
- 'Shark's eye' view: Witnessing the life of a top predator
- 10,000 years on the Bering Land Bridge: Ancestors of Native Americans paused en route from Asia
- Livestock beating pandas to the bamboo buffet
- Methane leaks from palm oil wastewater are a climate concern
- Link found between pollutants, certain complications of obesity
- Ancient 'great leap forward' for life in the open ocean: Cyanobacteria sheds light on how complex life evolved on earth
- Big thaw projected for Antarctic sea ice: Ross Sea will reverse current trend, be largely ice free in summer by 2100
- More dangerous chemicals in everyday life: Now experts warn against nanosilver
- Ecological impacts of invasive species can be readily predicted from features of their behavior
- Importance of nutrients for coral reefs highlighted by scientists
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