News tagged with rivers
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WWF calls for action to save Mekong dolphins
Conservation group WWF on Wednesday called for urgent action to prevent the extinction of freshwater dolphins in the Mekong River, including the creation of special conservation zones.
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Confirmed: Sunflower domesticated in US, not Mexico
New genetic evidence presented by a team led by Indiana University biology doctoral graduate Benjamin Blackman confirms the eastern United States as the single geographic domestication site of modern sunflowers. ...
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Sewage still plagues Hudson River
People are swimming in the Hudson again, and while clumps of sewage rarely float by anymore, the water is not reliably clean, says a report released this week from the environmental group Riverkeeper. Four ...
Aug 12, 2011 |
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Urban impacts on phosphorus in streams
Although phosphorus is an essential nutrient for all life forms, essential amounts of the chemical element can cause water quality problems in rivers, lakes, and coastal zones. High concentrations of phosphorus in aquatic ...
Aug 11, 2011 |
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Lightning is less frequent in winter, but is much more noticeable than in summer
"Study of lightning rays in the Basque Country, and their relation to precipitation" is the title of the PhD thesis that physicist Joseba Areitio presented at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). In fact, since ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Researchers study threats to white sturgeon
University of Georgia researchers are working to understand why the nation's largest freshwater fish, the white sturgeon, is struggling in northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, an environmentally endangered ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Amazon deforestation on the rise again in Brazil
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon accelerated in June, with more than 300 square kilometers destroyed, a 17 percent increase over the previous month, government researchers said Tuesday.
Aug 03, 2011 |
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Study shows best places to protect marine mammals
(AP) -- From sea otters to blue whales, marine mammals are under stress from climate change, ocean acidification, hunting and other threats. Researchers have identified 20 important sites around the world ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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2 gray whales stuck in N. Calif. river for month
(AP) -- Biologists say they're concerned about the health of a gray whale that's stranded in the Klamath River in Northern California after swimming up with her calf a month ago.
Jul 26, 2011 |
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NASA says Mars mountain will read like 'a great novel'
The US space agency's unmanned Curiosity rover will explore a mountain on Mars that should read like "a great novel," revealing if signs of life ever existed on the red planet, NASA said Friday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Endangered river turtle's genes reveal ancient influence of Maya Indians
A genetic study focusing on the Central American river turtle (Dermatemys mawii) recently turned up surprising results for a team of Smithsonian scientists involved in the conservation of this critically endang ...
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Nike, Adidas suppliers 'polluting China rivers'
Environmental campaigners on Wednesday accused suppliers to major clothing brands including Adidas and Nike of poisoning China's major rivers with hazardous chemicals linked to hormonal problems.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Scientists tie Colorado River flooding to San Andreas quakes
Researchers believe Colorado River damming projects that followed the creation of the Salton Sea could be one reason why Southern California is overdue for a major earthquake.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 10, 2011 |
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NASA to choose between 2 Mars landing sites
NASA is deciding between two places on Mars to send its next rover.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Drug disposal can be tricky
Getting rid of a television, a gallon of kerosene or a set of tires in an environmentally friendly way can be done with relative ease in most states.
Jul 04, 2011 |
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