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Acid Rain Poses a Previously Unrecognized Threat to Great Lakes Sugar Maples
December 15, 2011 — The number of sugar maples in Upper Great Lakes forests is likely to decline in coming decades, according to ecologists, due to a previously unrecognized threat from a familiar enemy: Acid ... > full story -
Global Forests Are Overlooked as Water Suppliers, Study Shows
December 15, 2011 — The forests of the world supply a significant amount of moisture that creates rain. A new study reveals how this important contribution of forests to the hydrologic cycle is often overlooked in water ... > full story -
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Cheap Beads Offer Alternative Solar-Heating Storage
December 2, 2011 — A cheap material that can store heat energy collected from the sun during the day that can be released slowly over night has been developed by researchers in the India. The material, based on ... > full story -
Sharp Decline in Pollution from U.S. Coal Power Plants, NASA Satellite Confirms
December 1, 2011 — A team of scientists have used the Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA's Aura satellite to confirm major reductions in the levels of a key air pollutant generated by coal power plants in the eastern ... > full story -
Enzymatic Synthesis of Pyrrolysine, the Mysterious 22nd Amino Acid
November 18, 2011 — With few exceptions, all known proteins are built up from only twenty amino acids. 25 years ago scientists discovered a 21st amino acid, selenocysteine and ten years ago a 22nd, the pyrrolysine. ... > full story -
Acid Pollution in Rain Decreased With Emissions, Long-Term Study Shows
November 16, 2011 — Emissions regulations do have an environmental impact, according to a long-term study of acidic rainfall. A report detailing trends in acidic rainfall frequency and concentration over 25 years found ... > full story -
Mid-Afternoon Slump? Why a Sugar Rush May Not Be the Answer
November 16, 2011 — A new study has found that protein and not sugar activates the cells responsible for keeping us awake and burning calories. The research has implications for understanding obesity and sleep ... > full story -
Tropical Forests Fertilized by Nitrogen Air Pollution, Scientists Find
November 3, 2011 — Scientists braved ticks and a tiger to discover how human activities have perturbed the nitrogen cycle in tropical forests. Studies at two remote Smithsonian Institution Global Earth Observatory ... > full story -
Architects of the Brain: How Different Receptors Promote the Formation of Nerve Cell Processes
October 26, 2011 — Neurobiologists have found that certain receptors for the neurotransmitter glutamate determine the architecture of nerve cells in the developing brain. Individual receptor variants lead to especially ... > full story -
Liver Parasite Lacks Key Genes for Fatty Acid Synthesis: Genome Sequencing of Clonorchis Sinensis
October 24, 2011 — The human liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis affects more than 35 million people in South East Asia and 15 million in China. The complete genome sequence the genome of C. sinensis has provided insight ... > full story
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