Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Hurricanes Accelerate Lionfish Spread, Researchers Find

Just when you thought hurricanes couldn't get any scarier, think again.

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"Extinct" Bird Re-Discovered

Babbler Rising: Bird thought to be Extinct Re-emerges in Neglected Area

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Conservation Groups Must Adapt to Nature’s Changes

A new paper authored by a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, professor suggests that in order to cope, conservation organizations need to adapt like the…

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New Technique Improves Forecasts for Canada’s Prized Salmon Fishery

A powerful method for analyzing and predicting nature’s dynamic and interconnected systems is now providing new forecasting and management tools for Canada’s…

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New EU Energy Label for Heating Systems and Storage Devices

As of September 26, 2015, heating systems will have to bear an European Union energy label. The label, which already applies to refrigerators and washing…

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Controlling Emissions: Exhaust Air Analysis in Laser Plastic Processing

What is the influence of the laser output or process speed on the hazardous materials released? How are the materials, process conditions and emissions related?

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New technique improves forecasts for Canada's prized salmon fishery

A powerful method for analyzing and predicting nature's dynamic and interconnected systems is now providing new forecasting and management tools for Canada's…

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Whale-Inspired Fluid Sensor Innovates Engineering Solutions

Well, it all starts with biological structures called tubercles that the whale uses for its unique maneuvers in the ocean. Felix Ewere, a doctoral student at…

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On-Board Bus Filtration Cuts Pollutants by 88% for Students

An on-board air filtration system developed specifically for school buses reduces exposure to vehicular pollutants by up to 88 percent, according to a study by…

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Distemper Virus Impacts Wild Carnivores Across Regions

Canine distemper virus strikes wild carnivores of all stripes, including Amur tigers, – also called Siberian tigers – which roam the Russian Far East in…

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'Ecosystem services' help assess ocean energy development

“Ecosystem services are the benefits provided by functioning ecosystems to people,” wrote environmental scientist Heather Leslie, the Peggy and Henry D. Sharpe…

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Tropical Wyoming Turtles Reveal Climate Change Insights

While the fossil turtle and its kin could move northward with higher temperatures, human pressures and habitat loss could prevent a modern-day migration,…

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‘Blue-Green Algae’ Proliferating in Lakes

Their study, published today in the journal Ecology Letters, represents the first continental-scale examination of historical changes in levels of…

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Climate-Warmed Leaves Shift Lake Ecosystems, Dartmouth Study Reveals

The study is one of the first to rigorously explore climate warming's impact on “ecological subsidies,” or the exchange of nutrients and organisms between…

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First Direct Observation of Carbon Dioxide’s Increasing Greenhouse Effect at the Earth’s Surface

Scientists have observed an increase in carbon dioxide’s greenhouse effect at the Earth’s surface for the first time. The researchers, led by scientists from…

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Assessing Agricultural Insecticides’ Impact on Water Safety

Unlike other chemicals, agricultural pesticides are intentionally applied to the environment to help farmers control insects, weeds and other potentially…

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