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  Action Needed to Prevent More Devastating Tree Diseases Entering the UK, Experts Urge

  October 30, 2012 — The UK Government has recently imposed a ban on importing foreign ash trees in order to prevent the spread of fungal disease Chalara, which kills the trees and has entered the country via imports ... > full story
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  Clearer Picture of How Assassin Bugs Evolved: Entomologists Reconstruct the Evolutionary History

  October 25, 2012 — Assassin bugs, which lie in ambush for prey they attack with speed and agility, are found all over the world. But scientists' understanding of their evolutionary history is made difficult by access ... > full story
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  Forestry's Waste Wood Offers Habitat for Small Forest-Floor Animals

  October 24, 2012 — The wood that remains after a tree harvesting operation is often burned to reduce the hazard of fire or is removed for bioenergy production. But another option should be considered—leaving the ... > full story
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  'Time-Capsule' Japanese Lake Sediment Advances Radiocarbon Dating for Older Objects

  October 18, 2012 — A series of radiocarbon measurements from Japan's Lake Suigetsu will give scientists a more accurate benchmark for dating materials, especially for older objects. Researchers extracted cores ... > full story

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  Doing Nothing Might Be Best Management Decision for Forests Destroyed by Wind or Ice

  October 17, 2012 — In newscasts after intense wind and ice storms, damaged trees stand out: snapped limbs, uprooted trunks, entire forests blown nearly flat. In a storm's wake, landowners, municipalities and state ... > full story
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  Tree of Life Branches out Online

  October 16, 2012 — Exploring the evolutionary tree of life is now as easy as navigating an online map, thanks to a new interactive website called ... > full story
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  Dire Drought Ahead, May Lead to Massive Tree Death

  October 15, 2012 — New evidence suggests recent droughts could be the new normal. This is especially bad news for America's ... > full story
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  Climate Change to Lengthen Growing Season

  October 10, 2012 — Across much of Norway, the agricultural growing season could become up to two months longer due to climate change. A research project has been studying the potential and challenges inherent in such a ... > full story
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  Unique Ancient Spider Attack Preserved in Amber

  October 8, 2012 — Researchers have found what they say is the only fossil ever discovered of a spider attack on prey caught in its web -- a 100 million-year-old snapshot of an engagement frozen in ... > full story
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  Nearly 50% of Retail Firewood Infested With Insects, Study Finds

  October 8, 2012 — A new study reports that live insects were found in 47% of firewood bundles purchased from big box stores, gas stations and grocery stores in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and ... > full story

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