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Researcher Creates First Temperature Record For The Great Plains
January 28, 2007 — While temperature records dating back thousands of years already exist for certain regions of the United States, like the East Coast and the Northwest, no such record exists for the North American ... > full story -
Alpine Bird Numbers On The Slide Due To High-Altitude Ski Runs
January 16, 2007 — High-altitude ski runs are seriously affecting Alpine birds, ecologists have found for the first time. Writing in the January issue of the Journal of Applied Ecology, Italian ecologists warn that ski ... > full story -
A Green Way To Slag Off Bunnies
December 18, 2006 — Using slag on wheat plants deters rabbits from eating, and consequently damaging the plant. Calcium silicate gives the leaves a bitter taste, putting the bunnies off their food. Studies show that ... > full story -
Fuels Made From Prairie Biomass Reduce Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
December 7, 2006 — Highly diverse mixtures of native prairie plant species have emerged as a leader in the quest to identify the best source of biomass for producing sustainable, bio-based fuel to replace petroleum. A ... > full story -
Perennial Wheat Offers Environmental And Other Benefits
November 27, 2006 — Perennial wheat? The possibility is being looked at by a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. Annual wheat, which is traditionally grown in the Great Plains, is planted in the fall and ... > full story -
Varied Diet Of Early Hominid Casts Doubt On Extinction Theory
November 9, 2006 — An upright hominid that lived side by side with direct ancestors of modern humans more than a million years ago had a far more diverse diet than once believed, clouding the notion that it was driven ... > full story -
Cambodia Moves To Protect Endangered Bird
November 6, 2006 — In an effort to protect a large grassland bird from possible extinction, the government of Cambodia has recently moved to set aside more than 100 square miles of habitat for the Bengal florican, a ... > full story -
Snow Data Helps Maintain Nation's Largest, Oldest Bison Herd
November 2, 2006 — NASA satellite data and computer modeling and US Department of Agriculture information are helping track the remnants of the once mighty bison herd in Yellowstone National Park as they migrate with ... > full story -
No Laughing Matter: Reducing Levels Of Nitrous Oxide From Soil To Lessen Impact Of Global Warming
September 25, 2006 — Abertay University is supporting the University of Plymouth in a £1 million project which could reduce the impact of global warming by decreasing the levels of nitrous oxide -- 'laughing gas' ... > full story -
Global Changes Alter The Timing Of Plant Growth, Scientists Say
September 4, 2006 — Different plant species mature at different times. Scientists studying plant communities in natural habitats call this phenomenon "complementarity." It allows species to co-exist because it reduces ... > full story
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