The number of native fish and aquatic insects, especially those that are pollution sensitive, declines in urban and suburban streams at low levels of development — levels often considered protective for stream communities, ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2010
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An estimated 223 trillion cubic feet (tcf) (mean estimate) of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas are in the Nile Delta Basin Province, located in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Earth Sciences
May 24, 2010
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More than 20 percent of untreated water samples from 932 public wells across the nation contained at least one contaminant at levels of potential health concern, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Environment
May 21, 2010
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Atrazine, one of the most commonly used herbicides in the world, has been shown to affect reproduction of fish, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study.
Ecology
May 19, 2010
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An estimated 122 trillion cubic feet (tcf) (mean estimate) of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas are in the Levant Basin Province, located in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Earth Sciences
Apr 9, 2010
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Ice shelves are retreating in the southern section of the Antarctic Peninsula due to climate change. This could result in glacier retreat and sea-level rise if warming continues, threatening coastal communities and low-lying ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2010
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The loss of wetlands in the prairie pothole region of central North America due to a warmer and drier climate will negatively affect millions of waterfowl that depend on the region for food, shelter and raising young, according ...
Ecology
Feb 1, 2010
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There is increased evidence that the Arctic could face seasonally ice-free conditions and much warmer temperatures in the future.
Earth Sciences
Dec 29, 2009
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New discoveries about the deep ocean's temperature variability and circulation system could help improve projections of future climate conditions.
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2009
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The first phase of a groundbreaking national assessment estimates that U.S. forests and soils could remove additional quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere as a means to mitigate climate change.
Environment
Dec 10, 2009
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