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Growth of Cities Endangers Global Environment, According to New Analysis
August 19, 2011 — The explosive growth of cities worldwide over the next two decades poses significant risks to people and the global environment, according to a new ... > full story -
Suburban Schools Have Worked to 'Hoard' Advantages, Study Finds
August 17, 2011 — As suburban school districts have gained advantages over their urban counterparts, they have tenaciously clung to them, often at the expense of urban districts, according to a new ... > full story -
Rediscovery of Disappeared Species: Truly Back from the Brink?
August 12, 2011 — Extinction is a focal issue among scientists, policy makers and the general public. Each year, numerous species which are thought to have disappeared are rediscovered. Yet, these rediscoveries remain ... > full story -
Urban Impacts on Phosphorus in Streams
August 11, 2011 — Scientists have investigated the link between human sources of phosphorus and phosphorus concentrations in rivers draining into California's Central ... > full story -
Biodiversity Key to Earth's Life-Support Functions in a Changing World
August 11, 2011 — The biological diversity of organisms on Earth is not just something we enjoy when taking a walk through a blossoming meadow in spring; it is also the basis for countless products and services ... > full storyMore: -
What Counts Is the Water That Actually Enters Plant Roots
August 9, 2011 — To help farmers make the best use of limited irrigation water in the arid West, researchers are helping farmers determine how much water major crops actually need. Scientists are measuring crop ... > full story -
To Avoid Carbon Debt, Conservation Reserve Program Beats Fields of Corn, Soybeans
August 9, 2011 — Farmers should wait before converting Conservation Reserve Program land to corn and soybean production, according to researchers. A new study focuses on CRP land and its role in the production of ... > full story -
Researchers Develop Fully Cooked Food-Aid Product
August 4, 2011 — Scientists have developed a fully cooked food-aid product called Instant Corn Soy Blend that supplements meals, particularly for young ... > full story -
Tools to Imagine the Forest of the Future
August 4, 2011 — Can we predict the future regeneration of a forest given that at time T, a volume V of wood is extracted? What effects will the cut have on the competition between young and old trees in their ... > full story -
Carbon Hitches a Ride from Field to Market: Agriculture's Mobile Nature Makes Predicting Regional Greenhouse Gas Impacts More Complex
August 3, 2011 — New research that tracked carbon's movement in US crop production found that regional carbon sinks and sources are created because agricultural crops are consumed far away from where they're ... > full story
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