Once majestic Atlantic Forest ‘empty’ after 500 years of over-exploitation
Sep 26, 2018, 8:26 am By ENNFive centuries of over-exploitation has halved mammal populations in South America’s Atlantic…Weathering Rates for Mined Lands Exponentially Higher Than Unmined Sites
Sep 25, 2018, 3:25 pm By ENNMountaintop removal, a coal-mining technique used in much of Central Appalachia, is an extreme form…NASA Study Untangles Smoke, Pollution Effects on Clouds
Sep 25, 2018, 1:27 pm By ENNA new NASA-led study helps answer decades-old questions about the role of smoke and human-caused air…Researchers Reveal Link Between Hunger and Mood, New Study
Sep 25, 2018, 12:45 pm By ENNIt seems “hangry” isn’t just a made-up term. University of Guelph researchers have revealed…Retracing Antarctica’s Glacial Past
Sep 25, 2018, 12:39 pm By ENNMore than 26,000 years ago, sea level was much lower than it is today partly because the ice sheets…Researchers Seek Vaccine for ‘Traveler’s Diarrhea’
Sep 25, 2018, 12:35 pm By ENNEvery year, millions of people have vacations and business trips ruined when they succumb to…NASA Sees Eastern Pacific’s Newest Tropical Storm Organizing
Sep 25, 2018, 12:30 pm By ENNNASA provided an infrared look at newly developed Tropical Storm Rosa in the Eastern Pacific and…Study Finds First Evidence of Climate Change Impacts on East Antarctic Vegetation
Sep 25, 2018, 10:18 am By ENNMosses reveal a colder, windier and drier climate.Urbanization is Cutting Off Life Support to NYC’s Wetlands
Sep 25, 2018, 10:18 am By ENNResearchers find that urbanization is weakening the New York City shoreline.Amazon Mangrove Forest Stores Twice as Much Carbon Per Acre as Region’s Famous Rainforest
Sep 25, 2018, 10:18 am By ENNScientists have determined for the first time that Amazon’s waterlogged coastal mangrove forests,…As Climate Changes, Plants Might Not Suck Carbon From the Air Fast Enough
Sep 25, 2018, 10:17 am By ENNCurrent climate change models might be overestimating how much carbon dioxide plants can suck from…Campus garden boosts population of bees and butterflies
Sep 25, 2018, 8:13 am By ENNThe flowers mingle beautifully in a late-summer breeze along the west patio of the Iowa Memorial…Iowa dives into the future of water research
Sep 25, 2018, 8:11 am By ENNBuilding on a century of hydroscience research, the University of Iowa enters a new era of activity…How Will Climate Change Stress the Power Grid? Hint: Look At Dew Point Temperatures
Sep 24, 2018, 2:05 pm By ENNA new study suggests the power industry is underestimating how climate change could affect the…Satellite Sees Short-lived Tropical Cyclone Kirk
Sep 24, 2018, 2:00 pm By ENNTropical Storm Kirk formed on Saturday, Sept. 22. By Monday, Sept. 24, Kirk lacked the closed…Ready-To-Use Recipe for Turning Plant Waste Into Gasoline
Sep 24, 2018, 1:06 pm By ENNBioscience engineers at KU Leuven already knew how to make gasoline in the laboratory from plant…A Fracture Anywhere Reduces Bone Density Everywhere
Sep 24, 2018, 9:57 am By ENNBreaking a bone causes bone density losses throughout the body, not just close to the site of the…Weight Loss Can be Boosted Fivefold Thanks to Novel Mental Imagery Technique, Research Shows
Sep 24, 2018, 9:53 am By ENNOverweight people who used a new motivational intervention called Functional Imagery Training (FIT)…The Taller You Are, the More Likely You May Develop Varicose Veins
Sep 24, 2018, 9:47 am By ENNA person’s height and certain genes that predict height are associated with varicose veins and may…Breaking the Bond: LSU Professor Creates Reactor-Separator to Upgrade Methane
Sep 24, 2018, 8:49 am By ENNA century ago, natural gas was not the hot commodity it is today. A byproduct of oil production, or…
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