In the first known study of its kind, Chuanwu Xi of the University of Michigan School of Public Health and his team sampled water containing the bacteria…
The finding, by researchers at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Ohio's Miami University, appears in the June issue of the journal…
Located on the Binerean Cape in northern Sulawesi, the 14-hectare (approximately 36 acres) beach is now owned by PALS (Pelestari Alam Liar dan Satwa, or…
Melting glaciers, weakening monsoon rains, less mountain snowpack and other effects of a warmer climate will lead to significant disruptions in the supply of…
Climate change, fishing and commercial shipping top the list of threats to the ocean off the West Coast of the United States.”Every single spot of the ocean…
Not necessarily, finds a paper published today in Elsevier's Environmental Impact Assessment Review. The article, “Charcoal versus LPG grilling: a…
Acidification of land and water is one of the greatest environmental problems of modern time. Many European lakes still show obvious signs of acidification,…
By developing equations that balance starch, sugar, cellulose, ash, fat and other elements of feed, a Canada-wide team of scientists has given beef producers…
Their proposal is being unveiled at the World Ocean Conference 2009 in Manado, Indonesia, where leaders of six regional governments plus Australia and the…
Although islands tend to harbor fewer species than continental lands of similar size, plants and animals found on islands often live only there, making…
The report adds that the adverse or beneficial effects of oyster farming cannot be fully understood given the existing data and analyses. Furthermore, the…
Desert environments are characterized by poor vegetative cover, strong winds, dry, non-cohesive sandy soils, and hyper-arid conditions. In this context, the…
It all depends on the type of vegetation in the area.A new study on the cover of the May issue of Ecological Monographs shows that, in some cases, the types of…
Wildlife imports into the United States are fragmented and insufficiently coordinated, failing to accurately list more than four in five species entering the…
In an analysis of the water required to produce ethanol from various crops, Dr. Joel G. Burken, a professor of environmental engineering at Missouri S&T, and…
Researchers have detected common plant toxins that affect human health and ecosystems in smoke from forest fires. The results from the new study also suggest…