Ravenous foreign pests threaten national treasures
Foreign pests are eating their way through our national forests, destroying majestic scenery and costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
Ecology
Dec 6, 2010
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Radioactive boars on the rise in Germany
(AP) -- It was a big shot. A big hog. And a big disappointment.
Ecology
Aug 20, 2010
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New Southern California beetle killing oaks
U.S. Forest Service scientists have completed a study on a beetle that was first detected in California in 2004, but has now attacked 67 percent of the oak trees in an area 30 miles east of San Diego.
Ecology
May 1, 2009
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Internal clocks keep all living things ticking -- even you
Like kids taking apart a fine Swiss watch, scientists are laboring to understand what makes the biological clock that's inside every living creature tick.
Feb 8, 2009
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Tree health linked to birds' response to climate change
New Research from Oxford University has revealed that shifts in the timing of egg laying by great tits in response to climate change vary markedly between breeding sites within the same woodland and that this variation is ...
Environment
Sep 28, 2021
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Louisiana coast still hurting from storms, bracing for more
Scores of people in coastal Louisiana are still living in campers on dirt mounds or next to cement slabs where their houses once stood. Unresolved insurance claims and a shortage of supply and labor are stymieing building ...
Environment
May 31, 2021
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Preventing forest decline in Germany
Summers in Central Europe are becoming hotter, summer rainfall less and droughts longer and more frequent. Climate change is altering weather patterns and having an impact on woodlands in the process. Where water supply is ...
Environment
Dec 9, 2019
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Updyke receives 3 years for Auburn tree poisoning
(AP)—The Alabama fan who poisoned the iconic Toomer's Corner oak trees at rival Auburn has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Other
Mar 23, 2013
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Forests to feel climate change effect—damage could cost billions
A new pan-European study suggests that the economic value of forests will decline between 14 % and 50 % due to climate change. If measures are not taken to change this, the damage could reach several hundred billion euros, ...
Environment
Oct 12, 2012
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Citizens pitch in to help scientists track spead of sudden oak death
A map plotting the path of destruction that the tree-strangling pathogen known as sudden oak death is taking through the Bay Area shows new infestations in and around neighborhoods throughout the region.
Ecology
Oct 5, 2010
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