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Posted October 19, 2010:

• Old Logging Practices Linked to High Erosion Rates

Posted October 15, 2010:

• New Genus of Tree Discovered; Related to Sandalwoods

Posted October 14, 2010:

• Risks and Benefits of Using Poplars for Biofuels: Scientific Risk Assessment Conducted on Introduction of Exotic Species

Posted October 12, 2010:

• Forget the Sunscreen: Water Fleas in Mountain Ponds Can Handle UV Rays

Posted October 6, 2010:

• Long-Extinct Passenger Pigeon Finds a Place in the Family Tree

Posted September 28, 2010:

• Wasps Wage War on Behalf of Wiliwili Trees

Posted September 21, 2010:

• The Joy of Sets: For Ants and Trees, Multiple Partners Are a Boon
• Invaders Could Devastate Florida Avocado Industry

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Smartphone App for Genes on Earth Is Tool for Scientists and Entertaining for All
• Introducing 'Champagne' -- New Disease-Resistant Fig

Posted September 17, 2010:

• Analysis of the Chocolate Genome Could Lead to Improved Crops and Products

Posted September 16, 2010:

• Tyrannosaurus Redux: T. Rex Was More Than Just a Large Carnivore at Top of Food Chain, New Findings Reveal

Posted September 15, 2010:

• Sequencing of Cacao Genome to Help Chocolate Industry, Subsistence Farmers

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Scots Pine Shows Its Continental Roots
• Risk of Beetle Outbreaks Rise, Along With Temperature, in the Warming West
• NASA Satellites Reveal Surprising Connection Between Beetle Attacks, Wildfire

Posted September 2, 2010:

• Ants Take on Goliath Role in Protecting Trees in the Savanna from Elephants

Posted September 1, 2010:

• Managing White Pine Blister Rust

Posted August 31, 2010:

• Evolution Rewritten, Again and Again

Posted August 29, 2010:

• Core Knowledge of Tree Fruit Expands With Apple Genome Sequencing

Posted August 26, 2010:

• On Organic Coffee Farm, Complex Interactions Keep Pests Under Control

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Fuel Treatments Reduce Wildfire Severity, Tree Mortality in Washington Forests

Posted August 19, 2010:

• Biologists Study Rainforest Host-Plant Associations

Posted August 5, 2010:

• Global Tropical Forests Threatened by 2100
• Scientists Develop Sustainable, Environmentally Friendly Potting Medium for Plants

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Rebuilding Flood Plains, Agriculture, Economy

Posted July 30, 2010:

• Reforestation Projects Capture More Carbon Than Industrial Plantations, New Research Reveals

Posted July 29, 2010:

• Some Trees 'Farm' Bacteria to Help Supply Nutrients
• Signs of Reversal of Arctic Cooling: Rapid Temperature Rise in the Coldest Region of Mainland Europe

Posted July 26, 2010:

• Shade-Coffee Farms Support Native Bees That Maintain Genetic Diversity in Tropical Forests

Posted July 21, 2010:

• Poplar Tree Protein Can Be Used to Shrink Memory Elements and Increase Computer Memory Density

Posted July 20, 2010:

• First-of-Its-Kind Map Details the Height of the Globe's Forests

Posted July 14, 2010:

• Cashew Seed Extract an Effective Anti-Diabetic, Study Shows

Posted July 12, 2010:

• Staggering Tree Loss from 2005 Amazon Storm

Posted July 8, 2010:

• Wild Cat Found Mimicking Monkey Calls; Predatory Trickery Documented for the First Time in Wild Felids in Americas

Posted June 30, 2010:

• Apples Grow Larger When Cells Don't Divide, Study Shows

Posted June 28, 2010:

• Going out on a (Redwood Tree) Limb: Variation in Water Stress With Increasing Height in Redwood Trees Determines Leaf Anatomy
• 'Velcro' Effect in Guianese Ants

Posted June 25, 2010:

• Biodiversity's 'Holy Grail' Is in the Soil : Soil-Borne Pathogens Drive Tree Diversity in Forests, Study Shows
• Tropical Biodiversity Is About the Neighbors

Posted June 24, 2010:

• Hop, Jump and Stick; Robots Designed With Insect Instincts

Posted June 21, 2010:

• Cycad Pest Uses Small Size to Hide from Predators: Researchers Look for Small Control Organism
• Unusual Rhino Beetle Behavior Discovered: Invasive Species Severely Impact Small Islands

Posted June 18, 2010:

• Competition Puts the Brakes on Body Evolution in Island Lizards

Posted June 15, 2010:

• World's Oldest Fig Wasp Fossil Proves That If It Works, Don't Change It

Posted June 14, 2010:

• Carnivorous Mammals Track Fruit Abundance

Posted June 8, 2010:

• Success With 'Cisgenics' in Forestry Offers New Tools for Biotechnology
• Fire May Be Key to Reviving Dogwood Trees in Eastern Forests
• Invasive Tallowtree Spreading Rapidly Across Gulf Coast

Posted June 1, 2010:

• Lasers Help Researchers Predict Birds' Preferred Habitat

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