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Insights Into Deadly Coral Bleaching Could Help Preserve Reefs: Surprising Result from Study of 1893 World's Fair Corals
April 23, 2013 — Coral reefs are stressed because of climate change. Researchers have discovered corals themselves play a role in their susceptibility to deadly coral bleaching due to the light-scattering properties ... > full story -
NASA's HyspIRI: Seeing the Forest and the Trees and More
April 22, 2013 — Light contains fingerprints of materials that can be detected by sensors that capture the unique set of reflected wavelengths. The technique was applied to Earth during new work by ... > full story -
Rivers Act as 'Horizontal Cooling Towers' for Power Plants, Study Finds
April 22, 2013 — Running two computer models in tandem, scientists have detailed for the first time how thermoelectric power plants interact with climate, hydrology, and aquatic ecosystems throughout the northeastern ... > full story -
Cocktail of Multiple Pressures Combine to Threaten the World's Pollinating Insects
April 22, 2013 — A new review of insect pollinators of crops and wild plants has concluded they are under threat globally from a cocktail of multiple pressures, and their decline or loss could have profound ... > full story -
Sea-Ice Ecosystem Possibly Triggered Evolution of Baleen Whales and Penguins
April 18, 2013 — The origin of the unique plankton ecosystem of the circum-Antarctic Southern Ocean can be traced back to the emergence of the Antarctic ice sheets approximately 33.6 million years ago. This discovery ... > full story -
Age Matters to Antarctic Clams: Age Matters When It Comes to Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change
April 18, 2013 — A new study of Antarctic clams reveals that age matters when it comes to adapting to the effects of climate change. The research provides new insight and understanding of the likely impact of ... > full story -
Tiny Colorful Snails Are in Danger of Extinction With Vanishing Limestone Ecosystems
April 15, 2013 — Three new species of brightly colored carnivorous snails have been described from north and northeastern Thailand, as a part of an extensive study of the terrestrial snails family Streptaxidae. The ... > full story -
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Self-Medication in Animals Much More Widespread Than Believed
April 11, 2013 — It's been known for decades that animals such as chimpanzees seek out medicinal herbs to treat their diseases. But in recent years, the list of animal pharmacists has grown much longer, and it now ... > full story -
Great White Sharks Scavenging on Dead Whales
April 10, 2013 — Biologists have explored the behaviors of Great white sharks scavenging on dead whales in South Africa. The team documented as many as 40 different sharks scavenging on a carcass over the course of a ... > full story -
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
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