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• Global Warming
  Air Quality
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  Forest
  Nature
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Urban Grass Might Be Greener, but That Doesn't Mean It's 'Greener'

  April 9, 2013 — New research explores how efforts to keep urban lawns looking green and healthy might negate the soil's natural ability to store atmospheric ... > full story
• New Species
  Soil Types
  Nature
  Invasive Species
  Extinction
  Biology
   
  

  Der Steppenworm? Two New Species Differ from the Elusive 'Mongolian Death Worm'

  April 9, 2013 — Scientists have discovered the first proper earthworms from the Outer Mongolian steppes. Although the two new species don't have the deadly biology of the legendary olgoi-khorkhoi, 'Mongolian Death ... > full story
• Cats
  Pests and Parasites
  Microbiology
  Foodborne Illness
  Immune System
  HIV and AIDS
   
  

  Plant Proteins Control Chronic Disease in Toxoplasma Infections

  April 8, 2013 — A new discovery about the malaria-related parasite Toxoplasma gondii -- which can threaten babies, AIDS patients, the elderly and others with weakened immune systems -- may help solve the mystery of ... > full story
• Oil Spills
  Petroleum
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Energy and the Environment
  Mining
   

  Natural Soil Bacteria Pump New Life Into Exhausted Oil Wells

  April 8, 2013 — Technology that enlists natural soil bacteria as 21st century roughnecks now is commercially available and poised to recover precious oil remaining in thousands of exhausted oil wells. The process ... > full story
• Botany
  Soil Types
  Organic
  Agriculture and Food
  Pollution
  Air Pollution
   
  

  Total Buzz Kill: Metals in Flowers May Play Role in Bumblebee Decline

  April 2, 2013 — Beekeepers and researchers nationally are reporting growing evidence that a powerful new class of pesticides may be killing off bumblebees. Now, research points toward another potential cause: metal ... > full story
• Soil Types
  Forest
  Organic
  Global Warming
  Air Quality
  Nature
   
  

  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
• Colon Cancer
  Acid Rain
  Air Pollution
  Storms
  Workplace Health
  Severe Weather
   

  Proximity to Coal-Tar-Sealed Pavement Raises Risk of Cancer, Study Finds

  March 28, 2013 — People living near asphalt pavement sealed with coal tar have an elevated risk of cancer, according to a new study. Much of this calculated excess risk results from exposures in children, age six or ... > full story
• Solar System
  Moon
  Mars
  Endangered Plants
  Space Missions
  NASA
   
  

  Growing Plants on Mars

  March 28, 2013 — Concrete plans for a one-way ticket to Mars have been forged. Food will have to be grown on location. Is this a distant future scenario? Not for scientists researching whether or not it is possible ... > full story
• Bacteria
  Food
  Staying Healthy
  Insomnia Research
  Microbes and More
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Caffeine-'Addicted' Bacteria: Finding May Lead to New Decontamination Methods, New Medicines

  March 27, 2013 — Some people may joke about living on caffeine, but scientists now have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to do that -- literally. Their report describes bacteria being "addicted" to caffeine in ... > full story
• Forest
  Acid Rain
  Rainforests
  Soil Types
  Ecosystems
  Ecology
   
  

  Decreased Water Flow May Be Trade-Off for More Productive Forest

  March 25, 2013 — As the need for carbon sequestration, biofuels, and other forest products increases, study suggests that there might be unintended consequences to enhancing ecosystems using ... > full story

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