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Insects (including Butterflies)
Drought Research
Geography
Sustainability
Endangered Plants
Agriculture and Food
Monarch Butterflies Numbers Down Again
March 13, 2013 — Bad news again for the Monarch butterfly: Drought conditions and historic wildfires the past few years continue to decrease their numbers as they wing across Texas this spring. Worse news: milkweed ... > full story -
Paraffin Encapsulated in Beach Sand Material as a New Way to Store Heat from the Sun
March 13, 2013 — The search for sustainable new materials to store heat captured from the sun for release during the night has led scientists to a high-tech combination of paraffin wax and sand. They have now ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Energy Issues
Renewable Energy
Environmental Science
Energy Technology
Solar Energy
Researchers Map out an Alternative Energy Future for New York
March 12, 2013 — A new study outlines a path to statewide renewable energy conversion, and away from natural gas and imported ... > full story -
Protected Areas Successfully Prevent Deforestation in Amazon Rainforest
March 8, 2013 — Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for ... > full story -
Farmers Who Commit Totally to Sell Locally Can Make a Profit
March 8, 2013 — Farmers can make a profit selling their produce directly to local businesses, but they must not let possible new costs weaken their commitment to the new venture, according to an international team ... > full story -
Duckweed as a Cost-Competitive Raw Material for Biofuel Production
March 7, 2013 — The search for a less-expensive, sustainable source of biomass, or plant material, for producing gasoline, diesel and jet fuel has led scientists to duckweed, that fast-growing floating plant that ... > full story -
School-Based Kitchen Gardens Are Getting an A+: New Study Highlights Benefits of for Both Children and Parents
March 7, 2013 — Grow it, try it, and you just might like it is a motto many schools are embracing to encourage children to eat more fruits and vegetables. Through community-based kitchen garden programs, ... > full story -
Sustainability
Land Management
Environmental Policies
Legal Issues
Environmental Policy
Environmental Issues
Conservation Development Has Some Developers Thinking -- And Seeing -- Green
March 5, 2013 — Homes in neighborhoods that incorporate protected open space command prices 20 to 29 percent higher than those without open space, according to a new ... > full story -
Synthetic Fuels from Natural Gas and Biomass? New Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst Invented
March 5, 2013 — Inspired by patents from the 1960s audio cassette recording industry, chemists now developed a new Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. It can be used for the making of synthetic fuels from natural gas and ... > full story -
Shark Fisheries Globally Unsustainable: 100 Million Sharks Die Every Year
March 1, 2013 — The world’s shark populations are experiencing significant declines with perhaps 100 million – or more - sharks being lost every year, according to a new ... > full story
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