One fifth of the world's invertebrates may be heading for extinction according to 'Spineless', a report published today (Friday 31st) by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), in conjunction with IUCN and ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 31, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

The Andean Amazon is becoming a major frontier for new hydroelectric dams, but an analysis of the potential impacts of these planned projects suggests that there may be serious ecological concerns to take into account. The ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 18, 2012 not rated yet 0

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC)—which leaches into freshwater systems from plants, soils, and sediments, and from other detritus present in the water itself—is the major food supplement for microorganisms and plays ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Dams are believed to be one of the biggest threats to freshwater organisms worldwide: They disrupt normal patterns of water and sediment flow, impede migration, and alter the character of spawning and feeding grounds. A shortage ...

Biology - Ecology

May 10, 2012 not rated yet 0

It took some of America's best engineers, thousands of laborers and two years of around-the-clock concrete pouring to build the 726-foot-high Hoover Dam back in the 1930s. It took less time than that for the tiny, brainless ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 02, 2009 2.7 / 5 (3) 1

A federal court in Brazil has ordered a halt in construction at the controversial $11 billion Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, saying it would disrupt fishing by local indigenous people.

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 29, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 3

The Colorado River system supplies water to tens of millions of people and millions of acres of farmland, and has never experienced a delivery shortage. But if human-caused climate change continues to make ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 20, 2009 4.7 / 5 (27) 1

The mud-coloured Omo River which snakes through green gorges, feeding lush vegetation and providing vital water to one of Ethiopia's most remote regions, will also power a contentious dam project.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 07, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 0

China will build at least 20 more reservoirs or hydroelectric projects in the Yangtze river system by 2020, the government said Tuesday, despite growing concerns over dam construction there.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 21, 2009 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Brazil's Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon will have fewer environmental effects than fossil-fuel alternatives and will be cheaper than other renewable energy sources, state media said ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Dec 12, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

China is to invest up to 4 trillion yuan ($600 billion) over the next decade to overcome a huge water shortage that threatens the country's economic growth, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 12, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 1

(AP) -- Facebook will build a new server farm on the edge of the Arctic Circle - its first outside the U.S. - that will improve performance for European users of the social networking site, officials said ...

Technology - Business

Oct 27, 2011 not rated yet 1

It's an ugly brute with a gaping mouth and eyes that hang low on the bottom of its face. Someday soon, with two of its equally odious cousins, it could take over Minnesota's rivers and lakes, squeezing out native species. ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 22, 2011 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

China's Three Gorges Dam has caused a host of ills that must be "urgently" addressed, the government has said, in a rare admission of problems in a project it has long praised as a world wonder.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 19, 2011 3 / 5 (5) 1

Researchers from the University of Granada have patented a new system, based on placing modules as the foundations for building cheaper, inflatable hydraulic dams, which can be assembled and dismantled very ...

Technology - Engineering

Apr 16, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0