A new review of insect pollinators of crops and wild plants has concluded they are under threat globally from a cocktail of multiple pressures, and their decline or loss could have profound environmental, human health and ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 22, 2013 not rated yet 0

The warmer-than-normal temperatures of 2012—the fourth warmest year on record in South Carolina—signal potential challenges for growers of the state's best-known fruit. Peaches need cold weather to produce flowers and ...

Biology - Other

Jan 24, 2013 not rated yet 0

A changing climate could have a drastic impact on fish populations in the tropics, but according to new research it's likely to boost stocks in some cooler waters.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 30, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found that moderately high indoor concentrations ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 17, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 5 |

(Phys.org)—A new University of South Florida study of house sparrows, which have become one of the world's most common invasive species, is providing scientists with physiological and behavior markers that ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 11, 2012 not rated yet 0 |

Almost 30 percent of fish stocks monitored by the UN's food agency are overexploited, undermining the crucial role sustainable fisheries play in providing food and jobs for millions, a report said Monday.

Biology - Ecology

Jul 09, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

The United States is bracing for a data crunch from the surging use of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices as the explosion of Internet-ready devices eats up the radio spectrum allocated for mobile ...

Technology - Telecom

Jun 16, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 4

An Oxford University-led study examining the consequences of the ongoing fiscal squeeze in Western economies is looking to the past to inform the present, with two academics from Victoria's School of Government providing ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Jun 11, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

Professor Robert Diaz of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, is a co-editor of "Valuing the Ocean" a major new study by an international team of scientists and economists that attempts to ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 22, 2012 not rated yet 0

The death of the American Chestnut due to an Asian bark fungus accidentally introduced to the United States had profound environmental and economic consequences since the tree was highly valued for its strong, ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 19, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

(AP) -- Social media companies have "friended" the 2012 presidential contest at a level almost unimaginable just four years ago, hosting debates and sponsoring presidential town halls while remaining indispensable ...

Technology - Internet

Oct 11, 2011 not rated yet 1

Biological invasions, i.e. the spread of introduced, non-native species, not only serve as ecological model systems, but also bring out the importance of economic activities on ecological processes. Two recent ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 07, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

As food suppliers attempt to meet the growing demand for local products, a new study finds it's not always economically or environmentally viable for multi-product industries to focus heavily on local sales.

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Apr 29, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 4

An Indiana University study found that a smoke-free air law implemented in an Indiana community did not hurt business at the off-track betting facility in that community. The findings, the researchers said, suggest there ...

Medicine & Health - Health

Mar 22, 2011 not rated yet 0

The lame-duck Congress may be the last chance for the current Democratic majority to slip through legislation legalizing online gambling, a move that could have dire consequences for communities and the economy, a leading ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Dec 07, 2010 2.5 / 5 (2) 2