Why Do We Have Daylight Savings Time?
Mar 9, 2015, 10:12 am By ENNWe lost an hour this morning, awaking to an already sunny sky. Some may feel robbed an hour from…Good news! We're eating healthier!
Mar 9, 2015, 9:55 am By ENNThe big news from the 2015 Natural Products Expo West was that the American consumer is buying…Tobacco smoke impacts the unborn too
Mar 8, 2015, 9:55 am By ENNA fetus exposed to tobacco smoke may be at increased risk for diabetes in adulthood, a new study of…Alcoholic Russian Bears may finally get the help they deserve!
Mar 7, 2015, 8:48 am By ENNTaken in as cubs, two bears have been living in a small trash-ridden cage at a restaurant in Sochi,…Is rain dependent on soil moisture?
Mar 6, 2015, 3:16 pm By ENNIt rains in summer most frequently when the ground holds a lot of moisture. However, precipitation…Better fitness may slow brain aging
Mar 6, 2015, 8:39 am By ENNPeople with poor physical fitness in their 40s may have lower brain volumes by the time they hit 60,…What's a fish native to Japan doing in the ocean off the coast of Oregon?
Mar 6, 2015, 8:07 am By ENNA team of scientists from Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is…Urban expansion could greatly increase flood risks
Mar 5, 2015, 2:07 pm By ENNA heads-up to New York, Baltimore, Houston and Miami: a new study suggests that these metropolitan…Are the EU's air pollution rules weaker than China's?
Mar 5, 2015, 8:20 am By ENNEurope’s coal plants will be allowed to emit more deadly pollutants than their notorious Chinese…University of Oxford finds trees inhale less carbon when they are drought - impacted
Mar 5, 2015, 7:34 am By ENNFor the first time, an international research team has provided direct evidence of the rate at which…Amazon deforestation 'threshold' causes species loss to accelerate
3:32pm By ENNOne of the largest area studies of forest loss impacting biodiversity shows that a third of the…New insight on the Tree of Life from Temple University
7:47am By ENNTemple University researchers have assembled the largest and most accurate tree of life calibrated…Newest 'green' burial method? Turn your loved ones into trees
7:01am By ENNHave you ever considered what might be a more eco-friendly alternative to coffins? How about…Air pollution linked to slower cognitive development in children
Tue 3:49pm By ENNAttendance at schools exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is linked to slower…Combined Arctic ice observations show decades of loss
Tue 10:14am By ENNIt's no surprise that Arctic sea ice is thinning. What is new is just how long, how steadily, and…Some plants "prefer" certain pollinators and respond to them!
Tue 7:19am By ENNRather than just waiting patiently for any pollinator that comes their way to start the next…Filtration Systems on School Buses Are Needed to Protect Children from Pollutants
Mar 2, 2015, 2:56 pm By ENNAn on-board air filtration system developed specifically for school buses reduces exposure to…An Organic Future
Mar 2, 2015, 7:52 am By ENNThe words ‘organic’ and ‘sustainability’ are bandied around quite a bit. While some won’t…How did Emperor Penguins survive the last ice age?
Mar 2, 2015, 7:00 am By ENNThe study of how climate change has affected emperor penguins over the last 30,000 years found that…In California, Beavers are essential to recovering wild salmon
Mar 1, 2015, 4:35 pm By ENNWith California's wild Coho salmon populations down to 1% of their former numbers, there's growing…
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