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Logging Debris Suppresses Development of an Invasive Competitor, Scotch Broom
April 2, 2010 — Countless studies and reports exist describing how a landscape is impacted after logging Douglas-fir: What is the impact on the soil? Should one leave the debris in place? Pile it? Burn it or haul it ... > full story -
Rain, Rain, Go Online
February 19, 2010 — A new webcam at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is keeping an eye on debris and water flows that could course down nearby wildfire-stripped hillsides during a ... > full story -
Thirty-Eight Percent of World's Surface in Danger of Desertification
February 9, 2010 — Researchers have measured the degradation of the planet's soil using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a scientific methodology that analyses the environmental impact of human activities, and which ... > full story -
Reconstruction of the Most Intense Avalanches of the Last 40 Years in the Catalonian Pyrenees
January 12, 2010 — Researchers have studied the dynamics of avalanches in the Catalonian Pyrenees using dendrochronology (exact dating from tree-ring growth). The results show that the periods 1971-72, 1995-96 and ... > full story -
More Insight Into Radioactive Salt Marshes
December 15, 2009 — A researcher has analyzed gamma radiation in salt marshes. The development of salt marshes, vegetated areas periodically flooded by the sea, occurs differently than was previously thought. Knowledge ... > full story -
Sensing Disasters From Space: 'Earth Binoculars' See Our Planet Through An Astral Lens
October 22, 2009 — An Israeli researcher's "hyperspectral remote sensor" combines sophisticated sensors in orbit with sensors on the ground and in the air to give advance warnings about contamination, pollution and ... > full story -
Combining Sun, Sand And Science In The Bahamas
September 29, 2009 — Researchers and developers have established the first Bahamian project that employs on-site environmental scientists to guide the construction of a sustainable development called the Baker's Bay Golf ... > full story -
Rhododendron Expansion May Increase The Chance Of Landslides On Southern Appalachian Slopes
August 31, 2009 — Research suggests that the expansion of rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) in Southern Appalachian mountain hollows may increase the likelihood of landslides during and after intense rain ... > full story -
Flooding And Damage From 2008 Myanmar Cyclone Assessed
July 17, 2009 — Tropical cyclone Nargis made landfall in the Asian nation of Myanmar on May 2, 2008, causing the worst natural disaster in the country's recorded history. Researchers now report on a field survey ... > full story -
Disappearing Seagrass Threatening Future Of Coastal Ecosystems Globally
June 29, 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
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