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• Global Warming
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  Continuous Satellite Monitoring of Ice Sheets Needed to Better Predict Sea-Level Rise

  July 14, 2013 — The length of the satellite record for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is currently too short to tell if the recently reported speed-up of ice loss will be sustained in the future or if it ... > full story

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  • Is the Ice in Greenland in Growing Decline? Accelerated Loss of Ice Mass Could Be 'Ice Shield Weather'
• Coral Reefs
  Ecology
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  Ecology Research
  Sea Life
  Extinction
   
  

  New Approach to Measuring Coral Growth Offers Valuable Tool for Reef Managers; Surprising Growth Patterns in the Florida Keys

  July 12, 2013 — A new more sensitive weight-based approach for monitoring coral growth in the wild has been developed by U.S. Geological Survey researchers leading to more definitive answers about the status of ... > full story
• Birds
  Grassland
  Weather
  Global Warming
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  Lesser Prairie-Chicken Nest Survival May Decline by 2050

  July 12, 2013 — Lesser prairie-chicken nest survival may decrease to a level considered too low to sustain the current population by 2050, according to a new ... > full story
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  Fisheries
  Sea Life
  Wild Animals
  Ecology
   
  

  Lionfish Expedition: Down Deep Is Where the Big, Scary Ones Live

  July 11, 2013 — The first expedition to use a deep-diving submersible to study the Atlantic Ocean lionfish invasion found something very disturbing -- at 300 feet deep, there were still significant populations of ... > full story
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Nature
  Early Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Evolution
   
  

  Insect Discovery Sheds Light on Climate Change

  July 11, 2013 — Biologists have discovered a new, extinct family of insects that will help scientists better understand how some animals responded to global climate change and the evolution of ... > full story
• Endangered Animals
  Nature
  Endangered Plants
  Extinction
  Biodiversity
  Environmental Policy
   

  Rare Primate Species Needs Habitat Help to Survive

  July 10, 2013 — The population of the critically endangered large primate known as the drill has been largely reduced to a few critical habitat areas in Cameroon, according to a recent study. The study highlights ... > full story
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Ancient Civilizations
  Cultures
  Animals
  Archaeology
   
  

  Asian Origins of Native American Dogs Confirmed

  July 10, 2013 — Once thought to have been extinct, native American dogs are on the contrary thriving, according to a recent study that links these breeds to ancient ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  New Species
  Nature
  Extinction
  Ecology Research
  Ecology
   
  

  A Malaysian Beauty: Newly Described Endemic Herb Species Under Threat of Extinction

  July 10, 2013 — A new species of rare and beautiful plant has been described from the biodiversity rich Peninsular Malaysia. Ridleyandra chuana is endemic to the region and only known from two small montane forest ... > full story
• Coral Reefs
  Global Warming
  Ecology
  Climate
  Oceanography
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Cloud Brightening to Cool Seas Can Protect Coral Reefs: Targeted Cooling Could Offer a 50-Year 'Breathing Space' for Coral Protection

  July 10, 2013 — The seeding of marine clouds to cool sea surface temperatures could protect threatened coral reefs from being bleached by warming oceans. Recent research proposes that a targeted version of the ... > full story
• Nature
  Climate
  Birds
  Global Warming
  Endangered Animals
  Zoology
   
  

  Birds Outpace Climate Change to Avoid Extinction

  July 10, 2013 — A new study has shed light on the potential of birds to survive in the face of climate change. In the analysis, based on more than fifty years' detailed study of a population of great tits near ... > full story

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