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Scientists Alarmed by Rapid Spread of Brown Streak Disease in Cassava
May 6, 2013 — Cassava experts are reporting new outbreaks and the increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease or CBSD, warning that the rapidly proliferating plant virus could cause a 50 percent drop in ... > full story -
More Hurricanes for Hawaii?
May 5, 2013 — Hawaii, fortunately, has been largely free from hurricanes, only two having made landfall in more than 30 years. Now a new study shows that Hawaii could see a two-to-three-fold increase in tropical ... > full story -
As Climate Changes, Boreal Forests to Shift North and Relinquish More Carbon Than Expected
May 5, 2013 — New research maps how Earth's myriad climates -- and the ecosystems that depend on them -- could move from one area to another as global temperatures rise. The approach foresees big changes for one ... > full story -
Poverty Threatens Health of US Children
May 4, 2013 — Pediatricians, economists, social scientists and policy experts came together to address one of the greatest threats to child health -- ... > full story -
Boom in Jellyfish: Overfishing Called Into Question
May 3, 2013 — Will we soon be forced to eat jellyfish? Since the beginning of the 2000s, these gelatinous creatures have invaded many of the world's seas, like the Japan Sea, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, ... > full story -
Madagascar Tortoise Trafficking Rages out of Control
May 2, 2013 — Illegal trafficking of two critically endangered tortoise species from Madagascar has reached epidemic ... > full story -
New Plant Protein Discoveries Could Ease Global Food and Fuel Demands
May 1, 2013 — New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control water loss and store ... > full story -
Exploring the Saltiness of the Ocean to Study Climate Change
April 30, 2013 — Details are emerging from a recent research expedition to the Sub-Tropical North Atlantic. The objective of the expedition was to study the salt concentration (salinity) of the upper ocean. ... > full story -
U. S. Has Surprisingly Large Reservoir of Crop Plant Diversity
April 29, 2013 — North America isn’t known as a hotspot for crop plant diversity, yet a new inventory has uncovered nearly 4,600 wild relatives of crop plants in the United States, including close relatives of ... > full story -
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The Politics of Climate Change
April 29, 2013 — US residents who believe in the scientific consensus on global warming are more likely to support government action to curb emissions, regardless of whether they are Republican or Democrat, according ... > full story
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