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Common Swifts Make Mysterious Twilight Ascents
February 21, 2013 — Common swifts climb to altitudes of up to 2.5 km both at dawn and dusk. This unexpected behavior was discovered by a ... > full story -
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Separated Bike Lanes, Slower Vehicle Speeds Greatly Reduce Bicycle Injuries
February 20, 2013 — Using your bicycle to commute to work has numerous health and environmental benefits. Yet, the largest Canadian study on cycling injuries suggests cyclists are at risk of injury due to the lack of ... > full story -
Climate Change Effect on Plant Communities Is Buffered by Large Herbivores, New Research Suggests
February 19, 2013 — Can existing ecological communities persist intact as temperatures rise? A news study suggests that the answer to this question may have as much to do with the biological interactions that shape ... > full story -
It's Off to Work We Go
February 19, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that decisions about where to live and how to get from home to work happen simultaneously. What's more, your commuting choices depend not only on cost and travel time, but ... > full story -
Lake-Effect Snow Sometimes Needs Mountains
February 19, 2013 — Researchers ran computer simulations to show that the snow-producing “lake effect” isn’t always enough to cause heavy snowfall, but that mountains or other surrounding topography ... > full story -
Extreme Weather and Resilience of Coastal Communities in United States
February 17, 2013 — Hurricane Sandy was a fearsome reminder that coastal communities are highly vulnerable to extreme weather events and environmental variability, and that vulnerability is only expected to increase ... > full story -
Prevention Efforts Focused on Youth Reduce Prescription Abuse Into Adulthood
February 14, 2013 — Middle school students from small towns and rural communities who received any of three community-based prevention programs were less likely to abuse prescription medications in late adolescence and ... > full story -
Sewage Lagoons Remove Most -- But Not All -- Pharmaceuticals
February 14, 2013 — Many rural communities in the United States use aerated lagoon systems to treat their wastewater. In a new study, researchers determined the effectiveness of rural lagoon systems at removing drugs, ... > full story -
Blackbirds in the Spotlight: City Birds That Experience Light at Night Are Ready to Breed Earlier Than Their Rural Cousins
February 13, 2013 — City birds that experience light at night are ready to breed earlier than their rural ... > full story -
Quake Test: Can NYC's Row Houses Handle an Earthquake?
February 13, 2013 — Researchers will conduct a rare -- if not unprecedented -- large-scale earthquake simulation to determine how vulnerable New York's unreinforced masonry buildings (row houses) are to ... > full story
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