Carnegie scientists have found that the plant species making up an ecosystem are better predictors of ecosystem chemistry than environmental conditions such as terrain, geology, or altitude. This is the first ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 08, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 0 |

A new study has found that pollution from fine particles in the air – mainly the result of burning coal or volcanic eruptions – can shade corals from sunlight and cool the surrounding water resulting ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 07, 2013 4.3 / 5 (6) 0 |

Nonnative species can affect the biogeochemistry of an ecosystem. For instance, Pacific salmon have been introduced as a sport fishery in many streams and lakes beyond their native range, but their introduction may be altering ...

Biology - Ecology

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(Phys.org) —A barefoot encounter with a Razor Clam is not a pleasant experience, just ask anyone who has had their feet sliced open in the shallows of picturesque Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney.

Biology - Ecology

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A new study shows clean-air regulations have dramatically reduced acid rain in the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea over the past 30 years, but the opposite is true in fast-growing East Asian megacities, possibly ...

Space & Earth - Environment

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Extreme weather caused by global warming poses a growing risk to Australia's crop lands, cities and iconic sites like Kakadu National Park, according to a new report that calls for global emissions to be cut to almost zero by 2050. ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 03, 2013 3 / 5 (6) 5

What happens in a day at the roller derby? For one thing, scientists have discovered and reported last month in the journal PeerJ, a lot of bacteria get swapped around. ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

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Rising temperatures will lead to a massive "greening" of the Arctic by mid-century, as a result of marked increases in plant cover, according to research supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 31, 2013 3.6 / 5 (25) 131 |

The Gastropoda, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large group of animals within the phylum Mollusca. Gastropоds species are extremely diverse in forms and sizes, ranging from microscopic to large. About 50 spe ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 29, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

More accurate data regarding the extent to which greenhouse gases stemming from human activity interplays with the balance of carbon stocks in Europe will soon be available to inform policies. But would that ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 29, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 3

They appear in the desert in southwest Africa and persist for decades: so-called fairy circles, or puzzling rings of grass with a barren center.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 28, 2013 4.8 / 5 (10) 5

Bubbling brooks and streams are a scenic and much loved feature of forest ecosystems, but long-term data at the U.S. Forest Service's Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest suggests that more productive forests ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 25, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 2 |

Scientists from CSIRO and the University of Western Australia have teamed up with Kimberley Traditional Owners to test a new molecular technique that has the potential to revolutionise the discovery of new ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

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Plants need nitrogen to grow, and nitrate is a common fertilizer ingredient, but high levels of nitrate contamination in drinking water sources can cause health problems. It is generally known that nitrogen flows through ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 15, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

To study the effects of ocean acidification, ten huge plastic containers called mesocosms are placed in the Gullmar Fjord in Sweden. The project is unique: mesocosms of this size have never been used for ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 14, 2013 not rated yet 1