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Reforestation Study Shows Trade-Offs Between Water, Carbon and Timber
More than 13,000 ships per
year transit the Panama
Canal each year. Each time a
ship passes through, more
than 55 million gallons of
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Two Miniature Spider Species Discovered in Giant Panda Sanctuaries of China
Two tiny, bizarre shaped
spider species have been
discovered in the Sichuan
province and Chongqing city
of China. The two species
... > full story
Climate Change and Wildfire
Concerns continue to grow
about the effects of climate
change on fire. Wildfires
are expected to increase 50
percent across the United
States under a changing
climate, over 100 percent in
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Amazon River Exhales Virtually All Carbon Taken Up by Rainforest
Woody plant matter is almost
completely digested by
bacteria living in the
Amazon River. This tough
stuff plays a major part in
fueling the river's breath.
... > full story
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Climate Change May Have Little Impact on Tropical Lizards: Study Contradicts Predictions of Widespread Extinction
May 17, 2013 — Climate change may have little impact on many species of tropical lizards, contradicting a host of recent studies that predict their widespread extinction in a rapidly warming ... > full story -
World's Most Extraordinary Species Mapped for the First Time
May 15, 2013 — The black-and-white ruffed lemur, Mexican salamander and Sunda pangolin all feature on the first map of the world's most unique and threatened mammals and ... > full story -
No-Win Situation for Agricultural Expansion in the Amazon
May 10, 2013 — The large-scale expansion of agriculture in the Amazon through deforestation will be a no-win scenario, according to a new study. The study shows that deforestation will not only reduce the capacity ... > full story -
Loss of Eastern Hemlock Will Affect Forest Water Use
May 9, 2013 — The loss of eastern hemlock from forests in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States could permanently change the area's hydrologic cycle, reports a new ... > full story -
U.S. Urban Trees Store Carbon, Provide Billions in Economic Value, Finds State-by-State Analysis
May 7, 2013 — America's urban forests store an estimated 708 million tons of carbon, an environmental service with an estimated value of $50 billion, according to a recent ... > full story -
In the Northeast, Forests With Entirely Native Flora Are Not the Norm
April 30, 2013 — Two-thirds of all forest inventory plots in the Northeast and Midwestern United States contain at least one non-native plant species, a new US Forest Service study found. The study across two dozen ... > full story -
Identification of Stem Cells’ Two Separate Roles Raises Possibility of Therapies That Could Inhibit Fat Formation, Promote Muscle Repair
April 30, 2013 — Many diseases – obesity, Type 2 diabetes, muscular dystrophy – are associated with fat accumulation in muscle. In essence, fat replacement causes the muscles to weaken and degenerate. ... > full story -
Sushi for Peccaries?
April 29, 2013 — It turns out the white-lipped peccary —- a piglike animal from Central and South America —- will settle for fish when fruits (its main food) are no longer on the menu, according to ... > full story -
Smoke Signals: How Burning Plants Tell Seeds to Rise from the Ashes
April 29, 2013 — In the spring following a forest fire, trees that survived the blaze explode in new growth and plants sprout in abundance from the scorched earth. For centuries, it was a mystery how seeds, some long ... > full story -
Field Reports Indicate Slaughter of Elephants
April 25, 2013 — Biologists have received alarming reports from field operations that elephants are being slaughtered in the violence-ridden Central African Republic ... > full story
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