California farm region faces furry new threat: swamp rodents
One of the most recent threats to California's environment has webbed feet, white whiskers, shaggy fur and orange buck teeth that could be mistaken for carrots.
One of the most recent threats to California's environment has webbed feet, white whiskers, shaggy fur and orange buck teeth that could be mistaken for carrots.
Ecology
Sep 25, 2019
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Taking up almost the entire southern tip of India, Tamil Nadu is the country's second-largest economy. Its delta region is considered to be the "rice bowl" of the state, also producing coconuts, bananas, nuts, spices and ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2019
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Could we soon be forced to do without a glass of orange juice or a slice of grapefruit at breakfast? The answer is unfortunately yes.
Ecology
Apr 25, 2018
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At least five wolves, including one female, have returned to Denmark for the first time in two centuries, a zoologist who has obtained DNA evidence said on Thursday.
Ecology
May 4, 2017
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A new computer algorithm developed at Stanford University is enabling scientists to use satellite data to determine groundwater levels across larger areas than ever before.
Environment
Jun 9, 2016
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider appeals by Central Valley farmers and California water districts that want to pump more water from a delta that serves as the only home of a tiny, threatened fish.
Environment
Jan 12, 2015
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Climate change may expand suitable cropland, particularly in the Northern high latitudes, but tropical regions may becoming decreasingly suitable, according to a study published September 17, 2014 in the open-access journal ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2014
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A group from the University of Alcalá (Spain) has defined the landscape of forest fires on a nationwide scale over the course of 42 years. The research has found that the abandonment of agricultural land and higher temperatures ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2014
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The pesticide endosulfan is being phased out in the United States because of its threat to humans and wildlife. But researchers still want to understand how endosulfan moves through the atmosphere after it has been applied ...
Environment
Sep 20, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Devastating at the time, the major floods of 2011 have since brought a vital benefit by recharging Australia's depleted reserves of underground water.
Environment
May 14, 2013
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