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First Global Assessment of Land and Water ‘Grabbing’
January 22, 2013 — A new study provides the first global quantitative assessment of land and water “grabbing” for food production by wealthier nations in generally poorer ... > full story -
Heat Waves, Storms, Flooding: Climate Change to Profoundly Affect U.S. Midwest in Coming Decades
January 18, 2013 — In the coming decades, climate change will lead to more frequent and more intense Midwest heat waves while degrading air and water quality and threatening public health. Intense rainstorms and floods ... > full story -
Global Approach to Monitoring Biodiversity Loss?
January 17, 2013 — In contrast to climate change, there is no coordinated global system in place for measuring and reporting on biodiversity change or loss. An international team of biologists is now addressing this ... > full story -
Tree and Human Health May Be Linked
January 16, 2013 — Evidence is increasing from multiple scientific fields that exposure to the natural environment can improve human health. In a new study, the presence of trees was associated with human ... > full story -
U. S. Federal Safe Routes to School Program Reduces Child Injuries by More Than 40 Percent in New York City
January 14, 2013 — The national Safe Routes to School program was funded by Congress in 2005 to create safe environments for American children to walk or bike to school. A new study evaluated the program in New York ... > full story -
Clamorous City Blackbirds: Birds Can Sing Louder at Higher Frequencies to Make Themselves Heard Over Traffic Noise
January 11, 2013 — Birds can sing louder at higher frequencies and thereby make themselves heard over traffic ... > full story -
Protective Communities May Reduce Risk of Drinking in Teens
January 9, 2013 — Living in a caring community may help curb teenage alcohol use, while hanging out with antisocial peers can have the opposite effect, according to researchers studying substance abuse ... > full story -
Crowdsourcing Biodiversity Watch
January 9, 2013 — Following the 2006 ban on sturgeon fishing, the Romanian town of Sfantu Gheorghe, located at the mouth of the Danube river, turned to other income source to replace its fishing based economy. Thus, ... > full story -
Obesity Weighs Down on Tunisian Women
January 7, 2013 — Men and women in Tunisia are not equal before the scales. Tunisian women are three times as likely to suffer from obesity as their male ... > full story -
Studying Rodents' Habitats to Prevent Leptospirosis
January 7, 2013 — Leptospirosis is a water-related bacterial disease with a high incidence in Southeast Asia. People usually become infected through exposure to water contaminated by the urine of infected animals, ... > full story
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