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Cloud Forest Trees Drink Water Through Their Leaves
December 13, 2012 — Using water flow sensors and plastic "leaves" that measure wetness, biologists have discovered that trees living in tropical montane cloud forests drink through their leaves as well as their roots. ... > full story -
Cassini Spots Mini Nile River on Saturn's Moon Titan
December 12, 2012 — Scientists with NASA's Cassini mission have spotted what appears to be a miniature, extraterrestrial likeness of Earth's Nile River: a river valley on Saturn's moon Titan that stretches more than 200 ... > full story -
Building Better Barley: Improving Selection Efficiency for More Water-Efficient Varieties
December 12, 2012 — By studying the carbon isotope compositions of barley plants and their relationship with water-use efficiency, researchers have developed tools that plant breeders can use to improve selection ... > full story -
More Ice Loss Through Snowfall on Antarctica
December 12, 2012 — Stronger snowfall increases future ice discharge from Antarctica. Global warming leads to more precipitation as warmer air holds more moisture -- hence earlier research suggested the Antarctic ice ... > full story -
Will Climate Change Cause Water Conflict?
December 12, 2012 — Climate change plays a secondary role in the origin or aggravation of social conflicts linked to water. Political discourses must avoid directly linking climate change with social conflict and human ... > full story -
Violence in Mali Threatening Survival of Endangered Elephants
December 12, 2012 — Researchers have revealed the secrets of survival of an endangered population of African elephant in the unforgiving Sahara desert. The elephants have the biggest range in the world, the study ... > full story -
Photosynthesis: Mysterious Enzyme Structure Solved
December 12, 2012 — Scientists have solved a long-standing puzzle in photosynthesis research. With the aid of quantum chemistry they were able to provide unexpected insight into the properties of the oxygen evolving ... > full story -
Micro Sensors Help Underwater Robots Swim Like Fish
December 12, 2012 — Scientists have invented a 'sense-ational' device, similar to a string of 'feelers' found on the bodies of the Blind Cave Fish, which enables the fish to sense their surrounding and so navigate ... > full story -
Just a Spoonful: Sweet Taste Comforts Babies During Injections
December 11, 2012 — The sweet taste of sugar may provide some comfort for babies during immunizations, according to a new review. Researchers found babies did not cry for as long if they were given drops of sugar ... > full story -
Conservatives Can Be Persuaded to Care More About Environmental Issues When Couched in Terms of Fending Off Threats to 'Purity'
December 10, 2012 — When it comes to climate change, deforestation and toxic waste, the assumption has been that conservative views on these topics are intractable. But new research suggests that such viewpoints can be ... > full story
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