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Some plants “prefer” certain pollinators and respond to them!
Posted: March 3, 2015Rather than just waiting patiently for any pollinator that comes their way to start the next generation of seeds, some plants appear to recognize the best suitors and “turn on”…
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Filtration Systems on School Buses Are Needed to Protect Children from Pollutants
Posted: March 2, 2015An on-board air filtration system developed specifically for school buses reduces exposure to vehicular pollutants by up to 88 percent, according to a study by researchers at the UCLA Fielding…
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An Organic Future
Posted: March 2, 2015The words ‘organic’ and ‘sustainability’ are bandied around quite a bit. While some won’t eat anything but organic, others deny that there’s any future in organic farming. After all, with…
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How did Emperor Penguins survive the last ice age?
Posted: March 2, 2015The study of how climate change has affected emperor penguins over the last 30,000 years found that only three populations may have survived during the last ice age, and that…
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In California, Beavers are essential to recovering wild salmon
Posted: March 1, 2015With California's wild Coho salmon populations down to 1% of their former numbers, there's growing evidence that beavers – long reviled as a pest of the waterways – are essential…
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Using satellites to monitor forest health
Posted: February 28, 2015Scientists for the first time have simultaneously compared widespread impacts from two of the most common forest insects in the West – mountain pine beetle and western spruce budworm –…
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Why the sun impacts climate more during cooler periods
Posted: February 27, 2015The activity of the Sun is an important factor in the complex interaction that controls our climate. New research now shows that the impact of the Sun is not constant…
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China bans carved ivory imports
Posted: February 27, 2015China has established a one-year ban on imports of carved African elephant ivory. Conservationists say the move, effective immediately, sends an important signal, but alone won't be enough to slow elephant…
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The miracle drink: Coffee!
Posted: February 27, 2015Drinking coffee may be associated with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's…
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Is Greenland Melting?
Posted: February 26, 2015A team of scientists lead by Danish geologist Nicolaj Krog Larsen have managed to quantify how the Greenland Ice Sheet reacted to a warm period 8,000-5,000 years ago. Back then…
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