News tagged with seashore
Public divided over how to manage invasive animal and plant species on Cumberland Island
Visitors to Cumberland Island flock to the barrier island to see its famed feral horses, likely unaware of the damage the wild animals can inflict on the seashore’s ecosystem. Park managers are often in a quandary over ...
Jul 29, 2011 |
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Can evolution outpace climate change?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Animals and plants may not be able to evolve their way out of the threat posed by climate change, according to a UC Davis study of a tiny seashore animal. The work was published today (June ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Swimming robot makes waves
Researchers at the University of Bath have used nature for inspiration in designing a new type of swimming robot which could bring a breakthrough in submersible technology.
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Grazing snails rule the waves: marine study
(Phys.org) -- Coral reefs and seashores largely look the way they do because large fish and urchins eat most of the seaweed that might otherwise cover them, but a major new study has found that the greatest ...
May 31, 2012 |
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Hitch-hiking with birds for life
Although chewing lice spend their entire lives as parasites on birds, it is difficult to predict patterns of lice distribution, new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reveals.
May 14, 2012 |
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New technology tracks sparrow migration for first time from California to Alaska
Using tiny tags to track a bird's location, biologists from PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) have unlocked the mystery of where Golden-crowned Sparrows, which overwinter in California, go to breed in the spring. Published ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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New app signals that endangered whales are nearby
A whale of an app is about to make a splash on iPhones and iPads, providing a hand-held tool for those who need to know if right whales are swimming through their shipping lanes and what to do in such an event.
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Defying conventional wisdom, water can float on oil
Defying thousands of years of conventional wisdom, scientists are reporting that it is possible for water to float on oil, a discovery they say has important potential applications in cleaning up oil spills ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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To celebrate prairie landscapes, research says to take an aesthetic approach
A Kansas State University researcher and former park ranger is helping people take a new view of the prairie and see it as more than a seemingly empty landscape.
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Study finds fish offspring grow best at same temperature as parents
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fish parents can pre-condition their offspring to grow fastest at the temperature they experienced, according to research published in the February 2012 edition of Ecology Letters. This pre-conditioning, known as transgenerational plasticity (TGP), occurs w ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Why are California birds getting bigger?
Alfred Hitchcock would have appreciated this twist: The birds in central California are getting bigger.
Nov 11, 2011 |
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Bigger birds in central California, courtesy of global climate change
Birds are getting bigger in central California, and that was a big surprise for Rae Goodman and her colleagues.
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Cloud composition cliffhanger at point reyes national seashore
Turns out, polluted air from San Francisco is not the culprit. It's a thermal trough pushing north from Arizona. In a surprise result, scientists found that this weather pattern significantly affects the chemistry ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 03, 2011 |
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