News tagged with landscape
Nitrogen mysteries in urban grasslands
Urban grasslands are an extremely common, but poorly studied ecosystem type. Many receive high rates of fertilizer, creating concerns about nutrient runoff and greenhouse gas emissions. Recent research has been focused on ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Teenage birth rates higher in more religious states
Rates of births to teenage mothers are strongly predicted by conservative religious beliefs, even after controlling for differences in income and rates of abortion. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Via Tiburtina -- an interdisciplinary journey through Rome's urban landscape
Via Tiburtina is the name of the ancient road that is still in use, connecting Rome with the town of Tivoli. Architect Hans Bjur, a professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and professor Barbro Santillo ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Egg-shaped legacy of Britain's mobile ice-sheet
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ice sheets that sculpted the landscape of northern Britain moved in unexpected ways and left distinctive egg-shaped features according to new research.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Study predicts an uncertain future for forests
The composition of some of our nation's forests may be quite different 200 to 400 years from today according to a recent study at the University of Illinois. The study found that temperature and photosynthetic active radiation ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Research aims to cool runoff to protect coldwater streams
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ocean of stormwater that flows off of the sun-baked urban landscape is packing heat, and trout are starting to feel it.
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Bumblebees dive in to fill a void
Native pollinators such as these fat, fuzzy bumblebees, once an overlooked sideshow in the insect world, are gaining widespread appreciation among everyone from backyard gardeners to big-time farmers. That's because European ...
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Research recommends compromise when choosing conservation site
A lot of variables come into play when selecting a site for environmental conservation that yields benefits to people nearby such as wildlife needs, species and vegetation uniqueness, and costs to the government or community. ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Glass-walled buildings can mean death for birds, killing 1 to 5 percent of them a year
The front of Temple University's student center is an almost seamless wall of glass, reflecting trees and sky in lifelike detail and adding visual appeal to the urban landscape.
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Douglas-fir, geoducks make strange bedfellows in studying climate change
Scientists are comparing annual growth rings of the Pacific Northwest's largest bivalve and its most iconic tree for clues to how living organisms may have responded to changes in climate.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Model predicts evolution of Mediterranean landscape following fires
An international research team has developed a mathematical and cartographical model that make it possible to view how Mediterranean landscapes evolve in the aftermath of forest fires. In order to carry out ...
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Forty years ago man first walked on the moon
Forty years ago on July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong realized the oldest dream of human civilizations when he became the first man to walk on the moon.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 05, 2009 |
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Beneficial plant 'spillover' effect seen from landscape corridors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by a North Carolina State University biologist and colleagues shows that using landscape corridors, the "superhighways" that connect isolated patches of habitat, to protect certain plants has a large ...
May 20, 2009 |
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First comprehensive geological Arctic map published
Canada has unveiled the first comprehensive Arctic atlas, detailing geological features that point to where oil and gas, gold and diamond deposits are likely hidden beneath snow and ice.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 15, 2009 |
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Seismic recordings of rockfall a step toward early-warning system in Yosemite
Hardly anyone noticed the ruckus when Yosemite Valley's largest rockfall in two decades thundered down near Half Dome before sunrise one March morning -- but scientists will hear all about it soon.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 04, 2009 |
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