A Sunday walk led to the discovery of a subfossil forest which has remained intact for over 13,000 years in the Zurich clay, opening new doors for Central European dendrochronology.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 30, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0

Japanese scientists are studying how radiation has affected plants and animals living near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, according to an official.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 30, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

On May 1, USDA Forest Service, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Memphis Zoo, and other partners released seven young Louisiana pine snakes on a restored longleaf ...

Biology - Ecology

May 07, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 2

A trio of very large-scale, National Science Foundation-funded Antarctic science projects—investigating scientifically significant subjects as varied as life in extreme ecosystems, the fate of one of the ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Dec 20, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

Vermicomposting, the practice of using earthworms to turn waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer, can be an economical, organic waste management practice. During vermicomposting, earthworms and microorganisms stabilize organic ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Dec 10, 2009 5 / 5 (2) 0

The simple formula we've learned in recent years - forests remove the greenhouse gas CO2 from the atmosphere; therefore forests prevent global warming - may not be quite as simple as we thought. Forests can directly absorb and ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 21, 2010 5 / 5 (2) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The face of high-elevation evergreen forests in Western Canada could be drastically altered as a combination of climate change, human and natural disturbances is making spruce and pine forests ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 22, 2010 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Researchers say they have found new evidence of prolonged drought in parts of the West, suggesting megadroughts are not the rarity Westerners would like them to be.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Nov 21, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0

Finnish papermaker UPM said Wednesday it plans to build the world's first industrial-scale plant to refine a byproduct of wood pulp into biodiesel.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Feb 01, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

A new study of the composition of pine nuts, including those associated with "pine mouth," leaves unsolved the decade-old mystery of why thousands of people around the world have experienced disturbances in ...

Chemistry - Other

Mar 14, 2012 3.3 / 5 (3) 0

New research concludes that a one-two punch of drought and mountain pine beetle attacks are the primary forces that have killed more than 2.5 million acres of pinyon pine and juniper trees in the American ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 27, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows for the first time that episodes of reduced precipitation in the southern Rocky Mountains, especially during the 2001-02 drought, greatly accelerated development ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 05, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

A research team involving several scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder has found an unexpected silver lining in the devastating pine beetle outbreaks ravaging the West: Such events do not harm water quality ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 14, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

Thirteen years after wolves returned to an east German village, its residents have not only overcome age-old fears to live peacefully alongside the predator but even come to enjoy the benefits of its presence.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 01, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Scientists trying to understand why oaks are starting to disappear from North American forests may need to look just below the surface to find some answers.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 03, 2009 4.5 / 5 (2) 1