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Did Bone Ease Acid for Early Land Crawlers?
April 24, 2012 — Scientists have proposed that the bony structures in the skin of many early four-legged creatures might have been there to relieve acid buildup in bodily fluids. Analysis of their anatomy suggests ... > full story -
Do Urban 'Heat Islands' Hint at Trees of Future?
April 24, 2012 — A new study shows that common native red oak seedlings grow as much as eight times faster in New York's Central Park than in more rural, cooler settings in the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains. ... > full story -
Study Finds Surprising Arctic Methane Emission Source
April 24, 2012 — The fragile and rapidly changing Arctic region is home to large reservoirs of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. As Earth's climate warms, the methane, frozen in reservoirs stored in Arctic tundra ... > full story -
Following Life's Chemistry to the Earliest Branches on the Tree of Life
April 24, 2012 — Scientists have traced the development of life-sustaining chemistry to the earliest forms of life on ... > full storyMore: -
New Monitoring System Clarifies Murky Atmospheric Questions
April 19, 2012 — Scientists have developed a new monitoring system to analyze and compare emissions from human-made fossil fuels and trace gases in the atmosphere, a technique that likely could be used to monitor the ... > full story -
New Study Links Air Pollution and Early Death in the UK
April 19, 2012 — Emissions from cars, trucks, planes and power plants cause 13,000 premature deaths in the United Kingdom each year, new research ... > full story -
Jellyfish on the Rise in World's Coastal Ecosytems
April 18, 2012 — Jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world's coastal ecosystems, according to the first global study of jellyfish ... > full story -
New Technology Uses Less Water and Produces Energy and Fertilizer at the Same Time
April 18, 2012 — Water is a valuable resource. New technologies are making it easier to handle drinking water responsibly, purify wastewater effectively and even recover biogas and ... > full story -
Bioreactor Redesign Dramatically Improves Yield
April 18, 2012 — Scientists explain why a microalgae bioreactor redesign provides an order-of-magnitude improvement over conventional cultivation ... > full story -
Saving Forests? Take a Leaf from Insurance Industry's Book
April 18, 2012 — A group of environmental scientists say a problem-ridden economic model designed to slow deforestation can be improved by applying key concepts from the insurance ... > full story -
Green-Glowing Fish Provides New Insights Into Health Impacts of Pollution
April 18, 2012 — Understanding the damage that pollution causes to both wildlife and human health is set to become much easier thanks to a new green-glowing zebrafish. The fish makes it easier than ever before to see ... > full story -
Egg-Laying Beginning of the End for Dinosaurs
April 17, 2012 — Their reproductive strategy spelled the beginning of the end: The fact that dinosaurs laid eggs put them at a considerable disadvantage compared to viviparous mammals. Researchers believe they now ... > full story
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