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Could Planting Trees in the Desert Mitigate Climate Change?
As the world starts feeling
the effects of increasing
atmospheric carbon dioxide
and consequent global
temperature rise,
researchers are looking for
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Mini-Monsters of the Forest Floor
A biologist has identified
33 new species of predatory
ants in Central America and
the Caribbean, and named
about a third of the tiny
but monstrous-looking
insects after ancient Mayan
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Most Flammable Boreal Forests in North America Become More So
A 2,000-square-kilometer
zone in the Yukon Flats of
interior Alaska -- one of
the most flammable
high-latitude regions of the
world, according to
... > full story
Climate Forecasts Shown to Warn of Crop Failures
Climate data can help
predict some crop failures
several months before
harvest, according to a new
study from an international
team. Scientists found that
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More Accurate Model of Climate Change's Effect on Soil
August 1, 2013 — Scientists have developed a new computer model to measure global warming's effect on soil worldwide that accounts for how bacteria and fungi in soil control ... > full story -
Surprising Result Discovered When Looking Into Effects of Carbon Nanotubes and Soil Sorption of Toxicants
July 31, 2013 — When it comes to carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the soil, recent research shows that the new materials do not affect the sorption of the toxic part of oil called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ... > full story -
New Knowledge About Permafrost Improving Climate Models
July 28, 2013 — New research findings document that permafrost during thawing may result in a substantial release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and that the future water content in the soil is crucial to ... > full story -
Scientists Get Dirty at the Robson Glacier
July 24, 2013 — New research presents some of the first data documenting microbial community diversity, biomass and function along a 100-year-old soil chronosequence in a Canadian glacier retreat ... > full story -
Copper Nanoparticles Could Protect Food from Bacteria
July 24, 2013 — Scientists have found a new way to stop dangerous bacteria like E.coli before they attack. He embeds copper nanoparticles into vermiculite, an inexpensive, inert compound. Copper has been known for ... > full story -
Greening of the Earth Pushed Way Back in Time
July 22, 2013 — Conventional scientific wisdom has it that plants and other creatures have only lived on land for about 500 million years, but a new study is pointing to evidence for life on land that is four times ... > full story -
Why Crop Rotation Works: Change in Crop Species Causes Shift in Soil Microbes
July 18, 2013 — Shift in soil microbes triggers cycle to improve yield, plant nutrition and disease resistance. New research could help explain the dramatic effect on soil health and yield of crop ... > full story -
Infection Biology: How Legionella Subverts to Survive
July 18, 2013 — Bacteria of the genus Legionella have evolved a sophisticated system to replicate in the phagocytic cells of their hosts. Researchers have now identified a novel component of this ... > full story -
New Anagnorisma Moth Species from Beautiful Binaloud Mountain Iran
July 17, 2013 — Researchers have described a new species of Noctuidae moth from Iran, which is the fifth described species of the genus Anagnorisma. The new species belongs to the owlet moths (family Noctuidae). ... > full story -
'Brown Ocean' Can Fuel Inland Tropical Cyclones
July 16, 2013 — In the summer of 2007, Tropical Storm Erin stumped meteorologists. Most tropical cyclones dissipate after making landfall, weakened by everything from friction and wind shear to loss of the ocean as ... > full story
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