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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 -
Super-Sized Citizens: The Relationship Between a Country's Fast-Food Outlets and Its Obesity Rates
May 10, 2013 Many studies have linked the meals served at fast-food outlets to obesity, but is there a relationship between the number of restaurants in a country and the girth of its ... > full story -
Under-Appreciated Benefit of Oyster Restoration Highlighted
May 9, 2013 A new study shows that healthy oyster reefs would help to buffer the increasing acidity of coastal ... > full story -
Ice-Free Arctic May Be in Our Future, International Researchers Say
May 9, 2013 Analyses of the longest continental sediment core ever collected in the Arctic provide "absolutely new knowledge" of Arctic climate from 2.2 to 3.6 million years ago. The research has major ... > full story -
Secret Streets of Britain's 'Atlantis' Are Revealed
May 9, 2013 Archeologists have carried out the most detailed analysis ever of the archaeological remains of the lost medieval town of Dunwich, dubbed ‘Britain’s Atlantis’. Using advanced ... > full story -
New Red List Developed for Threatened Ecosystems
May 8, 2013 Scientists have developed a new Red List system for identifying ecosystems at high risk of degradation, similar to the influential Red List for the world's threatened ... > full story -
First Biological Evidence of a Supernova
May 8, 2013 In fossil remnants of bacteria, researchers have found a radioactive iron isotope that they trace back to a supernova in our cosmic neighborhood. This is the first proven biological signature of a ... > full story -
New Robotic Instruments to Provide Real-Time Data on Gulf of Maine Red Tide
May 7, 2013 A new robotic sensor deployed coastal waters may transform the way red tides or harmful algal blooms are monitored and managed in New England. The instrument was launched at the end of last month, ... > full story -
You Are What (and Where) You Eat: Mercury Pollution Threatens Arctic Foxes
May 6, 2013 New scientific results show that arctic foxes accumulate dangerous levels of mercury if they live in coastal habitats and feed on prey which lives in the ... > full story
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