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Ancient Warming Greened Antarctica, Study Finds
June 17, 2012 — A new study finds ancient Antarctica was much warmer and wetter than previously suspected. The climate was suitable to support substantial vegetation -- including stunted trees -- along the edges of ... > full story -
Expansion of Forests in the European Arctic Could Result in the Release of Carbon Dioxide
June 17, 2012 — Carbon stored in Arctic tundra could be released into the atmosphere by new trees growing in the warmer region, exacerbating climate change, scientists have ... > full story -
Bugs Have Key Role in Farming Approach to Storing CO2 Emissions
June 15, 2012 — Tiny microbes are at the heart of a novel agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas ... > full story -
Studying Soil to Predict the Future of Earth's Atmosphere
June 15, 2012 — Soil plays an important role in controlling the planet's atmospheric future according to new research. Researchers found that the interaction between plants and soils controls how ecosystems respond ... > full story -
Plant Poison Turns Seed-Eating Mouse Into Seed Spitter
June 14, 2012 — In Israel's Negev Desert, a plant called sweet mignonette or taily weed uses a toxic "mustard oil bomb" to make the spiny mouse spit out the plant's seeds when eating the fruit. Thus, the plant has ... > full story -
Pitcher Plant Uses Rain Drops to Capture Prey
June 13, 2012 — During heavy rain, the lid of Nepenthes gracilis pitchers acts like a springboard, catapulting insects that seek shelter on its underside directly into the fluid-filled pitcher, new research has ... > full story -
Bacterium Signals Plant to Open Up and Let Friends In: Bug's Chemical Feint Makes Plant Respond the Opposite of How It Should
June 13, 2012 — Researchers have identified the set of tools an infectious microbe uses to persuade a plant to open the windows and let the bug and all of its friends ... > full story -
Unusual Microbes Could Hitch a Ride With Travelers, Findings Suggest
June 13, 2012 — A rare and unusual new species of yeast has been identified at three separate locations across the world. The findings suggest a link between the distribution of specialized microbes and human ... > full story -
Voicemail Discovered in Nature: Insects Receive Soil Messages from the Past
June 12, 2012 — Insects can use plants as "green phones" for communication with other bugs. A new study now shows that through those same plants insects are also able to leave "voicemail" messages in the soil. ... > full story -
Arctic Getting Greener
June 11, 2012 — Recent years' warming in the Arctic has caused local changes in vegetation, reveals new ... > full story
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