He himself thought of this as a nice, but not very important subject. Researchers of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) now provide proof of the…
States like Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and South Dakota all had an increased prevalence of wildfires in recent centuries…
Most marine life, including commercially important species, reproduces via larvae that drift far along ocean currents before returning to join adult…
While many of New York's snow birds head south to Puerto Rico for time in the sun, a recent batch of first-time fliers–born and raised in the city–are…
This unexpected result shows that the Rutford Ice stream (larger than Holland) varies its speed by as much as 20% every two weeks. Ice streams – and the speed…
According to biologist Arnold van Vliet of Wageningen University, this unseasonable flowering is being caused by extremely high autumn temperatures. The mean…
“The results indicate that the problem of hormone-disruption in fish is not as widespread in Sweden as in many other European countries. This is probably due…
The operators of Lydd (or London Ashford) Airport in Romney Marsh, south-east Kent want to extend the site’s runway and build a new terminal to cater for a…
The recent Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change highlights the importance of climate change science – not only physical and biological science but…
Disease causing organisms can be present in some areas where their hosts are not. If their hosts arrive, novel disease outbreaks may result. In the first…
Initially spurred by the tsunami that devastated the coastlines of the Indian Ocean two years ago, a team of scientists developed the first-ever computer model…
When mixed with natural organic matter in water from the Suwannee River — a relatively unpolluted waterway that originates in southern Georgia — multiwalled…
The discoveries, described in a new WWF report, include 30 unique fish species, two tree frog species, 16 ginger species, three tree species and one…
The consortium behind the London Array wind farm detailed today by Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling, has altered plans for the 341-turbine scheme…
The scientific campaign, undertaken with two vessels, has enabled an evaluation of the entire Gulf of Biscay to be carried out and the presence of juvenile…
The findings bring to light a previously unrecognized role for the batfish species, which had not been considered a significant player in reef recovery after…
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