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Genetics Reveals Where Emperor Penguins Survived the Last Ice Age
Mar. 1, 2015 — A study of how climate change has affected emperor penguins over the last 30,000 years found that only three populations may have survived during the last ice age, and that the Ross Sea in Antarctica ... full story -
Introverts Prefer Mountains
Feb. 27, 2015 — In a series of three studies, researchers tested whether there is a link between personality and an aspect of physical ecology: flat terrain versus mountainous terrain. The study found that only one ... full story -
How Were Fossil Tracks Made by Early Triassic Swimming Reptiles So Well Preserved?
Feb. 27, 2015 — That swim tracks made by tetrapods occur in high numbers in deposits from the Early Triassic is well known. What is less clear is why the tracks are so abundant and well preserved. Paleontologists ... full story -
Cryptochrome Protein Helps Birds Navigate Via Magnetic Field
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have found one one possible explanation for some birds' ability to sense the earth's magnetic field and use it to orient themselves: a magnetically sensitive protein called ... full story -
Sun Has More Impact on the Climate in Cool Periods
Feb. 27, 2015 — The activity of the Sun is an important factor in the complex interaction that controls our climate. New research now shows that the impact of the Sun is not constant over time, but has greater ... full story -
Modern Logging Techniques Benefit Rainforest Wildlife
Feb. 27, 2015 — The value of a modern logging technique has been revealed for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production. The most comprehensive study of Reduced-Impact Logging ... full story -
Submarine Data Used to Investigate Turbulence Beneath Arctic Ice
Feb. 27, 2015 — Using recently released Royal Navy submarine data, researchers have investigated the nature of turbulence in the ocean beneath the Arctic sea-ice. Recent decreases in Arctic sea ice may have a big ... full story -
The Biobattery: Turning Sewage Sludge Into Electricity and Engine Oil
Feb. 27, 2015 — Sewage sludge, green waste, production residue from the food industry, straw or animal excrement – with the biobattery‘s modular concept a much larger range of biomass can be utilized for energy ... full story -
Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea Seagull Populations Halved Since 1980s
Feb. 27, 2015 — The number of seagulls in the Strait of Georgia is down by 50 per cent from the 1980s and researchers say the decline reflects changes in the availability of ... full story -
Newly Discovered Algal Species Helps Corals Survive in the Hottest Reefs on the Planet
Feb. 27, 2015 — A new species of algae has been discovered in reef corals of the Persian Gulf where it helps corals to survive seawater temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius -- temperatures that would kill corals ... full story -
Wind-Powered Freighters
Feb. 27, 2015 — To make ships more eco-efficient, engineers have been working with alternative fuels. A Norwegian engineer is currently pursuing a new approach: With VindskipTM, he has designed a cargo ship that is ... full story -
DNA Evidence Shows Surprise Cultural Connections Between Britain and Europe 8,000 Years Ago
Feb. 27, 2015 — DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago. Researchers found evidence for a variety of wheat at a submerged archaeological site off the south coast ... full story -
Level of Pollutants Accumulated in the Body Linked to Obesity Levels
Feb. 27, 2015 — Scientists have confirmed that there is a relation between the levels of certain environmental pollutants that a person accumulates in his or her body and his or her level of obesity. Subjects with ... full story -
Economic Models Provide Insights Into Global Sustainability Challenges
Feb. 26, 2015 — Using models that blend global economics, geography, ecology and environmental sciences is essential to understanding how changes in trade and natural systems in one part of the world affect those in ... full story -
Embrace Unknowns, Opt for Flexibility in Environmental Policies, Experts Say
Feb. 26, 2015 — We make hundreds, possibly thousands, of decisions each day without having full knowledge of what will happen next. Life is unpredictable, and we move forward the best we can despite not knowing ... full story -
'Ecosystem Services' Help Assess Ocean Energy Development
Feb. 26, 2015 — Environmental scientists suggest that the way to fill vast gaps in knowledge about the ecological and socioeconomic impacts of ocean energy development is to consider how the benefits provided by ... full story -
Interaction of Atlantic and Pacific Oscillations Caused 'False Pause' in Warming
Feb. 26, 2015 — The recent slowdown in climate warming is due, at least in part, to natural oscillations in the climate, according to a team of climate scientists, who add that these oscillations represent ... full story -
World's Challenges Demand Science Changes -- And Fast, Experts Say
Feb. 26, 2015 — The world has little use -- and precious little time -- for detached experts. A group of scientists -- each of them experts -- makes a compelling case that the growing global challenges has rendered ... full story -
Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Reaches Madagascar
Feb. 26, 2015 — The chytrid fungus, which is fatal to amphibians, has been detected in Madagascar for the first time. This means that the chytridiomycosis pandemic has now reached a biodiversity hotspot. Researchers ... full story -
Pollution Is Driving Force Behind Growth of Nuisance Algal Scums Linked to Disease
Feb. 26, 2015 — Potentially toxic microbes which pose a threat to our drinking water have undergone a dramatic population explosion over the last 200 years as a result of pollution. Colonies of blue-green algae pose ... full story
- 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
- IPCC sea-level rise scenarios not fit for purpose for high-risk coastal areas
- 'Blue-green algae' proliferating in lakes
- Finland: Wheat harvest turned larger than oat for the first time in a century
- Suspended soils maintain rainforest ecosystems, says researcher
- Drilling ancient African lakes sheds light on human evolution
- Forest tree seeds stored in the Svalbard seed vault
- Lake Tahoe research provides new insights on global change
- Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals costs EU billions annually
- Causes of Great Lakes smelt population decline are complex
- Felling of tropical trees has soared, satellite shows, not slowed as UN study found
- Isolated wetlands have significant impact on water quality
- First direct observation of carbon dioxide's increasing greenhouse effect at Earth's surface
- New technology could make treatment of oil and gas wastewater simpler, cheaper
- Cellular communication offers easy fog detection for roads and runways
- Learning by eye: Silicon micro-funnels increase the efficiency of solar cells
- Electric-car driving range and emissions depend on where you live
- Magnetic nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells
- Climate-warmed leaves change lake ecosystems
- Researchers enable solar cells to use more sunlight
- Being better problem solvers helps mountain chickadees survive at higher altitudes
- Fitting meters has immediate effect on consumers' water saving habits
- Agricultural insecticides pose a global risk to surface water bodies, researchers find
- Himalayan ice shows chemicals ban is working
- Crocodiles rocked pre-Amazonian Peru: Seven crocodile species found in single 13-million-year-old bone bed
- Yellowstone: Geysers erupt periodically because they have loops in their plumbing
- World's protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a year
- Novel pretreatment could cut biofuel costs by 30 percent or more
- Climate-change clues from turtles of tropical Wyoming
- Intelligent tree inventory detector
- Coral disease linked to a warming Atlantic
- Ocean circulation change: Sea level spiked for two years along Northeastern North America
- Great Barrier Reef corals eat plastic
- Massive amounts of Saharan dust fertilize the Amazon rainforest
- Detecting defects at the nanoscale will profit solar panel production
- International team of scientists launches fossil database
- Climate science literacy unrelated to public acceptance of human-caused global warming
- Agriculture expansion in Tanzania may greatly increase human plague risk
- Ocean acidification slows algae growth in the southern ocean
- Renewable energy obtained from wastewater
- Storks could become poisoned by pesticides during their migration to Africa
- New, useful feature of Moringa seeds revealed
- New cicada species discovered in Switzerland and Italy
- Environmentally friendly procedure developed for extracting silver
- Small predator diversity an important part of a healthy ecosystem
- Looking back into the past of oceans: Acidification trends, seasonal fluctuations
- Bacteria in marine sponges harvest phosphorus for reef community
- La Niña-like conditions associated with 2,500-year-long shutdown of coral reef growth
- Time when Southwest was wet and Northwest was dry aids efforts to predict future rainfall patterns
- NASA satellite sees a warm winter U.S. West
- World must achieve international water goals to preempt looming conflicts born of desperation
- Scientists bring oxygen back to dead fjord
- New catalyst to create chemical building blocks from biomass
- Baby formula poses higher arsenic risk to newborns than breast milk, study shows
- Community-led marine reserve produces benefits for fisheries, conservation
- Recycling of nutrients may be the key to saving Earth
- New products from bark to replace fossil compounds: Adhesives and insulating foams from softwood bark tannins
- Paleoclimate, proxies, paleosols, and precipitation: A look to the future
- System to turn wastewater into fresh water developed
- Caribbean coral findings may influence Barrier Reef studies
- Draft report analyzes policy options for hydraulic fracturing in Michigan
- Greenland is melting: The past might tell what the future holds
- Climate change influences distribution of organic pollutants in the Baltic Sea
- Out of Africa: Did humans migrate quickly and all-at-once or in phases based on weather?
- Impact of tsunami on the Columbia River
- Climate change may dramatically reduce wheat production, study shows
- Clearing up Europe's air pollution hotspots
- Global impact of debris on marine life studied
- Fighting decline of pollinators in Europe
- Cattle damage to riverbanks can be undone
- Flame retardants found to cause metabolic, liver problems, animal study shows
- Does dark matter cause mass extinctions and geologic upheavals?
- Methane leaks from three large US natural gas fields in line with federal estimates
- Models predict where lemurs will go as climate warms
- Cheap solar cells made from shrimp shells
- Understanding forces of abrupt climate change
- Fearless birds and big city spiders: Is urbanization pushing Earth's evolution to a tipping point?
- Farmers can better prevent nutrient runoff based on land characteristics
- Feasibility of tracking parrots with GPS telemetry confirmed
- Switchgrass removes PCBs from soils, engineers find
- Turning smartphones into personal, real-time pollution monitors
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