
Virus-resistant Grapevines
Viruses can cost winegrowers
an entire harvest. If they
infest the grapevines, even
pesticides are often no use.
What’s more, these
chemicals are harmful to the
environment. Researchers are
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Plants’ Internal Clock Can Improve Climate Change Models
The ability of plants to
tell the time, a mechanism
common to all living beings,
enables them to survive,
grow and reproduce.
Scientists have studied this
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In The Warming West, Climate Most Significant Factor In Fanning Wildfires' Flames
The recent increase in area
burned by wildfires in the
Western United States is a
product not of higher
temperatures or longer fire
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Rising Acidity Levels Could Trigger Shellfish Revenue Declines, Job Losses
Changes in ocean chemistry
-- a consequence of
increased carbon dioxide
emissions from human
industrial activity -- could
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Environmental Cues Control Reproductive Timing And Longevity
July 2, 2009 When humans and animals delay reproduction because food or other resources are scarce, they may live longer to increase the impact of reproduction, according to a new ... > full story -
Mangrove-dependent Animals Globally Threatened
July 1, 2009 Extinction looms for amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds restricted to declining mangrove forests. Substantial numbers of terrestrial vertebrates are restricted to mangrove forests. Many of ... > full story -
Thirst For Blood Sparks Toxic Algal Blooms
June 30, 2009 The blooming of toxic algae that occurs during the summer conceal a fight for life and death. Scientists now propose that algal blooms are created when aggressive algae kill and injure their ... > full story -
Peer Pressure Plays Major Role In Environmental Behavior
June 30, 2009 People are more likely to enroll in conservation programs if their neighbors do -- a tendency that should be exploited when it comes to protecting the environment, according to results of a new ... > full story -
Amazon Conservation Policy Working In Brazil, Study Finds
June 30, 2009 Contrary to common belief, Brazil's policy of protecting portions of the Amazonian forest from development is capable of buffering the Amazon from climate change, according to a new ... > full story -
Many Antarctic Species Ill Prepared To Cope With Warmer Ocean
June 30, 2009 Researchers subjected species found in Antarctic waters to increasing levels of water temperature to learn how well they would cope with a warmer ocean. The study shows that several of these species ... > full story -
First Successful Use Of New Ocean Observation Technology – Investigation Of Ocean Acidification In The Baltic Sea
June 29, 2009 For the first time, scientists in Germany successfully used an offshore observing system to study environmental changes in the oceans. The so-called mesocosms resemble oversized test tubes with a ... > full story -
Loss Of Coastal Seagrass Habitat Accelerating Globally
June 29, 2009 An international team of scientists warns that accelerating losses of seagrasses across the globe threaten the immediate health and long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems. The team has ... > full story -
Corals Stay Close to Home
June 27, 2009 New DNA analysis reveals that corals in one locality are more closely related than previously thought; results have significant implications for coral ... > full story -
Global Sunscreen Won't Save Corals
June 26, 2009 Emergency plans to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet's temperature a few degrees, but such "geoengineering" solutions would do ... > full story
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