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Scientists explore the role of aeroecology in bat conservation and ecosystem health

Golf courses and coffee plantations are some of the unlikely bat habitats that could be considered in conservation plans, say scientists presenting research at the Ecological Society of America's (ESA) 96th Annual Meeting ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shade-coffee farms support native bees that help maintain genetic diversity in remnant tropical forests

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shade-grown coffee farms support native bees that help maintain the health of some of the world's most biodiverse tropical regions, according to a study by a University of Michigan biologist ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 26, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast




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Potomac tops conservation group's list of endangered rivers

The Potomac River is much healthier today than it was 40 years ago, when its chemical-laced, sewage-laden waters helped inspire the 1972 Clean Water Act. But the Washington waterway still has a long way to go, as suggested ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

From food waste to bus fuel and biofertilizer

Banana peel, coffee grounds and other food waste will be transformed into green fuel for Oslo’s city buses starting next year. The Norwegian capital’s new biogas plant will also supply nutrient-rich ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An integrated pest management program for coffee berry borer in Colombia

The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari), is considered one of the most serious pests in coffee plantations worldwide. Infestations of this small beetle are difficult to combat; most of the in ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Incredible digital re-creations of the Mars rovers

Want to see the Mars Exploration Rovers in incredible, intricate detail – without having to travel to the Red Planet to inspect them in person? Design wizard Nick Sotiriadis from Greece has spent five ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Small businesses see mobile payments as chance to lower costs

Urban Bean manager Liz Abene started hunting for a new way to process card payments after the coffee shop's transaction fees skyrocketed. It was costing $60 a month, she said, just to have the credit card equipment on the ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Planting trees may save Costa Rican birds threatened by intensive farming

(PhysOrg.com) -- The colorful birds of Costa Rica play a crucial role in the country's rural landscapes, by distributing seeds, controlling pesky insects and pollinating plants.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Green: The new color of rice

Rice consumers worldwide can now look forward to eating "green" rice with the launch of an initiative that will set environmentally sustainable and socially responsible rice production management standards.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Leicester leads the way towards a sustainable lake in Africa

University of Leicester conservation scientists David Harper, Caroline Upton and Ed Morrison (Departments of Biology and Geography) will be developing demonstration projects that might lead Europe towards an ecologically ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stalemate over organic farming slows progress in effort to combat food insecurity in Central Africa

The polarized debate over the use of organic and inorganic practices to boost farm yields is slowing action and widespread farmer adoption of approaches that could radically transform Africa's food security situation, according ...

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created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study finds 400,000 farmers in southern Africa using 'fertilizer trees' to improve food security

On a continent battered by weather extremes, famine and record food prices, new research released today from the World Agroforestry Centre documents an exciting new trend in which hundreds of thousands of poor farmers in ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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