Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Earth’s first rainforest unearthed

The forest is composed of a bizarre mixture of extinct plants: abundant club mosses, more than 40 metres high, towering over a sub-canopy of tree ferns,…

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Sealing fissures with water

The method has been developed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and involves pumping water with various additives into the relevant…

Environmental Conservation

Finland Leads New Baltic Sea Research Collaboration Initiative

The BONUS programme is a means to implement a completely new form of cooperation between the Baltic Seas States. It will provide a framework within which the…

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Amur Leopard Faces Extinction: Conservation Efforts Update

In February and March, World Wildlife Fund along with the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Pacific Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of…

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Tracking Asian Dust’s Impact on Clouds and Climate Change

The PACDEX (Pacific Dust Experiment) project will be led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and Scripps Institution of Oceanography….

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New Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents Discovered at 8,500 Feet

A new “black smoker”–an undersea mineral chimney emitting hot springs of iron-darkened water–has been discovered at 8,500-foot depths by an expedition funded…

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Finland Leads New Baltic Sea Research Collaboration Initiative

The BONUS programme is a means to implement a completely new form of cooperation between the Baltic Seas States. It will provide a framework within which the…

Environmental Conservation

Europe to 'pack in' more fibre

Burying everyday items such as plastic drinks bottles, carrier bags and other overwrapped goodies in the ground may seem innocent enough, but each plastic…

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Argonne’s Air Quality Insights for 2008 Beijing Olympics

The team has researched and modeled the local and regional contributors to Beijing's air quality, leading to a greater understanding of regional air quality…

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Researchers find 'large is smart' when it comes to cities

Now a team of researchers, including an economist from Arizona State University, have studied the growth of cities in different parts of the world and have…

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Coral Mass Death Linked to Aceh Earthquake Insights

Scientists have reported what is thought to be one of the world’s greatest mass death of corals ever recorded as a result of the earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia…

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Winter Flounder Recovery: Gulf of Maine Success Story

Winter flounder – sold in markets as flounder or lemon sole – in the Gulf of Maine went into serious decline in the 1980s, taking with it a major commercial…

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Businesses Boost Environmental Initiatives for Real Impact

Frightening reports about the state of the Earth have forced businesses to claim that they care about the environment. At the same time, public authorities are…

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Coastal Disasters: Surprising Findings on Hurricanes and Tsunamis

One of the research team's surprising conclusions: when it comes to the damage they wreak, hurricanes and tsunamis can bring surprisingly similar forces to…

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Coral Crisis: Major Death Toll Linked to Aceh Earthquake

Scientists have reported what is thought to be one of the world’s greatest mass death of corals ever recorded as a result of the earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia…

Environmental Conservation

Long-Term Effects of Logging After Wildfire Revealed

A new study on the effects of timber harvest following wildfire shows that the potential for a recently burned forest to reburn can be high with or without…

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