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Understanding the Past and Predicting the Future by Looking Across Space and Time
Scientists have validated a
fundamental assumption at
the very heart of a popular
way to predict relationships
between complex variables. ... > full story
Reforestation Study Shows Trade-Offs Between Water, Carbon and Timber
More than 13,000 ships per
year transit the Panama
Canal each year. Each time a
ship passes through, more
than 55 million gallons of
... > full story
Thinking 'Big' May Not Be Best Approach to Saving Large-River Fish
Large-river specialist
fishes -- from giant species
like paddlefish and blue
catfish, to tiny crystal
darters and silver chub --
... > full story
Pinpointing How Nature's Benefits Link to Human Well-Being
What people take from nature
-- water, food, timber,
inspiration, relaxation --
are so abundant, it seems
self-evident. Until you try
to quantitatively understand
... > full story
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Small, Speedy Plant-Eater Extends Knowledge of Dinosaur Ecosystems
May 22, 2013 — Dinosaurs are often thought of as large, fierce animals, but new research highlights a previously overlooked diversity of small dinosaurs. Paleontologists have now described a new dinosaur, the ... > full story -
Vast Methane-Based Ecosystem Uncovered
May 22, 2013 — A marine research expedition has led to the discovery of perhaps the world's largest methane cold seep. The seep lies deep in the western North Atlantic Ocean, far from the life-sustaining energy of ... > full story -
Life Scientists Present New Insights on Climate Change and Species Interactions
May 22, 2013 — Life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in newly published research. This knowledge, they say, is critical to making accurate ... > full story -
Bee and Wild Flower Biodiversity Loss Slows
May 22, 2013 — Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study. Researchers found evidence of dramatic reductions in the diversity of ... > full story -
Lost in Translocation? How Bird Song Could Help Save Species
May 21, 2013 — Translocation -- or moving animals to safer places -- is a vital tool for saving species from extinction. Many factors influence the success of these new populations, including habitat quality, ... > full story -
Climate Change and Wildfire
May 21, 2013 — Concerns continue to grow about the effects of climate change on fire. Wildfires are expected to increase 50 percent across the United States under a changing climate, over 100 percent in areas of ... > full story -
Abundance and Distribution of Hawaiian Coral Species Predicted by Model
May 21, 2013 — Researchers have developed species distribution models of the six dominant Hawaiian coral species around the main Hawaiian Islands, including two species currently under consideration as threatened ... > full story -
Changing Arctic: What Should Be Done?
May 21, 2013 — In two critical reports released at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden on May 15th, scientists helped inform an international body of senior government officials about changing ... > full story -
Amazon River Exhales Virtually All Carbon Taken Up by Rainforest
May 20, 2013 — Woody plant matter is almost completely digested by bacteria living in the Amazon River. This tough stuff plays a major part in fueling the river's breath. The finding has implications for global ... > full story -
Leading Explanations for Whooping Cough's Resurgence Don't Stand Up to Scrutiny
May 20, 2013 — Whooping cough has exploded in the United States and some other developed countries in recent decades, and many experts suspect ineffective childhood vaccines for the alarming ... > full story
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