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  Lessons in Coral Reef Survival from Deep Time

  January 23, 2012 — Lessons from tens of millions of years ago are pointing to new ways to save and protect today's coral reefs and their myriad of beautiful and many-hued fishes at a time of huge change in the Earth's ... > full story
• Nature
  Extinction
  Ecology
  Environmental Policies
  Environmental Policy
  Ecology Research
   

  Biodiversity Crisis Is Worse Than Climate Change, Experts Say

  January 20, 2012 — Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world. The challenges of conserving the world's species are perhaps even larger than mitigating the negative effects of global climate change, experts ... > full story
• Sustainability
  Global Warming
  Rainforests
  Forest
  Environmental Issues
  Climate
   
  

  Impact of Land Use Activity in the Amazon Basin Evaluated

  January 18, 2012 — Portions of the Amazon basin are experiencing a transition in energy and water cycles. Evidence suggests that the Amazon may also be transitioning from a net carbon sink to a net source. This ... > full story
• Air Pollution
  Acid Rain
  Geochemistry
  Drought Research
  Environmental Issues
  Pollution
   

  Solutions for a Nitrogen-Soaked World

  January 17, 2012 — Nitrogen is both an essential nutrient and a pollutant, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and a fertilizer that feeds billions, a benefit and a hazard, depending on form, location, and quantity. ... > full story
• Nature
  Birds
  Climate
  Zoology
  New Species
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  Climate Adaptation Difficult for Europe's Birds

  January 16, 2012 — For the past 20 years, the climate in Europe has been getting warmer. Species of bird and butterfly which thrive in cool temperatures therefore need to move further north. However, they have ... > full story

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  • Butterflies and Birds Unable to Keep Pace With Climate Change in Europe
• Resource Shortage
  Insects (including Butterflies)
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  Agriculture and Food
  Environmental Policies
  World Development
   
  

  Resource Management in Ant Colonies May Have Lessons for Politicians and Economists

  January 13, 2012 — Political and economic theorists could learn lessons from studying how an ant colony allocates food resources, according to a new ... > full story
• Ecology
  Ecosystems
  Ecology Research
  Nature
  Endangered Plants
  Global Warming
   
  

  Diverse Ecosystems Are Crucial Climate Change Buffer

  January 12, 2012 — Preserving diverse plant life will be crucial to buffer the negative effects of climate change and desertification in in the world's drylands, according to a new landmark ... > full story

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  • Biodiversity Enhances Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Global Drylands
• Perception
  Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  Evolution
  Social Psychology
  Relationships
   
  

  Evolution Is Written All Over Your Face

  January 11, 2012 — Why are the faces of primates so dramatically different from one another? Biologists serving as "evolutionary detectives" studied the faces of 129 adult male primates from Central and South America, ... > full story
• Earth Science
  Oceanography
  Geology
  Ecology
  Ecosystems
  Geography
   
  

  Scientists Look to Microbes to Unlock Earth's Deep Secrets

  January 10, 2012 — Of all the habitable parts of our planet, one ecosystem still remains largely unexplored and unknown to science: The igneous ocean crust. This rocky realm of hard volcanic lava exists beneath ocean ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Ice Ages
  Ecology Research
  Water
  Extreme Survival
   
  

  Lake Erie Algae and Ice Make a Nice Mix in Winter

  January 10, 2012 — Scientists have studied Lake Erie over the past five winters during mid-winter, a time when the lake is more than 70 percent covered by ice. They've documented very high concentrations of algae ... > full story

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