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Trees Save Lives, Reduce Respiratory Problems
July 25, 2014 — In the first broad-scale estimate of air pollution removal by trees nationwide, scientists have calculated that trees are saving more than 850 human lives a year and preventing 670,000 incidences of ... full story -
Climate Change Increases Risk of Crop Slowdown in Next 20 Years
July 25, 2014 — The world faces a small but substantially increased risk over the next two decades of a major slowdown in the growth of global corn and wheat yields because of climate change, according to new ... full story -
Intensity of Hurricanes: New Study Helps Improve Predictions of Storm Intensity
July 25, 2014 — While predicting the path of hurricanes has gotten better, little has been done to improve predicting a storm's intensity. That is, until now. "The air-water interface -- whether it had ... full story -
New System to Detect Mercury in Water Systems
July 25, 2014 — A new ultra-sensitive, low-cost and portable system for detecting mercury in environmental water has been developed by researchers. "The promising sensing performance of this system along with ... full story -
Bacteria Manipulate Salt to Build Shelters to Hibernate
July 25, 2014 — For the first time, researchers have detected an unknown interaction between microorganisms and salt. When Escherichia coli cells are introduced into a droplet of salt water that is left to dry, ... full story -
'Light Pollution' May Affect Love Lives of Birds in the Viennese Forests
July 25, 2014 — Artificial light in cities exerts negative effects on humans, animals, and their environment. In an ongoing research project, behavioral biologists are investigating how blue tits in the Viennese ... full story -
Steam Energy from the Sun: New Spongelike Structure Converts Solar Energy Into Steam
July 24, 2014 — A new material structure generates steam by soaking up the sun. The structure -- a layer of graphite flakes and an underlying carbon foam -- is a porous, insulating material structure that floats on ... full story -
Saharan Dust Is Key to Formation of Bahamas' Great Bank, Study Finds
July 24, 2014 — Saharan dust played a major role in the formation of the Bahamas islands, a new study suggests. Researchers showed that iron-rich Saharan dust provides the nutrients necessary for specialized ... full story -
Large Raptors in Africa Used for Bushmeat, Study Indicates
July 24, 2014 — Bushmeat, the use of native animal species for food or commercial food sale, has been heavily documented to be a significant factor in the decline of many species of primates and other mammals. ... full story -
Parched West Is Using Up Underground Water: Study Points to Grave Implications for Western U.S. Water Supply
July 24, 2014 — A new study finds more than 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The extent of groundwater loss may pose a ... full story -
Biologist Warn of Early Stages of Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction Event
July 24, 2014 — The planet's current biodiversity, the product of 3.5 billion years of evolutionary trial and error, is the highest in the history of life. But it may be reaching a tipping point. Scientists ... full story -
How to Power California With Wind, Water and Sun
July 24, 2014 — New research outlines the path to a possible future for California in which renewable energy creates a healthier environment, generates jobs and stabilizes energy ... full story -
Global Wildlife Decline Driving Slave Labor, Organized Crime
July 24, 2014 — Global decline of wildlife populations is driving increases in violent conflicts, organized crime and child labor around the world, according to a experts. Researchers call for biologists to join ... full story -
Pesticide Linked to Three Generations of Disease: Methoxychlor Causes Epigenetic Changes
July 24, 2014 — Researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future ... full story -
No Returning to Eden: Researchers Explore How to Restore Species in a Changing World
July 24, 2014 — Reversing the increasing rate of global biodiversity losses may not be possible without embracing intensive, and sometimes controversial, forms of threatened species management, according to ... full story -
Synchronization of North Atlantic, North Pacific Preceded Abrupt Warming, End of Ice Age
July 24, 2014 — Scientists have long been concerned that global warming may push Earth's climate system across a 'tipping point,' where rapid melting of ice and further warming may become irreversible ... full story -
Leaf-Mining Insects Destroyed With the Dinosaurs, Others Quickly Appeared
July 24, 2014 — After the asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period that triggered the dinosaurs' extinction and ushered in the Paleocene, leaf-mining insects in the western United States completely ... full story -
Attitudes, Preferences Toward Post-Superstorm Sandy Rebuilding Explored
July 24, 2014 — A yearlong study found that individual property owners in Superstorm Sandy-affected towns are skeptical about the likelihood of community-based rebuilding solutions. 45 percent of 400-plus ... full story -
New Perspective on Agricultural Plastic, Debris Burning, and Air Quality
July 24, 2014 — To reduce fire hazard, wildland managers often utilize the silvicultural practice of mechanically cutting woody shrubs and suppressed trees. These cuttings and other post-logging debris are then ... full story -
Fukushima Accident Underscores Need for U.S. to Seek out New Information About Nuclear Plant Hazards
July 24, 2014 — A new congressionally mandated report concludes that the overarching lesson learned from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident is that nuclear plant licensees and their regulators must actively ... full story
- Trees save lives, reduce respiratory problems
- Climate Change Increases Risk of Crop Slowdown in Next 20 Years
- Intensity of hurricanes: New study helps improve predictions of storm intensity
- New system to detect mercury in water systems
- Bacteria manipulate salt to build shelters to hibernate
- 'Light pollution' may affect love lives of birds in the Viennese Forests
- Steam energy from the sun: New spongelike structure converts solar energy into steam
- Saharan dust is key to formation of Bahamas' Great Bank, study finds
- Large raptors in Africa used for bushmeat, study indicates
- Parched West is using up underground water: Study points to grave implications for Western U.S. water supply
- Biologist warn of early stages of Earth's sixth mass extinction event
- How to power California with wind, water and sun
- Global wildlife decline driving slave labor, organized crime
- Pesticide linked to three generations of disease: Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes
- No returning to Eden: Researchers explore how to restore species in a changing world
- Synchronization of North Atlantic, North Pacific preceded abrupt warming, end of ice age
- Leaf-mining insects destroyed with the dinosaurs, others quickly appeared
- Attitudes, preferences toward post-Superstorm Sandy rebuilding explored
- New perspective on agricultural plastic, debris burning, and air quality
- Fukushima accident underscores need for U.S. to seek out new information about nuclear plant hazards
- Corn and soy insecticides similar to nicotine found widespread in midwest U.S. rivers
- Rising temperatures can be hard on a dog's life
- Eco-pottery product from water treatment sludge
- Vasculature of the hive: How honey bees stay cool
- Sapronoses: Diseases of another kind, caused by pathogenic microorganisms
- Bird 'backpacks' put wood thrush migration on the map
- Urban heat boosts some pest populations 200-fold, killing red maples
- 15-year analysis of blue whale range off California finds conflict with shipping lanes
- Major impact of climate change on Antarctic fur seals
- How much magma is hiding beneath our feet? Mysteries of Earth's crust pierced
- Calcification in changing oceans
- Filter developed for clean water around the world
- Research charts ecological impact of microbial respiration in oxygen-starved ocean
- Researchers work to save endangered New England cottontail
- Rising temperatures hinder Indian wheat production
- Electronic nose could aid in rescue missions
- Helping save narrow-headed gartersnakes from after-effects of Slide Fire
- Alaska frogs reach record lows in extreme temperature survival
- Safeguarding Belize's barrier reef with conservation drones
- Oso disaster had its roots in earlier landslides
- Vulnerability of sharks as collateral damage in commercial fishing shown by study
- Radio frequency ID tags on honey bees reveal hive dynamics
- NASA's HS3 mission spotlight: The HIRAD instrument
- New water balance calculation for Dead Sea
- Bats use polarized light to navigate: First mammal known to use polarization patterns in the sky to navigate
- Natural-terrain schoolyards reduce children's stress, says study
- Jeju Island, Korea is a live volcano
- New York squirrels are nuts about city life
- Mixed genes mix up the migrations of hybrid birds
- Self-cooling solar cells boost power, last longer
- Global temperature reaches record high in June following record warmth in May
- Is Antarctic sea ice cover really setting record highs? Processing errors may be confusing the matter
- Mammoth and mastodon behavior was less roam, more stay at home
- Water, water -- not everywhere: Mapping water trends for African maize
- Global warming 'pause' since 1998 reflects natural fluctuation
- Guide to household water conservation provided by experts
- Real price of steak: Comparing environmental costs of livestock-based foods
- Climate: Meat turns up the heat as livestock emit greenhouse gases
- Mammals metabolize some pesticides to limit their biomagnification
- Insights into birds' migration routes
- Storm-triggered landslides: Examining causes of devastating debris flow
- Replacing coal, oil with natural gas will not help fight global warming, expert argues
- Process to purify water using seed extracts now simplified
- Filter bed substrates, plant types recommended for rain gardens
- Organic apple orchards benefit from green compost applications
- New meteorological insight into mid-level clouds
- Seals forage at offshore wind farms
- Lead in hunting bullets is dispensable: Study proves suitability of alternatives
- Refined biological evolution model proposed
- Technology tracks the elusive Nightjar
- Fecal transplants let packrats eat poison
- When temperatures get cold, newly-discovered process helps fruit flies cope
- Size and age of plants impact their productivity more than climate
- Sea level rising in western tropical Pacific anthropogenic as result of human activity, study concludes
- A noble gas cage: New material traps gases from nuclear fuel better and uses less energy than currently available options
- Mixing it up: Study provides new insight into Southern Ocean behavior
- Oceans vital for possibility for alien life
- NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2: Data to lead scientists forward into the past
- Management of South Florida coastal environments
- The bend in the Appalachian mountain chain is finally explained
- Microplastics worse for crabs and other marine life than previously thought: Enter through gills
- A 10-year endeavor: NASA's Aura and climate change
- Ten-year endeavor: NASA's Aura tracks pollutants
- Big data used to guide conservation efforts
- Revealed: The mystery behind starling flocks
- Catastrophic debris avalanches: A second volcanic hazard
- Tiniest catch: Scientists' fishing expedition reveals viral diversity in sea
- Atlantic salmon show capacity to adapt to warmer waters
- Untangling spider's webs: Largest-ever study of spider genetics shows orb weaver spiders do not share common origins
- How existing cropland could feed billions more
- Chromosome-based draft of the wheat genome completed
- Study led by indigenous people uncovers grizzly bear 'highway' in coastal British Columbia
- Earth-like soils on Mars? Ancient fossilized soils potentially found deep inside impact crater suggest microbial life
- Is the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program affordable?
- Duck migration study reveals importance of conserving wetlands
- Eradicating fatal sleeping sickness by killing off the tsetse fly
- Map reveals worldwide impacts of climate change
- The rate at which groundwater reservoirs are being depleted is increasing
- New view of Mount Rainier's volcanic plumbing: Electrical images show upward flow of fluids to magma chamber
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