California commission lists yellow-legged frog as endangered
There's new hope for an endangered California frog that has vanished from half of its habitat.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2019
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Ice in motion: Satellites view decades of change
New time-lapse videos of Earth's glaciers and ice sheets as seen from space—some spanning nearly 50 years—are providing scientists with new insights into how the planet's frozen regions are changing.
Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2019
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A more collective understanding of coastal systems dynamics and evolution
With water covering more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface, it's no wonder our planet is nicknamed the Blue Marble. Seen from outer space, our marble is interwoven with swirls of clouds and splotches of land defined ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 09, 2019
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Heavy snow leaves one dead, 300,000 homes without power in France
Heavy snowfall across a large swath of southeast France has left one person dead and cut power to some 300,000 homes, with icy conditions snarling train and road traffic Friday.
Environment
Nov 15, 2019
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The importance of Madagascar's lowland rainforest for lemur conservation
Throughout their evolutionary history, animals in regions with limited lowland habitat have evolved to adapt to higher elevations. Although lemurs—among the most endangered mammals on earth—are flexible and can persist ...
Ecology
Nov 06, 2019
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Shasta dam releases can be managed to benefit both salmon and sturgeon, study finds
Cold water released from Lake Shasta into the Sacramento River to benefit endangered salmon can be detrimental to young green sturgeon, a threatened species adapted to warmer water. But scientists at UC Santa Cruz and the ...
Ecology
Aug 20, 2019
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Study finds native bighorn sheep herds retain migratory diversity
On the surface, bighorn sheep migration is like that of many other large mammals, moving to higher elevations as snow melts in the springtime then returning to lower ground to forage as winter sets in.
Ecology
Aug 02, 2019
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NIST's quantum logic clock returns to top performance
The quantum logic clock—perhaps best known for showing you age faster if you stand on a stool—has climbed back to the leading performance echelons of the world's experimental atomic clocks.
Quantum Physics
Jul 15, 2019
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Colombia could lose 60% of land suitable for irrigated rice due to climate change
Without significant global reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, Colombia will have 60 percent less land suitable for rice production by the 2050s, according to a new study by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, ...
Environment
May 30, 2019
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Neotropical cloud forests to lose what most defines them: clouds
In as few as 25 years, climate change could shrink and dry 60-80% of Western Hemisphere cloud forests, finds a study published today. If greenhouse gas emissions continue increasing as they have been, 90% of Western Hemisphere ...
Environment
Apr 17, 2019
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