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Ozone, Nitrogen Change The Way Rising Carbon Dioxide Affects Earth's Water
Through a recent modeling
experiment, researchers have
found that future
concentrations of carbon
dioxide and ozone in the
... > full story
'Hotspots' Of Human Impact On Coastal Areas Ranked
Coastal marine ecosystems
are at risk worldwide as a
result of human activities,
according to scientists. The
authors have performed the
first integrated analysis of
... > full story
Amazon River Is 11 Million Years Old, Drilling Study Finds
The Amazon River originated
as a transcontinental river
around 11 million years ago
and took its present shape
approximately 2.4 million
years ago. These are the
... > full story
Mangrove-dependent Animals Globally Threatened
Extinction looms for
amphibians, reptiles,
mammals, and birds
restricted to declining
mangrove forests.
Substantial numbers of
... > full story
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Contaminated Site Remediation: Are Nanomaterials The Answer?
July 10, 2009 — Scientists have reviewed the use of nanomaterials for environmental cleanup. The authors conclude that the technology could be an effective and economically viable alternative for some current site ... > full story -
Forest Fire Prevention Efforts Could Lessen Carbon Sequestration, Add To Greenhouse Warming
July 8, 2009 — Widely sought efforts to reduce fuels that increase catastrophic fire in Pacific Northwest forests will be counterproductive to another important societal goal of sequestering carbon to help offset ... > full story -
Nitrogen Research Shows How Some Plants Invade, Take Over Others
July 7, 2009 — New research shows how plants gain nitrogen and how this allows some species to invade and take over native ... > full story -
How Can The World's Fisheries Be Sustainable?
July 7, 2009 — A new study provides the first global evaluation of how management practices influence fisheries' ... > full story -
Kenya's National Parks Not Free From Wildlife Declines
July 7, 2009 — Long-term declines of elephants, giraffe, impala and other animals in Kenya are occurring at the same rates within the country's national parks as outside of these protected areas, according to a ... > full story -
Many Antarctic Species Ill Prepared To Cope With Warmer Ocean
July 6, 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 -
Ancient Supervolcano's Eruption Caused Decade Of Severe Winters
July 6, 2009 — Previous studies have suggested that Indonesia's Toba supervolcano, when it erupted about 74,000 years ago, triggered a 1,000-year episode of ice sheet advance, and also may have produced a ... > full story -
Disappearing Seagrass Threatening Future Of Coastal Ecosystems Globally
July 6, 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 -
Coral Reefs Exposed To Imminent Destruction From Climate Change
July 6, 2009 — Leading ocean scientists and climate change experts agreed on a new level of atmospheric carbon dioxide that would need to be achieved to ensure the survival of coral ... > full story -
In The Warming West, Climate Most Significant Factor In Fanning Wildfires' Flames
July 1, 2009 — The recent increase in area burned by wildfires in the Western United States is a product not of higher temperatures or longer fire seasons alone, but a complex relationship between climate and fuels ... > full story
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