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Ants Rise With Temperature
March 21, 2013 — Aphaenogaster genera are abundant woodland ants that disperse most spring flower seeds. This research shows how rising minimum temperatures affect cold- and warm-adapted ants. Warming minimum ... > full story -
Natural Climate Swings Contribute More to Increased Monsoon Rainfall Than Global Warming
March 20, 2013 — Natural swings in the climate have significantly intensified Northern Hemisphere monsoon rainfall, showing that these swings must be taken into account for climate predictions in the coming ... > full story -
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Sustainable Development Goals Must Sustain People and Planet, Experts Say
March 20, 2013 — Scientists are arguing for a set of six Sustainable Development Goals that link poverty eradication to protection of Earth's life support. The researchers argue that in the face of increasing ... > full story -
Properly Planned Roads Could Help Rather Than Harm the Environment, Say Experts
March 20, 2013 — Two leading ecologists say a rapid proliferation of roads across the planet is causing irreparable damage to nature, but properly planned roads could actually help the ... > full story -
A Milestone for New Carbon-Dioxide Capture/clean Coal Technology
March 20, 2013 — An innovative new process that releases the energy in coal without burning -- while capturing carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas -- has passed a milestone on the route to possible commercial ... > full story -
Researchers Devise Hidden Dune Filters to Treat Coastal Stormwater Runoff
March 19, 2013 — When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now researchers have developed low-cost filtration systems that are concealed ... > full story -
Ten Times More Hurricane Surges in Future, New Research Predicts
March 18, 2013 — How much worse will the frequency of extreme storm surges get as temperatures rise in the future? How many extreme storm surges like that from Hurricane Katrina, which hit the U.S. coast in 2005, ... > full story -
Special Sea Slug Poised to Make a Comeback Off California
March 18, 2013 — After almost four decades of absence from local waters, a special sea slug appears to be making a comeback, and marine scientists are eagerly anticipating its ... > full story -
Earth's Interior Cycles Contribute to Long-Term Sea-Level and Climate Change, Researchers Find
March 18, 2013 — Ancient rises in sea levels and global warming are partially attributable to cyclical activity below Earth's surface, researchers have concluded in an analysis of geological studies. However, changes ... > full story -
'Dirty Blizzard' in Gulf of Mexico May Account for Missing Deepwater Horizon Oil
March 14, 2013 — Oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill acted as a catalyst for plankton and other surface materials to clump together and fall to the sea floor in a massive sedimentation event that researchers ... > full story
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