How competition for sunlight shapes forest structure
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Jan 7, 2016, 7:20 am By ENNA new study finds that human activities are likely contributing far less nitrogen to the open ocean…Tiny chameleons deliver powerful tongue-lashings
Jan 7, 2016, 7:20 am By ENNA new study reports one of the most explosive movements in the animal kingdom: the mighty tongue…Lawrence Livermore Laboratory developing underground battery system to store energy and CO2
Jan 6, 2016, 4:30 pm By ENNMeeting the Paris Climate Agreement goal of limiting the increase in the global average temperature…Understanding oxygen concentrations 1.4 billion years ago
Jan 6, 2016, 7:07 am By ENNOxygen is crucial for the existence of animals on Earth. But, an increase in oxygen did not…How you manage your email can affect your stress level
Jan 6, 2016, 6:55 am By ENNNew research suggests that it's not just the volume of emails that causes stress; it's our…Volunteering is good for your health!
Jan 5, 2016, 6:11 pm By ENNEric Kim, a research fellow in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T.H.…Toilets Confront Climate Change
Jan 5, 2016, 7:25 am By ENNTwo-and-a-half billion people worldwide have no access to safe, durable sanitation systems. Brian…County of origin labeling on our meat no longer required
Jan 5, 2016, 5:09 am By ENNIt's now harder to find out where your beef or pork was born, raised and slaughtered.After more than…US Files Complaint Against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations - not the kind of German engineering the VW Group wants to be known for
Jan 4, 2016, 3:56 pm By ENNThe U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, today filed a…Will Styrofoam Get the Plastic Bag Treatment?
Jan 4, 2016, 7:09 am By ENNSay farewell to Styrofoam take-out containers in the nation’s capital. It’s been a few years in…Solar gaining on coal in India
Jan 4, 2016, 6:15 am By ENNA KPMG study shows that the cost of solar power in India, revealed by public auctions, is barely…The Mississippi flooding sets records
Jan 3, 2016, 8:30 am By ENNRecord flooding along some tributaries after torrential post-Christmas weekend rain has sent the…Is the Pope right on climate change?
Jan 2, 2016, 11:26 am By ENNLast June, Pope Francis released his much-anticipated encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’,…Good news about restoring river ecosystems
Jan 1, 2016, 10:17 am By ENNt is a commonly held belief that most ecosystems take about a lifetime to recover after damage is…2015 Year in Review
Dec 31, 2015, 7:10 am By ENNAs 2015 comes to a close, Mongabay is looking back at the year that was. This year saw President…Los Angeles area natural gas leak continues
Dec 31, 2015, 5:06 am By ENNThough it seems to be oddly absent from the mainstream media headlines, a massive methane…How exercising early in life alters gut microbes and promotes a healthier brain
Dec 30, 2015, 7:09 am By ENNThe human gut harbors a teeming menagerie of over 100 trillion microorganisms, and researchers at…This year's El Niño not giving up
Dec 30, 2015, 5:12 am By ENNThe current strong El Niño brewing in the Pacific Ocean shows no signs of waning, as seen in the…
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