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Measuring Microbes Makes Wetland Health Monitoring More Affordable, Says Researcher
April 9, 2013 Tiny, unseen wetland creatures provided crucial indicators of the ecosystems' health in a new study. Using analysis of the microbiological health of wetlands is cheaper and faster than traditional ... > full story -
Satellite Sandwich Technique Improves Analysis of Geographical Data
April 9, 2013 A student researcher has developed a new method to combine thermal data from separate satellite systems to create large, detailed maps of regional temperature ... > full story -
Scientists Seek Sea Urchin's Secret to Surviving Ocean Acidification
April 9, 2013 Ocean research reveals rapid evolutionary adaptations to a changing climate. Genetic variation is the key to this ability to deal with higher ... > full story -
Research Holds Revelations About an Ancient Society's Water Conservation, Purification
April 9, 2013 New research at the ancient Maya site of Medicinal Trail in northwestern Belize is revealing how populations in more remote areas -- the hinterland societies -- built reservoirs to conserve water and ... > full story -
Spring Rains Bring Life to Midwest Granaries but Foster Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone'
April 9, 2013 The most serious ongoing water pollution problem in the Gulf of Mexico originates not from oil rigs, as many people believe, but rainstorms and fields of corn and soybeans a thousand miles away in ... > full story -
Polluting Plastic Particles Invade the Great Lakes
April 9, 2013 Floating plastic debris -- which helps populate the infamous "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" in the Pacific Ocean -- has become a problem in the Great Lakes, the largest body of fresh water in the ... > full story -
Pioneering Study Calculates Arctic Ocean Nutrient Budget
April 9, 2013 The first study of its kind to calculate the amount of nutrients entering and leaving the Arctic Ocean has been carried ... > full story -
A Warming World Will Further Intensify Extreme Precipitation Events, Research Shows
April 8, 2013 As the globe warms from rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, more moisture in a warmer atmosphere will make the most extreme precipitation events more intense, new research ... > full story -
'Artificial Leaf' Gains the Ability to Self-Heal Damage and Produce Energy from Dirty Water
April 8, 2013 Another innovative feature has been added to the world's first practical "artificial leaf," making the device even more suitable for providing people in developing countries and remote areas with ... > full story -
New Guideline Recommends Treatments for Tapeworm Infection That Is on Rise in U.S.
April 8, 2013 The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has released an evidence-based guideline on treating neurocysticercosis, a tapeworm infection causing seizures that is common in developing countries and is ... > full story
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