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Deep-Sea World Beyond Sunlight: Explorers Census 17,650 Ocean Species on Edge of Black Abyss
Scientists have inventoried
an astonishing abundance,
diversity and distribution
of deep sea species that
have never known sunlight --
... > full story
Time of Day Matters to Thirsty Trees
The time of day matters to
forest trees dealing with
drought, according to a new
article. ... > full story
Intensive Land Management Leaves Europe Without Carbon Sinks
A new calculation of
Europe's greenhouse gas
balance shows that emissions
of methane and nitrous oxide
tip the balance and
... > full story
After Mastodons and Mammoths, a Transformed Landscape
Roughly 15,000 years ago, at
the end of the last ice age,
North America's vast
assemblage of large animals
-- including such iconic
creatures as mammoths,
... > full story
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Scientists Argue for a New Type of Climate Target
November 20, 2009 — In order to avoid dangerous consequences for the earth’s ecosystems, global emissions must peak around 2015, and they need to be cut by half between the peak and 2030, according to new ... > full story -
The Benefits of Stress ... in Plants
November 19, 2009 — Certain wild flax plants growing in poor soils have succeeded in balancing the stress in their lives -- these plants are less likely to experience infection from a fungal pathogen. The new study ... > full story -
Research Challenges for Understanding Landscape Changes Identified
November 18, 2009 — Nine research challenges and four research initiatives that are poised to advance the study of how Earth's landscapes change were unveiled by the National Research ... > full story -
Bacterial 'Ropes' Tie Down Shifting Southwest
November 17, 2009 — Researchers have discovered that several species of microbes, at least one found prominently in the deserts of the Southwest, have evolved the trait of rope-building to lasso shifting soil ... > full story -
New Climate Treaty Could Put Species at Risk, Scientists Argue
November 16, 2009 — Plans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase the risk ... > full story -
Potential Ecological Costs and Co-Benefits of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)
November 16, 2009 — A new paper examines the potential of a REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism to provoke ecological damage and/or promote ecological cobenefits. Such analysis ... > full story -
Penguins and Sea Lions Help Produce New Atlas
November 16, 2009 — Recording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea lions, and other marine animals, the Wildlife Conservation Society and BirdLife ... > full story -
Sponges Recycle Carbon To Give Life To Coral Reefs
November 13, 2009 — Coral reefs live in some of the most nutrient deficient waters on the planet, so how do they survive? Marine biologists have discovered that certain sponges could be the key to reef survival. They ... > full story -
Earth's Early Ocean Cooled More Than A Billion Years Earlier Than Thought
November 12, 2009 — The global ocean covering the Earth 3.4 billion years ago was far cooler than has been thought, according to researchers who analyzed isotope ratios in rocks formed on that ancient ocean floor. ... > full story -
Controversial New Climate Change Data: Is Earth's Capacity to Absorb CO2 Much Greater Than Expected?
November 11, 2009 — New data show that the balance between the airborne and the absorbed fraction of carbon dioxide has stayed approximately constant since 1850, despite emissions of CO2 having risen from ... > full story
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