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How Life May Have First Emerged on Earth: Foldable Proteins in a High-Salt Environment
April 5, 2013 — Scientists may be a step closer to understanding how life first emerged on Earth billions of years ago. Researchers have produced data supporting the idea that 10 amino acids believed to exist on ... > full story -
An Ancient Biosonar Sheds New Light on the Evolution of Echolocation in Toothed Whales
April 4, 2013 — Some 30 million years ago, Ganges river dolphins diverged from other toothed whales, making them one of the oldest species of aquatic mammals that use echolocation, or biosonar, to navigate and find ... > full story -
Trade Emerging as a Key Driver of Brazilian Deforestation
April 4, 2013 — A new study found that trade and global consumption of Brazilian beef and soybeans is increasingly driving Brazilian deforestation. Consequently, current international efforts to protect rainforests ... > full story -
Shark Tooth Weapons Reveal Missing Shark Species in Central Pacific Islands
April 3, 2013 — The Gilbert Island reefs in the Central Pacific were once home to two species of sharks not previously reported in historic records or contemporary studies. The species were discovered in a new ... > full story -
Breeding Birds Vulnerable to Climate Change in Arctic Alaska: A Story of Winners and Losers
April 3, 2013 — A new report looked at the vulnerability of 54 breeding bird species to climate change impacts occurring by the year 2050 in Arctic Alaska. The assessment found that two species, the gyrfalcon and ... > full story -
Can Synthetic Biology Save Wildlife? From Re-Creating Extinct Species to the Risk of Genetically Modified Super-Species
April 2, 2013 — What effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of nature? The ecological and ethical challenges stemming from this question will require a new and ... > full story -
Remaining Unnoticed for 100 Years, a Kyrgyz Onion Species Strikes With Its Beauty
April 2, 2013 — The mountainous regions of Central Asia are particularly rich in the onion genus Allium. Kyrgyzstan has a great plant diversity, with nearly 3800 native vascular plants, including 85 onion species. ... > full story -
Southern California Sagebrush Better Suited to Climate Change, Study Finds
April 1, 2013 — California sagebrush in the southern part of the state will adjust better to climate change than sagebrush populations in the north, according to ... > full story -
Soils in Newly Forested Areas Store Substantial Carbon That Could Help Offset Climate Change
April 1, 2013 — Surface appearances can be so misleading: In most forests, the amount of carbon held in soils is substantially greater than the amount contained in the trees themselves, according to new ... > full story -
New Models Predict Drastically Greener Arctic in Coming Decades
March 31, 2013 — New research predicts that rising temperatures will lead to a massive "greening," or increase in plant cover, in the Arctic. In a new paper, scientists reveal new models projecting that wooded areas ... > full storyMore:
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