The Colorado River tumbles through varied landscapes, draining watersheds from seven western states. This 1,450-mile-long system is a critical water supply for agriculture, industry and municipalities from Denver to Tijuana.
Environment
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Chad is to boost protection for a key haven for endangered wildlife in the south of the country under an agreement with a conservation group.
Ecology
Oct 11, 2017
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Move over Saturn! Scientists have found a ring around an unassuming mini-planet in our Solar System to debunk the theory that only giant planets can be so adorned.
Astronomy
Oct 11, 2017
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Trinidadian guppy mamas can't swap links to maternity blogs or copies of pregnancy books, yet evolution has made them master strategists of childbearing nonetheless. A new study shows that guppies who live with so few predators ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2017
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In freshwater lakes, microbes regulate the flow of carbon and determine if the bodies of water serve as carbon sinks or carbon sources. Algae and cyanobacteria in particular can trap and use carbon, but their capacity to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2017
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A team of researchers from the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources' School of Natural Resources and United States Forest Service are continuing an effort to research how climate influences ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2017
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The latest motion capture technology has been used to create an immersive virtual reality (VR) opera experience that is touring venues across England and Wales.
Engineering
Oct 11, 2017
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As the Trump administration repeals the U.S. Clean Power Plan, a new study from the University of Michigan underscores the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions—from both environmental and economic perspectives.
Environment
Oct 11, 2017
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A review of geological evidence for tsunamis during the past 4500 years in the Mediterranean Sea has revealed that as many as 90 per cent of these inundation events may have been misinterpreted by scientists and were due ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2017
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Plant-eating critters are the key ingredient to helping ecosystems survive global warming, finds new UBC research that offers some hope for a defence strategy against climate change.
Ecology
Oct 11, 2017
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