Home aquarium species a potential threat to California waters
Chemical modules that mimic predator-prey and other behaviors
Scientists are reporting development of chemical modules that can reproduce, on an "unprecedented" molecular level, changes and interactions that occur in natural populations of plants and animals, including ...
Jan 09, 2013
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Global warming beneficial to ratsnakes
Speculation about how animals will respond to climate change due to global warming led University of Illinois researcher Patrick Weatherhead and his students to conduct a study of ratsnakes at three different ...
Jan 08, 2013
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Study finds Jurassic ecosystems were similar to modern: Animals flourish among lush plants
(Phys.org)—CO2 levels in fossil soils from the Late Jurassic confirm that climate, vegetation and animal richness varied across the planet 150 million years ago, suggesting future human changes to global ...
Jan 08, 2013
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Oil sands study shows negative impact on lake systems
(Phys.org)—Fifty years of Athabasca oil sands development has left a legacy of contaminants in lake ecosystems and that contamination reaches further from the development areas than previously recognized, according to new ...
Jan 07, 2013
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The demand for storage devices in a connected world of data
The advent of cloud computing has given rise to trends—such as the consumerization of IT, big data and enterprise mobility—that have created increasingly connected data ecosystems, and this is driving ...
Jan 07, 2013
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Studying permafrost soil, above and below ground: Research could lead to a better understanding of the Arctic ecosystem
(Phys.org)—What does pulling a radar-equipped sled across the Arctic tundra have to do with improving our understanding of climate change? It's part of a new way to explore the little-known world of permafrost ...
Jan 04, 2013
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HYPOX project examines why fish populations are running out of oxygen
Biologists unlock 'black box' to underground world: Research shows how tiny microbes make life easier for humans
As climate warms, bark beetles march on high-elevation forests
Scientists challenge current theories about natural habitats and species diversity
Death of hemlock trees yields new life for hardwood trees, but at what cost to the ecosystem?
Due to the introduction of exotic pests and pathogens, tree species are being eliminated one by one from forest ecosystems. In some cases, scientists can observe immediately how their loss affects the environment, ...
Dec 20, 2012
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Study reveals that animals contribute to seagrass dispersal
Report finds climate change already having major effects on ecosystems, species
(Phys.org)—Plant and animal species are shifting their geographic ranges and the timing of their life events – such as flowering, laying eggs or migrating – at faster rates than researchers documented ...
Dec 19, 2012
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Mini-obervatory now streaming data from Arctic waters
(Phys.org)—After a year and a half in development with the Government of Nunavut and the community of Cambridge Bay, a new mini-observatory is now streaming continuous data from the Arctic seafloor.
Dec 17, 2012
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