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A Battery Made of Wood?
June 19, 2013 — A sliver of wood coated with tin could make a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly battery, say ... > full storyMore: -
Urban Trees Remove Fine Particulate Air Pollution, Save Lives
June 19, 2013 — Biologists have estimated how much fine particulate matter is removed by trees in 10 cities, their impact on PM2.5 concentrations and associated values and impacts on human ... > full story -
Contribution of Particulate Matter from Air Pollution to Forest Decline
June 19, 2013 — Air pollution is related to forest decline and also appears to attack the protecting wax on tree leaves and needles. Scientists have now discovered a responsible mechanism: particulate matter salt ... > full story -
Wood Not So Green a Biofuel? Logging May Have Greater Impact on Carbon Emissions Than Previously Thought
June 11, 2013 — Using wood for energy is considered cleaner than fossil fuels, but a new study finds that logging may release large amounts of carbon stored in deep forest ... > full story -
Whitebark Pine Trees: Is Their Future at Risk?
June 10, 2013 — There's trouble ahead for the whitebark pine, a mountain tree that's integral to wildlife and water resources in the western United States and Canada. Over the last decade, some populations of ... > full story -
Bees and Other Pollinating Insects Are Just One Factor in Food Production
June 5, 2013 — No food for the human race without bees? It is not quite as straightforward as that. A case study by ecologists in a coffee-growing area in India reveals that pollinating insects are just one ... > full story -
Threatened Frogs Palmed Off as Forests Disappear
June 3, 2013 — The study describes how forests converted to palm oil plantations are causing threatened forest dwelling frogs to vanish, resulting in an overall loss of habitat that is important for the ... > full story -
Effects of Interannual Climate Variability on Tropical Tree Cover: Satellite Data Reveal How Tropical Ecosystems May Respond to Climate Extremes
June 2, 2013 — Tree cover in the tropics will likely change in surprising ways as climate change increases the frequency of extreme rainfall events, according to a new ... > full story -
Croaking Chorus of Cuban Frogs Make Noisy New Neighbors
May 30, 2013 — Scientists have shown the adverse impact of invasive frog species’ ... > full story -
Subfossil Forest Discovered at Building Site in Zurich
May 29, 2013 — The fact that many finds have happened by chance was demonstrated again recently in Zurich. A dendrochronologist was just having a look at a building site when he noticed a few tree stumps on the ... > full story
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