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Science of Sinkholes: 20 Percent of U.S. Lies in Susceptible Areas
March 5, 2013 — A devastating sinkhole occurred in Florida on Feb. 28, 2013, raising questions and concerns about this incredible phenomenon. Around 20 percent of the United States lies in areas susceptible to ... > full story -
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Conservation Development Has Some Developers Thinking -- And Seeing -- Green
March 5, 2013 — Homes in neighborhoods that incorporate protected open space command prices 20 to 29 percent higher than those without open space, according to a new ... > full story -
Loss of Wild Insects Hurts Crops Around the World
February 28, 2013 — Researchers studying data from 600 fields in 20 countries have found that managed honey bees are not as successful at pollinating crops as wild insects, primarily wild bees, suggesting the continuing ... > full story -
Global Tipping Point Not Backed by Science, Experts Argue
February 28, 2013 — A group of international ecological scientists have rejected a doomsday-like scenario of sudden, irreversible change to the Earth's ecology. In a new paper, the scientists from Australia, the United ... > full story -
A Game Plan for Climate Change
February 27, 2013 — Researchers have successfully piloted a process that enables natural resource managers to take action to conserve particular wildlife, plants and ecosystems as climate ... > full story -
Estimates Reduce Amount of Additional Land Available for Biofuel Production by Almost 80%
February 27, 2013 — Amid efforts to expand production of biofuels, scientists are reporting new estimates that downgrade the amount of additional land available for growing fuel crops by almost 80 ... > full story -
Exurban Residences Impact Bird Communities Up to 200 Meters Away, Study Finds
February 25, 2013 — According to a new study impacts to bird communities from a single rural, “exurban” residence can extend up to 200 meters into the surrounding forest. The study also determined that ... > full story -
Key to Cleaner Environment May Be Right Beneath Our Feet
February 17, 2013 — While many people recognize that clean water and air are signs of a healthy ecosystem, most do not realize that a critical part of the environment is right beneath their feet, according to a ... > full story -
Slithering Towards Extinction: Reptiles in Trouble
February 17, 2013 — Nineteen percent of the world's reptiles are estimated to be threatened with extinction, according to new research. The study is the first of its kind summarising the global conservation status of ... > full story -
Wild Plants Are Infected With Many Viruses and Still Thrive
February 17, 2013 — Researchers have studied viruses as agents of disease in humans, domestic animals and plants, but a study of plant viruses in the wild may point to a more cooperative, benevolent role of the microbe, ... > full story
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