In an area that is characterized mostly by desert, the trees have preserved an ecological niche because they exploit a wispy-thin source of water that only…
It will complement Europe’s already highly successful Meteosat satellites positioned in geostationary orbit and will form the European part of an integrated…
According to scientists from NASA and the Canadian Wildlife Service, these increased Arctic polar bear sightings are probably related to retreating sea ice…
Clemson University researchers, in conjunction with the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), are testing vegetable oil as a way to prevent contaminants…
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced recently that the team, led by Donald R. Sadoway of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering,…
Forest ecosystems may produce large volumes of nitrous oxide (N2O), an important greenhouse gas, which affects the atmosphere's chemical and radiative…
Researchers at CSIRO Livestock Industries’ Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong – with the Department of Primary Industries Victoria – are…
The early civilisations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, South Asia, China and northern South America were founded between 6000 and 4000 years ago when global climate…
In particular, it could play a key role in facilitating development of contaminated brownfield sites by cutting the cost of associated legal proceedings and…
By improving the prediction and visualisation of the speed, direction and extent of water flow during potential flooding events, this research will help inform…
More than 250 farm sites have been chosen to test measures designed to help the lapwing, which has declined in the UK by almost 50 per cent.The study, in the…
LCDs are a fixture of modern life, appearing in everything from pocket calculators and mobile telephones to wide-screen televisions. But the liquid crystals…
Evidence from an 800,000-year Antarctic ice core record shows unprecedented atmospheric change due to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Dr Eric Wolff…
Scientists from the Pacific Northwest will help forest managers in the Southeast quickly measure fuel loads across extensive areas of hurricane-damaged…
That’s the result of the first replicated, large-scale study of plants and how they survive in both connected patches of habitat – those utilizing landscape…
A six-year study at the world’s largest experimental landscape devoted to the corridors — links between otherwise isolated natural areas — has found that more…
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