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Environment 
Rapidly warming climate is likely to seriously alter crop yields in the tropics and subtropics by the end of this century and, without adaptation, will leave half the world's population facing serious food shortages, new research shows.
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 5:41pm
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 5:41pm
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The evolutionary history of diatoms -- abundant oceanic plankton that remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air each year -- needs to be rewritten, according to a new Cornell study. The findings suggest that after a sudden rise in species numbers, diatoms abruptly declined about 33 million years ago -- trends that coincided with severe global cooling.
Source: Cornell University Communications
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 4:47pm
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 4:47pm
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New research indicates that the ocean could rise in the next 100 years to a meter higher than the current sea level – which is three times higher than predictions from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC.
Source: University of Copenhagen
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 1:09pm
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 1:09pm
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When extremes of drought and flood come in rapid succession, the extent of damage to vegetation may depend in part on the sequence of those events, according to a new study published in The American Naturalist.
Source: University of Chicago Press Journals
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 1:09pm
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 1:09pm
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Geologists have found a way to improve estimates of the concentration of organic carbon in the soil.
Source: Natural Environment Research Council
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 1:09pm
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 1:09pm
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Mercury pollution has already spurred public health officials to advise eating less fish, but it could become a more pressing concern in a warmer world.
Source: University of Florida
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Are domestic cats responsible for declining wild bird populations across Europe? To find out, a scientist at the University of Reading is collecting the hunting trophies of the town's cats after their nights on the tiles.
Source: Natural Environment Research Council
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 1:58pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 1:58pm
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In the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, a collaboration of ecologists, biologists and biophysicists has now shown that in addition to direct light, cues from polarized light can trigger animal behaviors leading to injury and often death.
Source: Ecological Society of America
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:40am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:40am
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Economists use leading indicators — the drivers of economic performance – to take the temperature of the economy and predict the future.
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 7:08pm
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 7:08pm
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Climate researchers have shown that big volcanic eruptions over the past 450 years have temporarily cooled weather in the tropics—but suggest that such effects may have been masked in the 20th century by rising global temperatures. Their paper, which shows that higher latitudes can be even more sensitive to volcanism, appears in the current issue of Nature Geoscience.
Source: The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 7:08pm
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 7:08pm
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A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year. The study, conducted last year on 460 single-family homes in Sacramento, is the first large-scale study to use utility billing data to show that trees can reduce energy consumption.
Source: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 2:16pm
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 2:16pm
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When there is a threat of disease during pregnancy, mothers produce less aggressive sons with more efficient immune systems, researchers at The University of Nottingham have discovered.
Source: University of Nottingham
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 11:49am
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Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 11:49am
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The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that its efforts to protect a wildlife-rich coastal region in South America have paid off in the form of a new coastal marine park recently signed into law by the Government of Argentina.
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 5:41pm
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Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 5:41pm
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Researchers have discovered that grazing animals such as deer and rabbits are actually helping to spread plant disease – quadrupling its prevalence in some cases – and encouraging an invasion of annual grasses that threaten more than 20 million acres of native grasslands in California.
Source: Oregon State University
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 9:20am
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Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 9:20am
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Interest in organic crop production is increasing around the world. Organics are healthy for consumers while adding environmental benefits and decreasing the amount of synthetic herbicides in foods, soil, and water. While organics gain popularity with consumers, organic farmers are faced with new production challenges, especially managing and reducing invasive weeds.
Source: American Society for Horticultural Science
Posted on: Monday, Dec 29, 2008, 4:55pm
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Posted on: Monday, Dec 29, 2008, 4:55pm
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Americans love pumpkins. The growing popularity of rural fall festivals, grade school farm tours, and "u-pick" pumpkin farms has resulted in an increase in consumer demand for pumpkins throughout the country.
Source: American Society for Horticultural Science
Posted on: Monday, Dec 29, 2008, 2:01pm
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Posted on: Monday, Dec 29, 2008, 2:01pm
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Plants, genetically modified to ease the breaking down of their woody material, could be the key to a cheaper and greener way of making ethanol, according to researchers who add that the approach could also help turn agricultural waste into food for livestock.
Source: Penn State
Posted on: Monday, Dec 22, 2008, 7:46pm
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Posted on: Monday, Dec 22, 2008, 7:46pm
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A new study published in the December 23rd issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, reveals another
Source: Cell Press
Posted on: Monday, Dec 22, 2008, 7:46pm
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Posted on: Monday, Dec 22, 2008, 7:46pm
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Want to save gasoline, lower your power bills and help save the environment? New Vanderbilt research identifies seven simple actions individuals can start today that have the potential to dramatically reduce energy use and carbon emissions.
Articles From the Web
Luxury Beef Bull Cloned
The ancestral bull of a high-end brand of beef is cloned by Japanese scientists.
The ancestral bull of a high-end brand of beef is cloned by Japanese scientists.
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Friday, Jan 09, 2009, 9:16am
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Posted on: Friday, Jan 09, 2009, 9:16am
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Fuel from Coal-Eating Microbes
A process for converting coal into natural gas could help reduce emissions.
A process for converting coal into natural gas could help reduce emissions.
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 1:09pm
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 1:09pm
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Grand Canyon, Loch Ness Vie for 'Wonder' Status
Two hundred spectacular sites compete for the new 7 Wonders of Nature.
Two hundred spectacular sites compete for the new 7 Wonders of Nature.
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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National Mall reflects magnificence and neglect
The sad decline of the historic promenade shows in trampled lawns and unfiltered pools. With 2 million visitors expected for the inauguration and 25 million yearly, the park service can't keep up.
The sad decline of the historic promenade shows in trampled lawns and unfiltered pools. With 2 million visitors expected for the inauguration and 25 million yearly, the park service can't keep up.
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Listen: Frogs Pipe Up After Australian Desert Downpour
Morning Edition visits an ephemeral pond in the Australian desert, where a sudden downpour has flushed out 11 species of frogs. In their chorus, they signal to mates and mark territory. The segment is part of "Sounds Wild," a series of short, sound-rich stories from remote parts of the planet that are home to rare animals.
Morning Edition visits an ephemeral pond in the Australian desert, where a sudden downpour has flushed out 11 species of frogs. In their chorus, they signal to mates and mark territory. The segment is part of "Sounds Wild," a series of short, sound-rich stories from remote parts of the planet that are home to rare animals.
China builds inland Antarctic base
Kunlun station to open later this month atop the frozen continent's oldest ice.
Kunlun station to open later this month atop the frozen continent's oldest ice.
Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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China’s Power Slowdown
China’s recent explosive growth in generation of electricity has reversed, and emissions of carbon dioxide are presumably dropping, too.
China’s recent explosive growth in generation of electricity has reversed, and emissions of carbon dioxide are presumably dropping, too.
Omnivorous Fuel Cells
A prototype fuel cell runs on a wide range of fuels without turning up the heat.
A prototype fuel cell runs on a wide range of fuels without turning up the heat.
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 2:15pm
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Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 2:15pm
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California brown pelicans found frail and far from home
The coastal birds have been seen on highways, runways and in backyards, and they share symptoms of disorientation, fatigue and bruising. The phenomenon is stumping experts.
The coastal birds have been seen on highways, runways and in backyards, and they share symptoms of disorientation, fatigue and bruising. The phenomenon is stumping experts.
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 12:36pm
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Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009, 12:36pm
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Bush Creates World's Largest Set of Marine Sanctuaries
Waters around 11 Pacific islands will be off-limits to commercial fishing
Waters around 11 Pacific islands will be off-limits to commercial fishing
Can aircraft trails affect climate?
Grounding planes after the 11 September attacks may not have caused unusual temperature effects.
Grounding planes after the 11 September attacks may not have caused unusual temperature effects.
Countries in tug-of-war over Arctic resources
One of the planet's most fragile and pristine ecosystems sits atop a bounty of untapped fossil fuels. And the fight between northern nations over who owns those resources may turn out to be the most important territorial dispute of this century.
One of the planet's most fragile and pristine ecosystems sits atop a bounty of untapped fossil fuels. And the fight between northern nations over who owns those resources may turn out to be the most important territorial dispute of this century.
Fishermen Make Mad Dash For Dungeness Crab
As many West Coast fisheries collapse, more fishermen are turning to the delectable Dungeness crab. It's one of the last thriving fisheries in California, but the winter race for the crabs means fewer fresh crabs on tables and smaller profits.
As many West Coast fisheries collapse, more fishermen are turning to the delectable Dungeness crab. It's one of the last thriving fisheries in California, but the winter race for the crabs means fewer fresh crabs on tables and smaller profits.
Go green for your health and the planet’s
Try this thorough list of the everyday items that might be doing you wrong that may harm your health — and the easy alternatives that are free of worrisome chemicals.
Try this thorough list of the everyday items that might be doing you wrong that may harm your health — and the easy alternatives that are free of worrisome chemicals.
Don't Take Out The Trash, Live With It!
How far would you go to demonstrate your concern for the environment? One California man is so concerned about how much garbage we generate that he's decided to live with it ... literally.
How far would you go to demonstrate your concern for the environment? One California man is so concerned about how much garbage we generate that he's decided to live with it ... literally.
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