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Forest response project FACEs the end

After 12 years, an experiment focused on forest growth and climate change comes to an end, and researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are eager to collect and analyze data to see if their predictions match results.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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A race against time to find Apollo 14's lost voyagers

In communities all across the US, travelers that went to the moon and back with the Apollo 14 mission are living out their quiet lives. The voyagers in question are not astronauts. They're "moon trees."

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Declining nitrogen availability reduces CO2 fertilization effects

Climate models that project future atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations should include a coupled nitrogen cycle, a team of researchers led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory has concluded.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Why do autumn leaves bother to turn red?

Soils may dictate the array of fall colors as much as the trees rooted in them, according to a forest survey out of North Carolina.

Biology /

created Oct 25, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 0


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