
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
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'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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