Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Traveling Sustainably: Reducing Our Environmental Impact

Researchers funded by the Economic and Social Science Research Council and based at Oxford University found that the climate change impact of individuals'…

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Wolves’ Return to Highlands: Boosting Ecosystems and Economy

The study suggests that the return of wolves, which were eradicated from the Scottish landscape in 1769, would benefit the local economy and could aid efforts…

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Low-Pathogenic Bird Flu Affects Swan Migration Patterns

These insights will be published on January 31, 2007 in PLoS ONE, the International, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication from the Public Library of…

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Optimizing Crop Growth: Key Factors for Success

Factors such as temperature, carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and relative humidity must be controlled as accurately as possible for optimum crop growth. Van…

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Siberian Peat Moorlands: A Solution for Greenhouse Gas Storage

According to Dutch researcher Wiebe Borren, peat moorlands will counteract the greenhouse effect under the present climatic conditions. If the climate becomes…

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Human Preferences Shape Penguin Survival Strategies

In the case of penguins, mostly black-and-white flightless birds that live predominantly in the Southern Hemisphere, those most popular with humans appear to…

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UCF student's research with Disney giraffes may help conserve several species

University of Central Florida doctoral student Jennifer Fewster is studying giraffe excrement at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in Lake Buena Vista in an effort…

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Positive Interactions in Nature: The Role of Benefactors

Is the world basically good or basically bad? It appears that in the natural world the answer is “basically good.” Positive interactions in which plants and…

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Nanoengineered Concrete: Reducing CO2 Emissions Effectively

One group of engineers at MIT decided to focus its work on the nanostructure of concrete, the world's most widely used material. The production of cement, the…

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ESA POLinSAR 2007: 3-D Imaging of Forests Using Polarimetric SAR

Polarimetric interferometry is performed using two polarimetric SAR images acquired from slightly different directions. The study of these data sets permits us…

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Magnetic Luminescent Nanoparticles: A New Standard in Innovation

The particles, about 100 to 200 nanometers in size, are luminescent, magnetic and inexpensive to make, and can be tagged with antibodies. They are made up of a…

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Coping with Climate Change: Insights from UK Countryside Research

Illustrations of climate change-related research are provided in “The Bioscience behind: Coping with climate change”, a new publication from the Biotechnology…

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Siberian Forest Insights: Unveiling Greenhouse Gas Sources

This was required by the scientists to be able to thoroughly investigate who or, more precisely, what is to answer for the greenhouse effect, from where…

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Life Source for Agriculture or Regional Dump? A Closer Look

Dr Ward was inspired by the previous work of Arribére and co-workers from the Barriloche Nuclear Research Institute who in 2002 completed an assessment of the…

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New Species of Unique Cloud-Forest Rodent Discovered in Peru

A strikingly unusual animal was recently discovered in the cloud-forests of Peru. The large rodent is about the size of a squirrel and looks a bit like one,…

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UGR Thesis Patents Device for More Effective Biodegradable Detergents

Deisi Altmajer´s work on “Formulaciones detergentes biodegradables: ensayos de lavado” (Biodegradable detergent formulations: wash tests) proposes an…

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