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Scientists Find Extensive Glacial Retreat in Mount Everest Region
May 13, 2013 — Researchers taking a new look at the snow and ice covering Mount Everest and the national park that surrounds it are finding abundant evidence that the world's tallest peak is shedding its frozen ... > full story -
Productivity Increases With Species Diversity, Just as Darwin Predicted
May 13, 2013 — Environments containing species that are distantly related to one another are more productive than those containing closely related species, according to new ... > full story -
North Carolina Coal Plant Emissions Might Play Role in State Suicide Numbers
May 13, 2013 — New research finds that suicide, while strongly associated with psychiatric conditions, also correlates with environmental pollution. Researchers looked specifically at the relationship between air ... > full story -
Global Warming Trends Contribute to Spread of West Nile Virus to New Regions in Europe
May 13, 2013 — Global warming trends have a significant influence on the spread of West Nile Virus to new regions in Europe and neighboring countries, where the disease wasn’t present before, according to a ... > full story -
As Canada Takes Arctic Council Helm, Experts Stress North's Vulnerability to Spills, Emergencies
May 13, 2013 — It is crucial that northern nations strengthen response capabilities to shipping-related accidents foreseen in newly-opened northern waters, as well as to more-common local emergencies such as ... > full story -
Climate Change Will Cause Widespread Global-Scale Loss of Common Plants and Animals, Researchers Predict
May 12, 2013 — Climate change will cause widespread global-scale loss of common plants and animals. More than half of common plants and one third of the animals could see a dramatic decline this century due to ... > full story -
Carbon Dioxide at NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory Reaches New Milestone: Tops 400 Parts Per Million
May 10, 2013 — On May 9, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since measurements began in 1958. Independent ... > full story -
Revealing Hidden Fungal Species Using DNA: The Importance of Recognizing Cryptic Diversity
May 10, 2013 — In contrast to traditional approaches using morphological characters to delimit species, five new lichen-forming fungal species were described from what was traditionally considered a single species ... > full story -
Brain Diseases Affecting More People and Starting Earlier Than Ever Before
May 10, 2013 — Scientists have found that the sharp rise of dementia and other neurological deaths in people under 74 cannot be put down to the fact that we are living longer. The rise is because a higher ... > full story -
Air Pollution Increases Risk of Insulin Resistance in Children
May 9, 2013 — New research shows that growing up in areas where air pollution is increased raises the risk of insulin resistance (the prescursor to diabetes) in ... > full story
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